It rained the entire time we were in Montreal. This made for some interesting sight-seeing, because we weren't prepared at all for rain. The first day we went out I saw a girl with the CUTEST brown polka dot umbrella with a ruffle trim. Sheldon said he would offer the girl money for her umbrella since I obviously fell in love with it. I talked him out of it. It wasn't that big of a deal and besides, how were we supposed to get a full sized umbrella home?
The next day while sheltering ourselves from the rain in a mall, I saw it. MY UMBRELLA, In red and on sale!! I'm pretty sure I jumped up and down with glee. I bought it and thankfully it was big enough for both of us to use when we were caught in the rain. We still wondered how I would get it home. It was much too large to fit in our luggage. And it had a pointy end. Would they let us through security with it?
My umbrella made it safely through our train ride back to Niagara Falls without hitting too many people on accident in the train station. It is three and a half feet long after all, not the easiest thing to maneuver through crowds. The morning we were to fly back home, Sheldon asked if I was ready to leave my umbrella behind if they wouldn't let me take it on the plane. "Hell no, " I said, "I'll mail this baby back home if I have to!"
I held my breath as I placed my umbrella on the table in the security area and went through the metal detectors. After I walked through a TSA agent walked towards me with my umbrella, then I heard him laugh and say "what is this Mary Poppins?" to one of his friends. Then he asked me if it was mine and handed it over still laughing. Apparently TSA agents in Buffalo have a sense of humor unlike the ones at many other airports. Sheldon overheard everything and chuckled to himself. He was probably thinking the same thing the whole trip, but loves me far too much to ever make fun of my need for cute things.
Once we got home, I waited for it to rain so I could show off my umbrella. It never happened :( Finally, this past Thursday, we got rain and I proudly carried my Mary Poppins umbrella. I don't care if it's over the top cute. I love its red polka dots, its ruffle trim, and its curly q heart handle so much. It is definitely my most beloved souvenir.
P.S. I finally got used to the Slushied (OPI Sephora Glee collection) nail polish I put on the other night. It is what I'm wearing in the photo.
