I seriously need to stop...

watching Lifetime movies when Kevin is working late hours. It just makes me freaked out and paranoid!


It was a real good one, about a suburban housewife (I thought I could relate) who spies on her neighbor because she suspects he has people locked in his basement, and of course he does- with a couple of twists thrown in. Very suspenseful!


I should have taken my friend Rebecca's advice and watched something light after - possibly one of the Full House dvds she very graciously let me borrow. I decided to read instead, which was probably a mistake. Every creak, groan, normal house sound, made me jump out of my skin. I went around and made sure all the windows and doors were locked. As it happens, I guess I was a little overly cautious.


Close to midnight, two or three loud knocks came from my front door. Now, on some level, I did think that it was probably Kevin, but I knew he couldn't have forgotten his keys since he drove home. My heart started to race as I pictured the horror that could possibly unfold. But then I also thought, if someone was going to break in, why would they knock first? Doesn't that take away the element of surprise?


You know what I did next? I hid. I hid, by making myself as flat as possible on the couch so you couldn't see me from the kitchen window. This is the master plan of someone who has had 2 glasses of Little Penguin wine and has clearly been watching too much tv. I grabbed my phone and texted Kevin, "Is that you?". I wanted to be sure before I grabbed any sort of weaponry. I waited for him to respond, anticipating him saying, "What are you talking about? I'm still on the road." Finally, my phone chimes. I look and it says, "Yes it's me - you locked me out!".


Turns out, I had the screen door locked so he couldn't get in. He also said he saw me through the kitchen window and watched as I went into my brilliant hiding place.  


Next time Kevin works late, I'm inviting a friend over.