The Romeros: The Last Straw

Today was just one of those days. I realized last night that our car insurance was going to be expired today, and since our old insurance isn't licensed in the state of Florida, we needed a new company. I got it all set up with Geico and the last click of the process they tell me they need to see our car title because it is a salvaged car.

This morning I strapped Ellie up and we walked to the nearest Geico location, which thankfully was only 1.5 miles away. I just knew that if I drove this would be the day I would get pulled over/in an accident. I got there only to find out that Geico won't insure salvaged titles, why they couldn't tell me that last night I don't know.

It was the last straw.

I had been missing Thomas a lot that morning and I was very irritated that I had to go and show them my title because we have NEVER had trouble insuring this car before. I just started crying. I kept thinking "Great, one more bad thing in my life. Why doesn't anything ever go right for me?"

I was walking, crying, and wallowing in misery when the Christmas decorations in the Kohls window display caught my eye and decided to cheer myself up by going in and looking around at the Christmas decorations.

Turns out that was bad idea because I just started thinking about how Thomas won't be here at Christmas, and how for the very first time in my life I don't get to spend an evening with my family opening presents and being together for Christmas time. So more tears came and we left Kohls.

Then Ellie started fussing because she wanted out of the stroller and like a beacon in the fog I saw a Dunkin Donuts. I've never been before, because Dunkin Donuts are an east coast thing mainly. We went inside and I got us each a 27 cent munchkin, or anywhere else in the USA a donut hole, and we sat outside enjoyed our munchkin and we both felt a lot better.