It Figures

So, my driver's license has been lost for a while. A few months, at least. Definitely throughout the summer, since my Costco card was also missing for a while, but that was lost after I lost my license (so I know I didn't lose them together) and I've had my Costco card back for a while now (thanks, Michelle, for letting me use yours in the interim. Can't get by without Costco!). Anyway, there is a point to this. The license has been gone a while. Long enough that I've been unable to purchase things at times, because I didn't have an ID to prove that the check or card I was using belonged to me. Long enough that I was denied entry to the "bar section" at the Guster concert last week for being unable to prove that I was over 21 (flattering though that was :p, it was mostly an irritant, as most of my friends went and sat up on the balcony, thereby gaining a better view and plenty of fresh air - it being an open-top balcony. I remained on the floor, thankfully with Brett and Anne, and did get the opportunity to dance like a maniac, so I guess it wasn't all bad!). I digress. The license has been conspicuously absent. I've looked all the usual places - my 3 different purses and 4 different diaper bags, the kitchen desk, combed the entire car, every pocket of every pair of pants I've worn within the last year or so - you get the picture. Admitting defeat, last night, I rushed down to the Driver's License Division (they close at 5:30, I got there at 5:33 - luckily they pitied me and let me in) and got my replacement license. I knew I would need ID to get on the plane on Wednesday (taking a trip to Phoenix to see Julie), so I bit the bullet and paid the $18 to replace the license. I was telling Jared I preferred the picture on my old license to the new one. I then commented, "Well, I guess I can use the old one if I find it - HA!" Knowing I'd looked everywhere, I figured there was no chance I was finding it. Joke's on me - less than 24 hours after I got the replacement, the original license turned up. Where, you might ask? But of course - in the floppy drive of the computer! Now, why didn't I think to look there months ago? Gotta love my busy little boy!