Mortification Moment

On Saturday, I made my weekly trip to Dante's Inferno (Rapid City). I went with a good friend and we had a blast. She is an incredible person and has taught me so much about life. We prayed together for a long way on the way down. It was wonderful and refreshing.

The primary purpose of our trip was to locate some shelves for the near 400 books I brought back from home that I found while thrifting. We first went to Mendards and got some wood and giant cement blocks to use as make-shift shelves. We then went to the thrift store and I bought more books :) Jen got a really good deal on a dresser, so that was great.

But the mortification moment occur ed in Wal Mart. The place was packed as it was both a Saturday and EBT week (food stamps). Probably half of Kyle was there. I saw several people I knew. Anyway, my friend and I split up to make our trip go faster. She told me that day that she thought she might be pregnant. Excited for her, I told her I would get the pregnancy test while she shopped in the food aisle. I admit that I felt a bit awkward going to pick up a pregnancy test as I was not wearing a wedding band (clearly) and no man was with me (clearly). I mean, I just don't frequent the 'Family Planning' aisle very often. Well, when my friend asked what I was shopping for, I said, "I need to pick up a pregnancy test..." The minute I said that, I nearly run into a teacher who is right across the hall from me at Little Wound. At the work "pregnancy" her head pops up in shock. All the blood drained from my face and I told her adamantly that it was not for me. I couldn't tell if she believed me, but she laughed and said that she was going to tell everyone in Kyle. I was horrified and did not even laugh. Her husband was right behind her and watching the whole thing, quite amused. I was humiliated and genuinely concerned that exact rumor would start to fly around the school. I just shook my head and said, "That is physically impossible," and walked away. I guess we'll see if the rumor followed me to Kyle tomorrow.