A lesson in humilty

Let me tell you about this morning: I was tired. Very tired and very cosy right where I was. So I stayed in bed an extra half hour and skipped my shower. I eventually crawled out of bed, put on a hat to cover up the greasiness, grabbed a smoothie for breakfast (really tasty bottled thing) and ran out to catch the bus. My greasiness wasn't a problem for most of the day; I went to class, to lunch with Dan and Ani, and to my professor's office hours without it giving me any trouble. So I get out of my meeting with the poetry prof. and notice that it's almost five o'clock. Perfect timing to make the 5:10 mass at St. Mary's. This is when the hat started giving trouble. I experienced momentary doubt about the appropriateness of wearing a hat in church, but decided better to go with a hat on than to not go at all. Of course, I didn't even consider taking the hat off, I know too well what my hair looks like after not showering and being stuffed under a hat all day. So I amble on over to the church, sit down and am praying when this older fellow walks over and asks if I can be a Eucharistic Minister. I was somewhat surprised considering I'm in jeans, a T-shirt and wearing a hat, so I asked him if he was sure given my garb. He said it would be fine, the hat could stay. So I agreed. Communion time rolls around and I go over to the tabernacle (which i'm supposed to) and try to open it (which I can't). So the sacristan comes over, opens the tabernacle for me and tells me to take off my "cap". Oh dear. So the hat comes off and my nasty hair is exposed for all the world to see, greasy and probably sticking out in all directions where it wasn't plastered to my head. This wouldn't have been so bad if the church were full of strangers, but there were several people from UCO as well as (you guessed it) Sebastian. Yep. So I had a lesson in humilty today, I guess now I know the answer to whether hats are appropriate in church or not. Never again will I skip a shower in order to sleep an extra measly half hour. Never. Ever. Again.