making life better, one "roar" at a time

Last night some friends and I attended the Florida Grammy Chapter Holiday party. It was really crowded, but we had a good time. Free mojitos; how could you go wrong? :) We were excellent at networking (we only talked with each other... hahaha) and even attempted some salsa dancing. (this is where my whiteness was confirmed... HA!) But the most exciting part of the evening came on the way home.

As we made our way from the South Beach parking garage back toward Coral Gables, my friend Kathy found my T-Rex mask in the back seat. (Side story: a friend gave me this

 mask right before I moved to Miami so that I could have some fun with other vehicles on the way down...) Luckily enough, that is what my friend decided to do with it.  So, as we are driving through South Beach my friend has her head out the window, mask on, roaring at cars and passers-by. It was utterly hilarious. I think I laughed so hard I cried. We got some very strange looks and even caught one little girl peaking back while trying not to be

noticed. :)

Hopefully you have a vivid picture in your head. (This mask, by the way, is a plastic, children's Halloween mask.) As we drive down the road we make contact with a woman driving past us. She smiles and seems in disbelief that grown adults would be doing such a thing.  At the next stop light, she pulls up next to us and rolls down her window.   I'll admit, I had no clue what to expect as I began rolling down my window... especially in Miami!  (And remember, my friend still has the mask on with her head hanging out the back window.) The woman says to us, "I have had such a shitty day. Thank you. Thank you for giving me the laugh I needed." With that, she giggled and drove off.

My point is this... yes, we were having a great time and creating fun for ourselves... but it goes to show that laughter IS contagious and you never know who you can affect in the process. I'm so glad we chose to leave the party when we did and were able to brighten this lady's day... with something as simple and silly as wearing a t-rex mask in the car. Coincidence that we ended up in the same place, at the same time? I'd say probably not. Regardless, it makes me happy that we were able to cheer her up while having our own fun as well!

Challenge for the day: Do something silly, spontaneous, and out of the box. You never know who might need it more than you! :)