Cool Cop

Last night I was pulled over. Scary moment being that I had drank some wine and half a Smirnoff Ice not long before. But - someone was looking out for me, the stars were all aligned, I suppose. I had a cool cop and I wasn't drunk... at least I wasn't feeling it. I was, however, tired. Very tired. And that - he could see.

I didn't see him in my mirror - I thought I had placed it back to it's original place after a friend drove my car a week ago. Apparently I was wrong. I changed it a bit today - hoping now that I am right. Because not only was I pulled over, I was pulled over for almost hitting the police officer who told me to be "a helluva lot more careful".

When I got home, I felt an almost overwhelming feeling of gratitude. It started in the car. I didn't feel like I had gotten away with anything... I just felt relieved that I did not get in trouble for anything. I was also grateful that I had decided against taking my meds with me or I would have been too drowsy to have handled the situation at all. I felt grateful that I was able to speak with the officer in a calm, explaining myself manner without a shaky voice or a shaky self. I was confident that he was going to accept my reasons - though he didn't end up having to hear me say more than "I am lost".

I was also feeling grateful for other things. For the fact that Co-Britney and I felt comfortable, that she is doing what she wants with her life and that Fred came through his surgeries without even the slightest hint that he wasn't ok. He got home and jumped around. A little confused that he can't seem to grab things the way he used to but at least I no longer have to fear him sleeping in my bed. Which he did, for most of last night.

A good day comes along more often than many of us realize, I think. Some might consider getting lost multiple times and getting pulled over a bit on the negative side. Me - I see it as a chance to be grateful and an adventure of sorts. It took much longer getting home last night than I would have preferred but - either way, at least I was out and about learning something.