Do you ever feel like you have a booger but you can't check out the damage because you're scared you'll get caught picking your nose?

That happens to me.

This one time, when JM and I were living in Charleston, we went to the beach with some friends. Mind you, these were guy friends that we were probably trying to impress, which, if you're a girl, you know that looking like the complete version of perfection is not an option in these situations.

Anyways, we're playing in the ocean, looking cute as buttons and this humongous wave comes and knocks everyone over. It was that kind of tumbling in the water deal where you can't tell which way is up or down. Well, I finally found Up and popped out of the water giggling and *trying* to look like it was no big deal that what just happened probably made me look like some sort of beached octopus. I systematically checked everyone before surfacing...bikini bottoms: check, top in place: check, hair out of my face: yep. All systems go.

So yeah, I come up and everybody takes a two-second look at me and starts howling with laughter? Whaaatttt??? My so-called best friend was laughing so uncontrollably that she couldn't even tell me what was wrong. I'm scrambling. Then, I found it. This monster of snot running clear down my nose to my chin. Annnd then...I was at a loss. How do you make a lugey look cool? Answer? You can't. You just wipe it off (yes with your hand because the only other option is seaweed and that....is not okay) and try to laugh with the rest of them.

I was mortified. Thankfully, it broke the booger barrier with those guys. But wow, it does suck to be the martyr in that situation. You got stories? Tell 'em in the comments!