I'd Make a Terrible Burglar

The other day while my husband was out of town, I went out to the garage to leave for work.  I punched in the code for the keypad.

Nothing happened.

Uh-oh.

This was a big problem for several reasons.  

1. My husband was out of town and I didn't know why they keypad wasn't working.

2. The garage is unattached and the door is the only way in and out.

3. I had to get to work.

I tried for ten minutes or so before giving up on the keypad.  At that point I turned my attention to a window on the side of the garage.  I managed to get the window open and got myself up on the ledge.  Once I got up there, I had to get back down.  It was dark in the garage because it was 6:15AM and there weren't any lights on.

So I hopped down.

And then I fell down.

The window ledge is at least 4 1/2 feet off of the ground.  It wasn't even the problem.  The problem was the huge area of broken concrete underneath the window.  I didn't have a flat area to land.  When my feet hit the uneven part, I immediately began to fall forward.  Unable to catch myself, I hit the ground.  Both knees hit the floor.  Don't worry, my head didn't hit the ground.

It was stopped by the car door.

Yes, I managed to smack my face on the side of my car. 

I ended up with a fat, bloody lip from smacking my face, a big strawberry burn and bruise on my left knee, and a big bruise on the right knee.  

I laid on the garage floor for a few seconds wondering if I had really just fallen from a window ledge.  After I sat up, I realized that my scrubs were filthy and that I needed to change my pants.  Once I got in the house I cried.  

Convinced that the universe wanted me to return to bed, I changed my clothes and headed to work, where my morning continued as it had started -- residents were cranky and crazy like they always are.

My afternoon was much better, though.  The same crazy people say the funniest stuff.  I was able to end my day listening to stories of one woman's French husband and just how great the sex was.

I love my job.