New Puppy!

I went to my parents' house to learn that they had bought a new puppy!! He was so cute! I thought to myself, "now I'll have to change my facebook status to: ...has a new puppy!" My mom had already named him. Chunce. That was his name. What a DUMB name. He was still cute, though.

Hitchin'

My mom and I were driving home from somewhere, when suddenly I had to use a restroom. Not sure what businesses in town would have a public restroom, I had her stop where I'd been before with a friend- an auto mechanic's shop. However, I distinctly remember the owner of the shop saying he really didn't like people using his restroom.... but I had to go. Well, in most of my other dreams, my version of a "toilet" is usually some sort of chair/stool... my subconscious failed me not! I climbed the stairs onto this stage-looking area to find two stools next to each other and a light overhead (and it was dark out, so it was kinda like a spotlight... did I mention there were no walls?). One of the stools had some women's clothing on it- pink shorts, tank top, hat- so I moved them and sat down. I thought to myself, "I'm going to leave a puddle on this guy's stool!... oh well, I have to go!" I was afraid the shop owner was going to come up from the back and catch me, which he almost did, but only came out halfway, then went back.

When I was ready to leave, I moved the clothes back to where they were and started walking out with my clothes... because all of a sudden I had two big arm-fulls of laundry! Right as I stepped outside, I looked to my right and saw the owner's assistant standing there. I looked away right as he glanced my way and kept walking. He saw me, he knew I used his bathroom, I was now carrying a huge pile of laundry, and he was determined to stop me. I proceeded up the hill- my mom had parked the car at the bottom of the hill, but I didn't want her to get caught, so I pretended I didn't know her, figuring she would pick me up a ways up the road. She backed the car out and headed my direction. I put my thumb out as if to be hitchhiking and as if I didn't know her, but she DIDN'T STOP!! She looked at me and kept driving as if to say "I can't stop NOW!" The mechanic kept following me a ways up the hill, calling out to me- I never turned around though. It was clear that I could hear him, but I ignored him nonetheless. Fortunately, he only walked- he never ran after me.

Hi-Ho, Cherrio!

It was cherry season. And I was in the place for picking cherries! But there was something special about these cherry trees... they had a mute button! Apparently cherry trees can be very noisy, so to make your experience around these trees more enjoyable, they were muted (more like the volume was turned down). With the push of a pedal, they were un-muted. I walked around looking at all the cherries, not sure if people were allowed to eat them or not. When someone said you can pick and eat them, I started going to town. They were delicious!!

Here Comes the Bride...

I was getting married in two days. The invitations were out..... but not a THING was planned! I didn't have a dress, I didn't have flowers, I didn't have a caterer, I didn't have a venue for the reception, and I didn't even know what church I was going to get married in! (Apparently there was a groom involved somewhere, but he never made an appearance in my dream.) I was in PANIC MODE!

I was with a friend, and a bunch of other people I didn't know at a venue up a ways north of Ames, when I realized the big day was only 2 days away. I started brainstorming what I needed to do. I would go to Hobby Lobby to buy silk flowers to make bouquets. But the reception venue... where in the WORLD would I find a venue so last minute?!?! So my friend went to find the lady in charge of the place we were in at the time. It was small, but nice, and a little older. I started to wonder to myself if I'd really want to have it there if it was available (which is funny, because with the wedding two days away, I really didn't have time to be picky!). I decided I wouldn't mind. My friend came back and told me about how people always complain about their pricing, because it's an extra $25 ON TOP OF the standard booking rate (but...what's $25, really?)! I asked her, "so are they available?!" She said no. Great. Now what? So we continued to sit around on the floor in this common area where a bunch of other people were when a random guy walks by and says, "Are we watching a game??" because the flat screen on the wall donned a soccer game that had JUST started, so he assumed that we were all sitting around to watch the game. I told him "no, we're wedding planning." And he walked off.