So, all of you are wondering, "why would Lizzie go spend the night at a gas station in the middle of nowhere? We knew she was crazy but why this?" Great questions! Well, it has always been a childhood dream of mine to sleep at a gas station. Being surrounded by all that food and random people, who wouldn't want to do that? JK. The real reason is that Sam's mom is part owner of the Lybrook Mercantile, a little trading post, gas station and laundry mat. She had the chance to go up to BYU for Woman's Conference and so she needed a substitute for her at the store. Sam worked there last summer so he helped his mom out.
Ever since I found out about the store, I have been told all the crazy stories about how many times it has been broken into. Since we were going to work there in the morning, it was our great opportunity to sleep over and be the night guards. It was great at first because we got to go around the store and pick out whatever we wanted to eat and not have to pay for it. For all of you who know me know two of my favorite things are food and saving money, so I was ecstatic! We had a great dinner of corn on the cob that I had brought with us and a Bomb burrito that we shared. Doesn't a Bomb burrito just scream gas station dinner? We got ready for bed and I was the only one that was awake enough to watch a movie so we put it on. Sam's sister Tiffany was out so fast and Sam was right behind her. So it was just me, my movie and all the scary noises at the store. I woke Sam up the first time to ask him if the noise I was hearing was normal. He mumbled a yes and was out again as soon as he answered. The whole movie I was so nervous and after wasn't any better. Finally, I woke Sam up again to ask,"So, what do I do if I do hear someone break in?" Sam," Wake me up." Me,"And then what?" Sam," I will go find something hard to hit them with." Me in my head,"That doesn't sound like a thought out plan to me at all!" but it had to be enough. Eventually, I fell asleep after a long time of being scared. Then I woke up in the morning and everything was fine :) Haha, Wow, that was a very anti-climatic story. Sorry about that. I guess it is a good thing that it all turned out ok. It was fun though. It was as if I was in my own scary story in my head all night.
So, that folks is my story. I hope you liked it.
The Firework stand we will work in the summer
The Laundrymat
A view of the inside of the store
The outside of the Lybrook Mercantile. It's for sell if you are in the market for an old trading post in the middle of New Mexico. Just let me know if you are interested :)
