I am 100% convinced that God is using this trip to test my faith and my ability to cope with stress.

We drove to Fort Fisher today from Fort Bragg and on the way stopped at Burger King to grab a bite to eat. We’d planned to just eat when we got there, but some navigation mistakes (I regrettably let Mr. Stubborn use the phone with the idea that he would tell me when to turn, I know not the brightest idea) added over an hour to our travel time. So, we stopped at BK for a quick bite to eat. Due to our ant problems of late, we went inside to eat rather than hitting up the drive through. Before we got back on the road, I sent everyone to go to the bathroom. Little One was throwing a fit when we walked in the bathroom so I stood her down on the ground and walked into the stall with my wallet to do my business. She immediately started wailing, so I hurried out and picked her up and then headed out to the car. Did you pick up on what I forgot in the bathroom? If not, just keep reading it will become clear.

We got down to Fort Fisher and were a few miles away from the campground when I decided to stop at Food Lion to pick up some milk. Since we have the rooftop tent, once we set up, I like to leave it up and not have to go out for anything. Then I reached for my wallet. It wasn’t there. A semi-thorough search of the truck did not turn it up. I called Burger King and they said no one turned it in and it wasn’t in the bathroom either.

Well, this makes for an interesting first night at our new campsite. I now have no military ID to register at the campsite in the morning, no debit card to pay for it, and only a few dollars in cash to my name. Hooray!
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So, I did what any sane woman would do. Pitched up the tent, read the kids a story, got Little One to fall asleep, dug a folding chair out of the back of the truck and sat under the tent to eat some chocolate and have a drink. Except I had forgotten to put the chocolate in the cooler straight away when I first bought it. So instead of Dark Chocolate Almond & Sea Salt Bark, I had a chunk of Dark Chocolate Almond & Sea Salt. And a 102.1g chunk of chocolate, almonds, and sea salt tastes just as good as if it was in bark form. That’s right I ate the whole chunk. It was delicious!

Then, I did the responsible thing and checked my accounts to make sure whatever inconsiderate thief who stole my wallet didn’t get the chance to use my cards yet. Thankfully, there were no questionable charges.
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Now I can rest easy and enjoy the nice breeze blowing off the water and my view of the parking lot and pier. I’m going to enjoy this kid free time knowing my debit cards haven’t been used but have still been blocked and the kids are asleep and should be for the next 8 hours or so. 

​Here’s to hoping tomorrow greets us with some kind souls who take pity on my situation and don’t kick us off Air Force property since I am ID-less and money-less. Hey, at least Miss Drama had the forethought to take her ID out of my wallet a few weeks back, so I at least have some way to show we are affiliated with the military! And I’ve got my passport stashed in a suitcase somewhere in the back of the truck, so I do have at least 1 form of ID for going to the bank tomorrow to hopefully withdraw some cash! Looking on the bright side; not all is lost.