Vacation!!

Tomorrow I am whisking Elmo away on vacation with me! I go every year, but this will be the first time I take someone with me. Last year we were just friends and I told him all about camp (actually, I tell everyone all about camp!). I won't likely be able to tackle the rock wall / zip line this year, but perhaps Elmo will climb it for me. :-)

I can hardly wait!! Beautiful scenery, clean air, good friends... it is going to be an awesome weekend!!

Driving Lessons

So I've given Serena some speeches about driving a manual transmission car. I did this while out and about in my car. I even stopped and gave examples. The plan was to take her out driving in it at some point, but I just haven't found the time. I sold my car yesterday. Doh.

However, now I'm in a loaner... that also has manual transmission. I don't think I'll have it for long, though. So even though my day was jam-fucking-packed with shit to do, I dropped everything for maybe 20 minutes for a short driving lesson. I didn't warn her it was going to happen (no time to over analyze or stress about it), I just took her out. I got in the passenger side.

She did fine. She did very well. She has driven a bit before, but does not have a license. She does have a permit. She said I did MUCH better than Kristin, who has a very Type A personality and was very nervous about her car being jarred much at all (the way that will happen as you learn how sensitive the controls are). Her car was even an automatic.

I wasn't stressed at all. I mean, she did great anyway. I just don't think it would have been so easy a year ago. I've grown very comfortable with her and it was a pretty easy situation. I think I know her well enough to know when she needs reassurance and when she needed more pointers.

Anyway, I'm very proud. Of her as well as myself. It was a great moment!