Oh my, oh my!

Crystal was in town again this weekend. So, we spent the day hanging out and had planned to attend a concert this evening. We had a rather eventful and entertaining time tonight. We ate dinner at Chili's beforehand and not long after we were seated, Crystal said, "Heather, don't look right now because it will be obvious but sitting over at the bar is a guy in a bunny costume and a guy dressed as a pimp." Sure enough, they were ready to go trick-or-treating (or so it appeared). Not much time passed by before she informed me there were more that had entered in dressed in costumes. The whole bar area ended up being filled by these Halloween dressed big kids. There was a convict, the Pope, Bat girl, Spiderman, a Caveman, Napolean Dynamite, a mobster, a princess, etc. Once the bunny stood up, we realized that he was actually dressed as a bunny coming out of a hat (like the magic trick). He began to head our way & stopped at our table & began conversing with us. Crystal asked if they were going to a party afterwards & he told us they were not...they had just come from work. Crystal asked if they wore those to work & he said, "Yes." We asked where they worked & they were from Pappas Toyota. I was sure to ask how many cars they sold today. He said that didn't matter. He proceeded to tell us he needed to go to the bathroom but was unsure how he was going to work that. Crystal wished him good luck. Crystal seemed to think he was hitting on us. The "pimp" stopped by to say hello too. If dinner was not enough to handle, the evening only got better (or worse..however you want to look at it!). We headed to a nearby church to hear the Children of the World International Children's Choir (comprised of orphaned and disadvantaged children from around the globe-singing songs in English as well as their native dialect; also sharing testimonies & trying to raise awareness to the AIDS epidemic that has left many of them orphaned). After arriving, we discovered that they were not putting on a concert but were just doing a few songs for the church's Saturday night church service that began at 6:00 (I thought I had read online that the "concert" began at 7:00)-we arrived at 6:40. We were informed that they would probably do a number or two at the close of the service. We waited out in the lobby & once we saw the kids head in, we followed. Though we were disappointed, we were glad we were able to hear them sing-even if it was only one song. They sang, "I am a Promise" and as soon as the tiny Asian girl began her solo, Crystal and I were already almost in tears. They finished and the kids ran up the aisles hugging people on the ends of the aisle. I was fortunate enough to get a hug from an adorable little Asian boy. After our very quick time there at Calvary, we headed back out to the car. I am currently driving my cousin's car as he is working on my car. I opened the door and the lights began to flash & the horn was sounding. I realized I had somehow managed to set the alarm off & had no clue how to shut it up. Immediately, I was panic-strickened. Crystal & I got in the car & she advised me to start the car. I attempted to do so and did...but it just died. We were pushing every button we could find & the drama continued. Meanwhile, we both were trying to not be noticed or seen as everyone passed by (kind of like playing hide & seek--only our object was to never be found!). I was trying to reach my cousin's cell and got no answer. I tried he & his wife's home and left a desperate voice mail message pleading with them to call me back. Crystal suggested that I call my aunt. I called to tell her our dilemma & she began to advise me on what to do-Crystal & I had to get out of the car-that was the first step. Crystal was bent over double laughing (trying not to pee in her britches), I was laughing & thankfully, in the midst of my conversation with my aunt, my cousin called. He was instructing me on what to do when a man walking by looked at Crystal & said, "Hey do you know your car is going off?" Crystal, unable to hardly answer him because she was laughing too hard said, "Yeah I know, she doesn't know how to get it off!" Finally, PEACE...no more noise! My cousin asked where we were & I told him. He thought it was humorous & said, "All those people are probably walking by thinking-Look at those two girls trying to steal that car!" The evening presented quite a tale to tell & I'm sure we will not soon forget the humor of it all. My, oh my..what a time!