Yesterday, I made the ill fated decision to brave the mall.
Not for Christmas shopping or any altruistic purposes mind you.
No, I went to the mall because I wanted to find something cute to wear for New Years.
3 days before Christmas.
Poor planning on my part.
As you can imagine, the parking garage was packed. Overflowing with people trying to get in their last minute Christmas shopping.
And all I wanted was a top.
When I finally found my parking spot, I was pumped. I backed into it (quite proud of myself to have pulled off this maneuver) and got out of my car.
Where I discovered a proud member of mall security scowling outside my vehicle.
It turns out, I had gone down the wrong row and against the flow of traffic.
He thought for sure I had spied this parking spot and made this drivers error intentionally.
The reality of the situation?
Sometimes I'm not the best driver, and I have a hard time paying attention to little things. Like signs.
This wasn't an intentional act on my part at all. Just a careless one.
Still - the mall cop was mad at me. Not that there was much he could do about it. He was a freaking mall cop.
But I could tell he was having a bad day. I could tell the holiday traffic was driving him crazy. That he was just ready for this season to be over.
And I could relate to that.
So, I stood in the cold parking lot and I chatted with him for a few minutes. Until he no longer hated me. Until he was no longer scowling. Until a smile finally graced his lips.
I walked away pleased with this random act.
I had been nice to a mall cop who had been not so nice to me initially.
Plus - I didn't actually hit anyone in that cramped and overcrowded lot.
Despite my less than stellar driving skills.
ADSPACE
