Temple Trip

My mom and I had previously planned on going to the temple on the 6th of September. Saturday came and we woke early to head down for the first session. Unfortunate for us, it coincided with the tropical storm off the coast and so lots and lots of rain accompanied our trip. Well, we missed the exit (hey, it was raining! and mom was driving) turned around, got caught in a little traffic from an accident, then were unable to use the normal roads to the temple due to flooding. So, we FINALLY make it to the temple, dress and head up to the endowment session. Thank heavens they held the session for a little or we would have missed it! I love the temple. It's always a wonderful experience. My favorite part is the celestial room. I feel at peace there. I love being in that room so much that I don't want to leave! Since we drove to the temple, we decided we would stop in a the bookstore and see what they had. Upon leaving the bookstore, we started feeling something different with the car. First my mom thought it was a flat tire, so I get out in the pouring rain and check. Sure enough, no flat tire! We continue on a bit more only to feel the same weird scraping - so, we decide to look UNDER the car this time. I get out again in the pouring rain and look under the car to find out that my mom aquired a tire from the bookstore parking lot and we had drug it for a little less than a mile. Well, for any of you that know the area around the temple, there are HUGE speed bumps. I figured if the speedbumps we had already been over hadn't dislodged it, I would need to use the jack and take the tire out. So, that's what I did while my mom stood over me with the umbrella. I was soaked by the time we got back in the car and we had a good long laugh on our trip home!!