I cannot make this stuff up. Yesterday, I got stuck in our apartment elevator with Eva and Olivia. 😳

We were headed out to meet Eva’s friend Chiara when right around the 1st floor (we live on the 6th) the elevator made a big th-thunk noise as it shook and came to a stop. None of the elevator buttons would work. We were stuck.

And all I could do was laugh. 🤷‍♀️😆 What are the chances?? Apparently 1 in 100,000. So of course because we don’t have enough rare experiences in our life it was time for a new one.

With Dave out on a trip to the store my first call was to my Mom, who was still at the apartment with my Dad and Keira. She heard the “th-thunk” and the first thing she said was “Tell me you’re not stuck in the elevator.” After confirming we were indeed stuck in the elevator and asking her to call someone, my Dad flew down the stairs, made sure we were ok and got the front desk concierge. And Dave arrived from the store.

Meanwhile, I tried speaking via google translate to the Italian man that answered the elevator alarm call. I wasn’t sure if he understood me or not but he hung up.

Only a few minutes later Eva said she was bored. 😆 I was just thankful we made her use the restroom before we left and that Livvy wasn’t going to need meds anytime soon. In case we were stuck for a while we also had water with us and a few candy snacks we brought along for her and her friend.

Livvy didn’t understand what was going on so she was fine until she got tired of sitting in her stroller. So Eva and I started singing songs, like Itsy Bitsy Spider and Little Green Frog, to keep her smiling.

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After some complaints from Eva, we heard a noise and saw light shine through a crack in the door. Someone was here to free us from the elevator!

After a few minutes they opened the door. We were indeed between floors. Because the opening on the bottom was bigger than the opening on the top we were going to have to get out that way.

I had told Eva she would get out first but she said “No! Livvy needs to go first because she is special and we need to take care of her.” 🥰 I reassured her they were both special and equally as important but because she was closest to the door it was ok for her to get out first.

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At dinner last night Eva said “When will we get stuck in an elevator again? That was fun!” 😆🤦‍♀️

Yet again, another unexpected event happening in our lives. It doesn’t even surprise me at this point. Just another day of rolling with the punches with a smile on our faces!