I am clumsy by nature, so I have no shortage of potential embarrassing moments; however, the flip side of this is that I have a personality that doesn't get embarrassed by much. When I look back, there aren't a lot of moments that stick out to me as embarrassing. As I contemplated this topic, the first moment that came to mind was an event that happened only last year.
My boyfriend and I had just been dating for a month or two. He had bought a house about six months prior to me, and I was currently looking to buy a house. Our discussions often centered around home ownership and home decorating. He told me about a store he thought I would like and find helpful in decorating a new home - At Home.
We were out on a date one evening, and we were near the store. We decided to go in and have a look. We were wandering around, exploring the garden aisles, when I picked up a huge, two or three feet long, set of wind chimes. I had always wanted wind chimes for my back patio and being this close to home ownership, I was starting to look for those items I'd always wanted and knew I'd put to use very soon.
Everything was fine until I went to place the wind chimes back on the hook. The hook was overly full of those huge wind chimes, and even though I tried to hook the set I had securely, it fell off and hit the floor with a loud clang as soon as I released my hold on it.
I'm pretty sure this is the only time I've ever been embarrassed in the nearly year and a half that he and I have been dating. My face turned red, I scrambled to pick up the chimes and replace them, and I looked around fully expecting a sales associate to appear to investigate the ear-splitting noise. I stuttered to explain it to my boyfriend, who I liked very much, but didn't know very well yet.
He wasn't embarrassed at all; in fact, we still laugh about this event to this day. Surprisingly enough, despite my embarrassing moment, I even still shop at At Home.
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