Life is full of surprises.

We're on our way home and find out that on a vital street to get to our house, the traffic lights are out and traffic is being diverted elsewhere. We pulled over to an illegal parking space on a corner to wait it out. My parents came to the conclusion that we'd park the car somewhere and go back for it in the morning. Then something WONDERFUL happened. The button to shift from park to drive stopped working. After about 5 agonizingly long minutes, it magically started working. Oh, the beauty of driving an old, used car. As I type we are abandoning the car and walking to bonfare for a calming snack. Oh, life. How you surprise me.