Pranks for the Memories

Do you like practical jokes? I do... if I'm the one arranging them. Not so much if they’re being played on me.

Anyway, the Glowettes, the girls I sing with, went to Charlotte, North Carolina, for the weekend. We were helping Lynn at the merchandising mart set up her display to sell her t-shirts. At the time, Lynn owned a t-shirt company and she designed and produced her own line of t-shirts and they were beautiful!

While Lynn was at the merchandising mart setting up, we went to the hotel to check-in. We were putting all of our belongings into the room when I thought, “Let's play a joke on Lynn.” So... I said, ¨Let's set the room up like it belongs to someone else and then bring Lynn in thinking we've gone into the wrong room. It's no big deal going into the wrong room but if you go into the wrong room with someone in the room... that's another story.”

So... we began our “prank!”

We took pillows, blankets, etc. and set up the bed just like someone was asleep in the bed. We took all the familiar luggage and hid it in the closet leaving out all the toiletries, etc. that were unfamiliar to Lynn. We turned off all the lights in the room except for the lamp on the other side of the bed that illuminated “the body in the bed.” With everything in place, we locked up and went to meet her at the “Mart.”

We finished helping Lynn and then headed back to the hotel. Do you know how hard it is not to break on laughter knowing what is coming? Believe me... It was all I could do to stay in control.

We got to the hotel and it was imperative to have Lynn enter the room FIRST! LaDonna and I piddled with some of the luggage while Lynn opened the door. She walked in first. I walked in second. And LaDonna, third. Lynn got right to the bed not really noticing anything. Opportunity struck... I grabbed her arm and frantically whispered, “Oh my gosh! Someone is in the bed. We're in the wrong room.” I ran out of the room with LaDonna, Lynn following on our heels.

In the hallway, we burst out laughing. We couldn’t hold it in any longer. Lynn had a puzzled look on her face and then she realized what it happened. She had been pranked. And, it was a good one! I know she wanted to kill us but we did have a good laugh... All of us!

We ladies love to travel together whenever we have the opportunity whether it's for work or pleasure. And, I can tell you that we never miss an opportunity to play jokes or pranks on each other. Given the same opportunity, wouldn't you?

~ Jeannie Joyner