sam_gamgee | (no subject)

I lost my wallet for about 20 minutes tonight - which was scary as hell, considering I was out when it happened.

I had gone to the Post Office after work and on the way out, was juggling a few things and decided to check my phone for the time as I got to my truck. As I was listening to a message from my dad, I put the wallet and stamps on the hood of the truck - the stamps under the wallet - and then called him back as I opened the door and put everything inside and got in. I then drove down to meet him and some other people for dinner (about 2 minutes away - literally the other end of the street) and had to park in a side lot instead of the restaurant's. I got about 5 steps from the truck and put my hands in my pockets and felt the pen I had taken into the post office in one, but no wallet, so I thought, 'let me put the pen back in the truck and get my wallet so it's not laying on the seat' - well, no wallet. I freaked out and practically ripped my truck apart, but couldn't find it.

So, I got back in the truck and called my dad and told him and then I went back to the post office to look for it. The people at the post office probably thought I was insane because I was wandering around the parking lot with a flashlight. I looked all over and couldn't find it and even went inside and asked if anyone's turned it in, but no luck. So I take a few deep breaths and figure what all I need to do - credit cards and such - and also decide to trace my driving, just in case I *had* left it on the hood - even though the stamps were inside the truck. Well, I pull back into the other lot and it's laying on the ground in my original spot. It must've fallen out of my pocket when I got out. And everything was still in it.

Otherwise, I had a nice day. The post office itself didn't take long at all (though I was expecting it to take forever). I even got a couple Christmas cards done. I'm hoping to finish the rest off tomorrow.