Shrek

Why hello there. How nice of you to visit this blog!

So a few weeks ago I went to the movies with some friends. My friend picked me up at my house about 45 minutes before the movie, giving us just enough time for us to pick up my other friend and get to the theatre. Well, in case you didn't know, (if I don't know you personally, all I'm saying is that you BETTER not know) my neighborhood isn't really a neighborhood; it is ONE street that happens to be a gigungus hill with houses surrounding it.

Mine is at the bottom of the hill.

Now, riding your bike down it in the summer is fun. Driving down it in a convertible with the top down IN THE SUMMER is fun. But pushing a mini-van up it? Yeah, not so much.

So they pick me up, and as the stupid street it is, we get stuck about three houses up. So, not sure what to do, we all have to get out and push, except for the driver, who continued to put it in forward.

Now, believe it or not, pushing a car up a hill covered in a layer of ice with a ton of snow covering that really isn't as fun as it sounds. So, can you really blame me if my part was lacking a little? I mean, it WAS  mini-van after all. 

So at one point we are about 75% up the hill and I'm exhausted, so I completely take my hands off it and go, "Look! No hands!" And, guess what? It stayed the same speed, and kept right on going up that hill. 

So you see. The lesson learned that day is personal effort isn't always that important, as long as you are in a group and that group is strong.

(Picture of Popeye here)