Poor little rich girl.

I found out about this awesome free concert at the Landmark Center every Thursday. It was on a kid's website, so I assumed kids would like it. I decided to take Ryley. It started at noon and it said to bring your own lunch to eat there. We went to Whole Foods and bought some bread and lunch meat for sandwiches then we went to the bank to get some cash for parking. Arriving at my apartment we made our sandwiches and packed our cookies and fruit for a nice, healthy lunch in downtown St. Paul.

We got to the Landmark Center about 25 minutes early, so we kinda walked around for a bit. I parked at a meter. I decided meters suck. They cost 1.75 for 1 hour and you can only put an hour in it at a time! If you put more in it does not matter. So incredibly lame. Like I was going to leave in the middle of the concert to put more money in the meter. So, we went back into the car for a few minutes to warm up and waste time before heading into the building. I put my keys in cup holder as I usually do, and before I knew it it was time to go inside! So we get out of the car and as most of you know we have to manually lock all the doors cause my key button does not work, so I locked and closed my door, then I reminded Ryley to lock her door before she closed it. She of course had forgotten until I reminded her and 45 seconds after closing the doors and walking towards the building I realized my keys were still in my cup holder inside my car. Now this is my first experience with locking my keys in my car. It has never happened in my 5 years of driving until this very moment. Fortunately I had my wallet with me and I am a AAA platinum member, so I called AAA and they said someone would be out in the next hour.

We went up to see the concert and as I walked into the room all I saw was a sea of grey. It was all elderly people who came to these concerts apparently. Ryley and I stuck out like a sore thumb. It was cool though. They had a three-piece ensemble today. A basoon, Oboe, and Flute. It was too loud for Ryley though and we left after the first song, plus I was really nervous we wouldn't be outside in time for the AAA guy. So, we went downstairs and outside to eat our lunch and wait for the phone call to say the tow truck was 5 minutes away.

As we're eating a man walks up to me and asks if I have any money for him. He said he hasn't eaten in 4 days. I am a bit reluctant to give him money because all I had was a 5 and a 10 I thought "if only I had a few ones I'd be quick to give" but I gave him my $5 and he said thank you and walked away. He said he was going to go to Chipotle, but walked in the other direction. So, as I'm sitting there wondering if I really should have done that Ryley says, "That guy was nice!" and I said, "yeah, i guess, he wasn't mean" and she said, "I can't believe he hasn't eaten in 4 days! That's so long." and then it hit me. She's 4 years old. She pretty much believes anything she sees or hears and it reminded me of having faith like a child. He said he hadn't eaten for 4 days, so I have to take his word for it. Ryley genuinely felt bad for him because she didn't know anything else. I want that. We're constantly surrounded by people who say not to give them money cause they'll just spend it on cigarettes or alcohol, but what about the people who are telling the truth when they say they haven't eaten for days or need a bus ticket? They get nothing because of the others who lie? That's so dumb. We get so angry because people make assumptions about a race or a religion or a country because a handful of people did something horrible, when in all actuality the majority is alright!

Okay, so major soapbox there.

Anyway, the AAA woman came a little after 1:00. Yes, I said woman. She unlocked my door in like 1 minute and was the most friendly person I've ever met! She told me a few pointers about my car and complimented my shoes and told me of some kind of like it I can buy at payless with a AAA discount! Who knew? Then she complimented me on the use of my e-brake. I liked that cause everyone makes fun of me for using it, but my dad told me to, and she said the same thing my dad did. "you don't use it ,you lose it" so here I am talking to this woman about nannying and cars. It was great. I reckon I should call AAA and give my regards.

So, pretty good day all in all. I wasn't even mad that I locked my keys in the car. it was a fun adventure!