We're Big Kids Now

This weekend, I stayed over at my dear best friend's house. I managed to drive by their new house a grand total of 3x before finally pulling in. I got to cuddle with a puppy. I got locked in one of the hallways of the high school. But none of those topped one of the greatest adventures in teenage girl history.

We had to get to musical rehearsal at the high school.

Her mom left right before us in a different vehicle.

It wasn't until she was just leaving the driveway that we realized we weren't going anywhere.

My dad's truck was stuck in the snow. The wheels just spun and spun. And spun.

We tried laying pine branches under the tires for traction. Then the rubber mats from inside the truck. No use.

Poor Georgi pushed the vehicle. No use. 

Drive then reverse. Drive then reverse. No use.

'I'll go get a snowmobile and try hooking it up to pull'

-five minutes later-

'Uhm...it won't start...'

-sigh-

I called my dad, but I didn't want him to come get us at this point, so after I hung up, we tried yet again to simply put the poor truck in reverse and push.

Same result.

By now, half an hour or more has passed and I was getting discouraged.

Then Georgi came around with her dad's (as she calls it touchy) truck. Now all we needed was something to attach the two trucks. Unfortunately, my dad's truck had no hitch on the back, just two little metal loops below and behind the bumper. 

After scouring her garage, Georgi came out with an old harness. (Note to camp kids - for those of you who have ever doubted the harnesses that are used for the high ropes course - pay attention) 

The hooks on the harness didn't exactly fit in the holes my dad's truck, but with a mixture of balancing and God's humor, we managed to get the hook seemingly secure.

There I was in my dad's truck and Georgi in her dad's truck.

It worked!

It was one of the most exciting moments in my lifetime. We screamed and hugged and acted like teenage girls. But that's the point! Two teenage girls fixed a car problem and didn't die. In my friend's words:

I finally feel grown-up, like a big kid!