When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

When I was younger, my mom, my sister, my cousin, and I decided to take a weekend trip to Disneyland. We were so excited to get away, just us girls. But, of course, life had other plans. Our hotel stay was less than ideal. Imagine being woken up not once, not twice, but three times by the sound of fire alarms blaring throughout the night. Each time, we’d jump out of bed, throw on some clothes, and stand outside waiting for the all-clear, then go back into our rooms and try to sleep–only to have it happen again. It was exhausting, frustrating, and, honestly, a little ridiculous.

By the third round of alarms, my cousin had had enough. She looked at us all, threw her hands up, and said, “I’m not going this time.” We all just burst out laughing because, honestly, what else could we do? We were so tired and just wanted to enjoy our girls’ trip, but at that point, the fire alarms had become our unwanted companion. The whole situation was frustrating, but in a weird way, it was also kind of funny. Instead of letting it ruin our trip, we made the best of it and laughed through our exhaustion.

That night, we definitely didn’t get much sleep, but we learned a lesson, one my mom often said: when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. We could've let the whole ordeal make us grumpy, but instead, we took it in stride and found humor in it. We still had an amazing time at Disneyland the next day, and whenever we talk about that trip now, we laugh at how ridiculous the fire alarms were–and how it turned into a memory we’ll never forget.