Awkwardness and Regret

So, today was a good day. Mainly. Hopefully. I got the day off along with a coworker (afterwords referred to as bertha) and we decided to go to Lagoon and enjoy our freedom for one day. Awkwardness #1 happened when I went to pick her up. I basically walked into a fight between bertha and her mom. I don't like fights with parents, especially with moms. I just stood there as they yelled at each other. Then, finally, bertha did what her mom wanted her to (do dishes, clean microwave, clean bathroom) and we left. We had quite a few stops along the way, but we finally made it up to lagoon about 1 pm, not bad. We just sort of wandered at first, and we went on a few rides. It was a bit chilly, so we decided to splurge and buy matching hoodies (except hers is pink and mine is green). That is Regret #1. Buying anything at an amusement park is a bad idea, but buying clothes is about 10 times as bad as anything else. It was about $30. It's nice and all, but not THAT nice. Anyway, we wandered the park, and had a lot of fun. Until we decided to be a bit stupid. Even though it was chilly, we went on Rattlesnake Rapids. Twice. To those who don't know what that ride is, you're basically on a raft with 4-6 other people going down rapids. With waterfalls. And a tunnel full of mist. You're sure to be soaked. And we did. bertha came up with the brilliant idea of going to the bathroom and using the hand dryers to dry ourselves off. It worked fairly well for me, I wore shorts of a light material, and they dried fairly fast. bertha, on the other hand, wore jean shorts. So, she froze. it wasn't too long before she was freezing, so we decided to leave. It was getting fairly cold (even I was cold), but it was only 5, so bertha called a friend who lived in Ogden, and we met in a Target, which leads us to Awkwardness #2. The friend bertha called was a guy she met over this phone chat line. And he's like 60. And likes her. So we talk a little, then we get in his car, and he's going to drive us to my car (I didn't really get this part, my car was really close anyway, his was just a little closer). He was in the drivers seat, bertha's in shotgun, and I'm in the back. What made it worse was he pulled out a cigarette and started smoking! Eventually bertha got the hint that I was really feeling awkward, and we left. But, it was still only about 9:15. We didn't want to go home yet. So, we decided to go down to Salt Lake and walk around Temple Square. We finally found a place to park, and was able to walk around for about 5 minutes before security found us and said that they were closing down. (I never realized that Temple Square closed at 10 pm. I guess I've never been there that late.) Anyway, we stand by the reflection pool and look at the temple and talk. We go back to the car, and bertha says she'll call another friend who lives in Salt Lake (again, she met him over the phone chat line. and she'd never met him before.) Enter Awkwardness #3. We pick him up, and we drive up to look out point, which has an AMAZING view, but we had to get out of the car to see it, and then it was freezing, so we got back into the car, but then it was SUPER awkward. Anyway, bertha ended up going into the backseat with him, and it was all downhill from there. I drove around, but all I was doing was letting them make out in the back seat. This 'friend' kept giving me directions, and we ended up on this little street where he told me to park, so they could have more fun. I sat in the front for about 10 minutes before I'd had enough. I got out of the car, and sat on the curb. I thought a bit, then went back into the car. I drove him home, the we went home. Thus entering Regret #2. bertha was sorry she'd let him do that. I could tell she was. I was sorry that I'd let myself drive them around for as long as I did. I really want to kill this dude, but I'll never see him again. He's a jerk. bertha told me on our drive home that when I got out of the car she actually hit him (good for her!). This just reminds me that you always have to be on alert. You never know what could push you over the edge. I'm also afraid that there are other jerks out there, wanting to take advantage. To sum things up, it was a fun day, up until we left Lagoon. I made a few wrong decisions, but it wasn't anything serious. It was only after it got too late and involved boys that things got really Awkward and full of Regret. When I was in Young Women's we were told the Holy Ghost goes to bed at midnight. I think that it might be closer to 10 pm if you're dealing with a car. Parking is NEVER a good idea. Nor is tricking your friend to be chauffeur.