We saw the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know. It was the happiest day of my life–happier than high school graduation, or getting married, or finally visiting the Louvre (okay, maybe one step under the Louvre).
And it recalled to memory the time, so long ago (but it was really only a year or two) that me and B decided we were going to audition to be Weeniemobile Patrons–they’re called Hotdoggers, and for one short phase in my life, I wanted nothing more than to be one of them. We spent hours rehearsing the jingle. We went to the website, printed out the forms, and even filled out the applications–but I don’t think we ever sent them in. I’m not sure why–I might have missed my calling in life.
Anyway, we were in Washington, headed to Oregon, and I was reading Better Home and Gardens Spring Edition, when suddenly, P.K. exclaimed, “What is that??”
I looked up and saw the strangest-looking red and yellow vehicle driving the other way on the divided highway. I didn’t recognise it at first, because it was quite a ways away, and the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile doesn’t exactly look like a giant Wiener from a head-on view. Here’s a rear view, so you can see what I mean:
So you can see why I might’ve had a difficult time placing the unique vehicle. I quickly realised my errors, though, and shouted with glee, “It’s the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile!” My voice got a little louder with every syllable.
We were so awestruck by such an amazing sight–for seeing the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is something that most people only dream about–that by the time I thought to grab my camera, it was just passing by us. I begged P.K. to turn around at the next Authorized Vehicles Only turn-around point, but I guess when you’re lugging a 53-foot trailer around it’s just not feasible to do chase Wienermobiles. All I could do was call B and tell her the joyous news, for reference.
But I know I’ll see it again someday. It has to be that I’ll see it again.
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