Well the last two days have been very interesting. Wednesday night Devin and I drove down to West Palm Beach in a convertible he borrowed from his friend Wendy to go to a No Doubt/Paramore concert. I was super excited about the concert since both those bands rock and I haven’t been 
to a concert in a very long time. Unfortunately we never made it. When we exited the highway in Palm Beach the car refused to shift gears so we managed to get to a gas station where Devin then started pulling the tire off the car trying to look at the transmission. Eventually it was determined that the clutch had gone out which left us pretty stuck. Devin came close to arranging a ride home for us but it eventually fell through. We had our picnic lunch next to the gas station and then headed over to Kmart to kill some time until the ride that we thought was coming for us arrived. The first picture is of us in one of those plastic play houses. When we realized it didn’t look like we were going to get home that night we took a cab to the nearest Marriott chain hotel which happened to be a Fairfield in Jupiter to spend the night (see me jumping on the bed). First thing in the morning we rented a car and drove back to Melbourne. Then we picked up Devin’s truck (which Wendy had) and borrowed a trailer from the neighbor across the street. 
We loaded the rental car on the trailer so that we wouldn’t have to pay for gas back. Before we even left the neighborhood we blew out one of the tires on the trailer so we had to unload the rental car, jack up the trailer, and drive to a tire place to get a new tire. Then we (and by we I mean Devin) put the new tire on, reattached the trailer, and reloaded the rental car. We drove back down to Palm Beach, unloaded the rental car, and loaded the Miata. I REALLY do not like driving cars up and down the trailer ramps and I REALLY don’t like the way the one end of the trailer lifts up in the air when you drive the car on. Then we returned the rental car and drove back to Melbourne (again) to drop of the convertible and a mechanic and finally about 9:00 we got home. So that was my Wednesday and Thursday.
to a concert in a very long time. Unfortunately we never made it. When we exited the highway in Palm Beach the car refused to shift gears so we managed to get to a gas station where Devin then started pulling the tire off the car trying to look at the transmission. Eventually it was determined that the clutch had gone out which left us pretty stuck. Devin came close to arranging a ride home for us but it eventually fell through. We had our picnic lunch next to the gas station and then headed over to Kmart to kill some time until the ride that we thought was coming for us arrived. The first picture is of us in one of those plastic play houses. When we realized it didn’t look like we were going to get home that night we took a cab to the nearest Marriott chain hotel which happened to be a Fairfield in Jupiter to spend the night (see me jumping on the bed). First thing in the morning we rented a car and drove back to Melbourne. Then we picked up Devin’s truck (which Wendy had) and borrowed a trailer from the neighbor across the street. 
We loaded the rental car on the trailer so that we wouldn’t have to pay for gas back. Before we even left the neighborhood we blew out one of the tires on the trailer so we had to unload the rental car, jack up the trailer, and drive to a tire place to get a new tire. Then we (and by we I mean Devin) put the new tire on, reattached the trailer, and reloaded the rental car. We drove back down to Palm Beach, unloaded the rental car, and loaded the Miata. I REALLY do not like driving cars up and down the trailer ramps and I REALLY don’t like the way the one end of the trailer lifts up in the air when you drive the car on. Then we returned the rental car and drove back to Melbourne (again) to drop of the convertible and a mechanic and finally about 9:00 we got home. So that was my Wednesday and Thursday.
This is what comes of trying to see No Doubt without me. You should know better :P I'm glad you're okay.
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