It was a gorgeous, bright and Shiny day...
...and it was time to leave for court!!
I sent Shiny a gm text on the way in and called OWH because he wanted a wake-up call. Well, this was the 2nd call--he said he had just gone to bed on the first call and wanted to sleep for 30 minutes or so. I gave him 45. LOL!
Then:
Shiny calls and says "2 minutes."
LMAO! He was almost there.
I loaded my stuff in the car amongst heaps of new shirts in the back seat that Shiny had recently purchased. Yeah, probably because his biceps are getting bigger from all that working out, LOL!!
We stopped for doughnuts...well, for him. Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate, LOL! I got chocolate milk. Doughnuts give me heartburn.
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd, we're OFF!!
Talked a lot on the way there, not much about the case.
When we arrived...no sign of the enemy...LOL!! Shiny couldn't find a parking spot. The courthouse is in the middle of the square and there are a lot of eclectic little shops & eateries that surround it. Shiny didn't want to be rude and use their parking spaces, even though he could have.
There were a few spots on the other side of the courthouse but due to an early morning raid by the police...they had the area blocked off while they were searching a car for drugs. Nope. It wasn't Gray's.
Shiny circled around again & then decided to drop me off with the two-wheeler full of files and my laptop so I could go in with it while he found a spot.
So I wheeled it up to the door and waited for him. The back door. Again. It's so funny...the back door thing. Every hearing we have gone in the back door. Even the first hearing, I drove by myself and went in the back door. Shiny, too! And OWH! Normally I always go in the front.
Okay, we went in to the elevator. Shiny loads me and files on while he takes the stairs to the 2nd floor to file a case.
YES, Ladies & Gentlemen!! Someone ELSE from Tiny Town actually found Shiny!! I'm still trying to find out how they found him because it wasn't from me unless it was one of my indirect hits!
We saw THEM! (yeah, the giant ants) outside talking to Palpitine before we went up.
So there I am on the 3rd floor guarding our files. It is REALLY small up there!! Teeny, tiny hallway that you pretty much almost have to walk single file in order to pass through.
The doorway to the stairwell was open. I didn't go into the courtroom, just waited for Shiny to come bounding up the steps. I knew the Grays and Slags of the world would take the elevator even though they weren't carrying anything. Lazy oafs.
I called OWH to see where he was. Mom and XW missed an exit and were running behind. They were more worried about that than we were, LOL!
OWH was about 15-20m away. I stayed on the phone with him for a bit and told him about bass player that he needs to hook up with. The Slag/Gray Brigade passed by me and then I dropped to a whisper. I was all animated and giggling, talking to OWH.
I said, "Dang!! What is taking Shiny so long down there? I gotta pee!! Oh, I know...he's probably surrounded by an admiring throng of ladies!"
OWH:
Then I heard the door on the second floor...
BOOM!! Here he comes!! Look out Dark Side!! Then he appeared, smiling up the steps.
I ran down to use the potty and had a nice chat with a cleaning lady who was refilling the towels. (Probably one of the ones that was in the admiring throng surrounding Shiny when he was down there.)
Back upstairs.
The courtroom up there is very tiny as well. No normal tables for counsel, either. These were made more in a desk-type form, with a barrier that you could barely poke your feet through. I kept getting cramps when I tried to cross my legs, LOL!
Judge walks in. We stand. Be seated. We sit.
There was a group of ladies in there...(yeah, probably the same ones...well, you know!
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They were giving out awards and taking pictures. Took pics of the judge, too.
Somewhere in there...Mom, XW & OWH came creeping in...looking sheepish. But they didn't have to look sheepish. It was okay that they were a little late.
I could not see Gray, Slag or Palpitine...they were on the other side of Shiny. Darn! To be a fly on the wall when he saw XW!!
Of course we all know what his comment was.
That was RUDE and TOTALLY uncalled for, Gray!!
:twobyfour:
The following is an excerpt of the testimony:
Shiny: Your Honor, *EDIT* *EDIT* *EDIT* *EDIT* *EDIT*
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Judge: and do not discuss your testimony with anyone, not even amongst yourselves.
This court is now in recess.
BLAM!Shiny & I began to gather up the contents of the files. At one point...after I was placing files back in the box...he goes, "Good gurrrrrl." (his voice curls when he says girl.) LOL!
I wondered if Gray heard that. Apparently so, since I am a lap dog!
We walked out past Slag in the hallway. OWH had left after waiting a while. Shiny loaded me, Mom, XW and 2-wheeler into elevator and he took the stairs.
"What happened to OWH?"
"Oh, he had things to do," Mom said.
Yeah, I suspect he left because it was such close quarters with Slag in that tiny hallway.
So we went down, everyone laughing and smiling as we walked...then Shiny...then more laughter and smiling...we all talked for a while then Shiny & I loaded up the trunk, removed jackets and then we left.
We saw Slag & Gray talking with Palpitine at the front of the courthouse.
"Wouldn't you like to get a picture of that?" Shiny remarked.
"Sure, if you want me to. Just drive around that way and I'll whip out my camera, LOL!"
So...smiles, laughter & Shiny singing all the way back. Shiny smiling like a chipmunk...or a chooch-munk, as my g'ma would say, LOL!
Sharp contrast to the other vehicle, I'm sure.
Well, I guess the blog readers know all about that, LOL!
To be continued...
But we don't know when, because the judge didn't give us a date!!
Much to the chagrin of the Slagmeistress and Graymeat!!
