Sioux Falls Down

So it's a rainy Sunday here in KC. For those of you interested in a good quick fun read, check out Janet Evanovich's new book - Motor Mouth. Her crazy cast of characters is back and funnier than ever.

Travel bruises: On top of being the most clumsy person on the entire planet, I now seem to find mystery bruises and scratches all over my body. These days people tend to look at you funny when you say, I ran into a door - as if I'm trying to hide some sort of abusive relationship - I'm like, stick around for a while and you will see my gracefulness in action.

Speaking of which, I'm in Sioux Falls last week for work. I know - don't everyone start booking your travel at once. It was snowing there for God's sake! Along with my usual travel woes of delayed flights, etc., I finally arrive to freezing, blinding wind and snow. I manage to get lost in a city that is really not that big, nor is it - at least according to the map - that challenging. So by the time I get to our offices, I'm pretty flustered. I go in the building and have to have my colleague pick me up at the front desk due to security. I'm already spazzy due to getting lost and when my colleague, who I've been speaking with on the phone for months, shows up, he manages to look exactly like one of my ex-boyfriends! Which totally freaked me out more! So we go upstairs to my temporary office and I put my stuff down. He's going to give me a tour and I go to turn around and that's right folks...my foot gets caught on the carpet and SPLAT I go down in the office! He's standing there, not knowing what to do and I'm going from prone on the ground to standing in 5 seconds flat and saying, no no, I'm fine. I swear to God! If I didn't have such big boobs, I would have no front teeth and a very crooked nose from all the times I've tripped and fallen! The only bonus of being chubby these days is the fact that my rack is saving my face from complete and total destruction!

I certainly know how to make a great first impression.