Have you ever heard that saying, "When it rains, it pours?" Well, its absolutely true. For the most part, that is. I mean, it may not 'pour' but it is usually a fairly good drizzle. If you're thinking actual rain and you live in Utah, well, then its not true at all. Sprinkles are all we see, with pours only lasting a minute or two. But if you're thinking of more intangible things, you'll know what I'm talking about. For instance, I had quite a few Delta SkyMiles saved up from all of the flying I did in South Africa. Eirene very studiously searched, figured, and planned out how we could use them before they expire along with our Economic Stimulus money to take a little trip to New York before our baby boy comes. She ingeniously figured and planned such that our entire trip with food, airfare, some spending money, and even a Broadway matinee of the Lion King for just over $300. Quite impressive, eh? Anyhow, not a full day after she had purchased tickets, some unexpected expenses popped up. A couple parts for the car to make it pass inspection, a few more things needed to get the motorcycle up and running to save on gas. These things all seemed to purposefully wait to show themselves until right after we had committed to spending money on our trip. Not exactly pouring rain, but definitely enough of a drizzle to make you question your decision to leave the jacket at home. My mom always said that we have Irish blood in us. Since I know nothing of our geneology, I just attributed my Irish blood to the amount of Lucky Charms I ate. Either way, if Irish luck is good luck, then Henderson's aren't blessed with it. Experiences like this have made me come to the conclusion that for us, money problems are like the UTA 831 bus that I ride to campus. I'll wait for hours and not see a single one, then four show up all at once as I'm walking away from the bus stop. The good news is, we are fine. We are still going to New York, and we're going to enjoy it! If the car parts happen to add up more quickly than expected, that's why we save.
Ben
4 comments:
Ben,
so cool about your trip to New York! I would say that although the car expenses, etc. aren't exactly lucky, you guys are going to nY, and that my friend is something I consider very lucky!!
Totally jealous,
Tess
I think the Ben and Eirene Hendersons are the luckiest family I know.
Have fun in NY. Everything will work out with the expenses. Hope everything else is well with you also.
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Hendersons,
I saw your blog link through some other Basinites. It sounds like a case of Murphy's Law rather than Irish Luck, sorry. At least you still get to go, have fun in NY. I'm impressed with Eirene's amazing budgeting skills.
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