It was a particularly lazy Sunday, which we really needed to help our bodies to continue the adjustment. After Brian and the kids went school supply shopping for Aubrey's first day of school, I swallowed my fear and went for my first drive.
Of course, I was not about to make my first driving attempt alone, so we packed the three kids in the car and off we went. I started my drive out simply by driving around and around the oval drive in front of our apartment. I drove around it so many times, I began to feel a bit car sick! :-) Brian decided then that it was time for me to venture out into the neighborhood. It took a bit to get my bearings, but in time I realized that I felt quite comfortable on the right side of the car and on the left side of the road. (Maybe it is a left-handed thing). I drove about our neighborhood for a bit, and then Brian took me down the simple route to his office.
Since he can only park on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, it will be up to me to deliver and collect him on the off days. That means tomorrow I will be driving solo on the way home. Yikes! I am ever so grateful for Brian's Tom Tom which very gently and calmly directed me to and fro during the rest of my excursion. Very smartly, I might add, the kids were distracted with Nintendos and headphones during my short lesson, so as to lower the stress level.
I managed to take us to and from the ConocoPhillips campus twice and was satisfied with a job well done. I was adamant, however, that I not be taken down a Roundabout just yet. All in good time, right? I need to see it done a few more times, first. Of course, I will want to practice it a bit before I have my official driving lesson with a licensed instructor. I must say, though, that Brian is an awesome teacher...of course, I knew he was...he helped teach me how to drive 15+ years ago in the states! :-)
That pretty much concludes my excitement for today. The weather was lovely (see the picture I posted on Facebook) today and I am looking forward to the beauty that tomorrow brings. Until then, Baidh.
About Me
- Wendy
- I am a thirty-something Haus Frau to mein Geliebtes, Brian, and three minions: Aubrey-12, Bryson-7, and Sadie-4. Though youthful dreaming led me down a path to vocal music stardom, I chose the more fulfilling career as an at-home diva. Along the way, I began baking & caking, destined to a life of serial baking. Mostly self-taught, I have taken a few courses in Wilton Cake decorating, leading me to become a Wilton Instructor for a short period of time. I have also been most fortunate to take classes both state-side, and in the UK with Lorraine McKay, Queen of Sugar. Today, though, I mostly bake for friends and family and anyone else who will indulge me with a confectionery request.
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