Today is National Wear Red Day to raise awareness about heart disease in women. I was very excited that I had a clean red shirt available to wear this morning. My maternity wardrobe is limited. I usually wear the same outfits every week, and I hadn't set aside any red for today. So, this morning I felt fashionable and timely donning my red. As a Star Trek fan, I should have realized that wearing a "red shirt" would mean I was in for some disaster later that day. However, I went bravely out to run my errands with a smile on my face. Having a forgetful, pregnant brain can be bliss.
My bliss ended at the commissary (military grocery store). While leaving the produce section, I paused to eye a clerk stocking a large display of munchies for Super Bowl Sunday. There were stacks of chips and dip piled high. This young man was quickly moving cheese dip onto the display. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 jars at once! I could imagine a jar falling just before it did. Dumbstruck, I failed to wheel my cart out of the splatter zone in time. The cheese dip splashed an impressive six feet in my general direction. Lucky for me, the glass shards seemed to be held down by the larger glop of cheese on the floor. However, I was splattered with cheese dip!
Shaking some off my arm, I inspected the damage. The clerk was in a panic, but I quickly assured him that I was not too concerned. No glass had hit, and I was lightly splattered at most. I did my best to wipe it off my red shirt and continue shopping with my head held high. After all, I get stuff on my shirts all the time trying to eat around my large, shelf of a belly. Everyone that saw me after probably just thought I had eaten a messy lunch before shopping.
I suppose my "red shirt" experience went a lot better than it does for most folks. I made it back from this away mission. You can bet I'll be on the lookout the next time I wear this shirt. It may not have raised heart disease awareness, but my experience today has raised my general awareness!
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