Sooo .....
I got a speeding ticket.
Yes.. this is really helping in Taylor's perception of my driving ability.
It was the day before the fourth of July, and I was embarking on a five hour drive to Minnesota to join Tay with his friend and family. I was tired and grumpy because I had to drive.. by myself. As you can imagine, the drive from South Dakota into Minnesota is absolutely stimulating..
Before I go on Tay would like me to say that before I took this trip... he specifically warned me about speed traps.. with that said we may continue...
So it is early morning, and I am about two hours outside of Sioux Falls trying my best not to fall asleep. I mean I am in the middle of nowhere. It is farm land for miles.. FLAT farmland for miles.. granted greenery is very pretty, but it starts to blend together and makes me sleepy.
It is very hypnotic... my brain makes all the green kinda look like this.
Before I go on, I would just like to give a shout out to the Midwest state troopers because I swear you guys fall out of the sky. Last time I was in my hypnosis, I was in Nebraska and my IPhone didn't even know where I was... but BAM... out of the dust comes Mr. Nebraska State Trooper to give me a ticket.. I mean where do you guys come from? There is nothing anywhere for miles... but you find me?
So once again, I find myself in the middle of nowhere.. this time in South Dakota..
AND
Helloo... here comes MR. State trooper hauling on the OTHER SIDE of the road.. people.. he was going the opposite direction. I mean come on guys.. give a girl a break.. first you find me in Podunk and THEN you catch me while going the opposite direction? I drive a white Camry... how am I such a hot commodity?
So you guys know what happens next.. Mr. State Trooper comes up to my window and asks me how fast I am going... Wrong.. Not this time.. the dude asks me if I have to use the restroom and if that is why I am going so fast..
Well yes officer.. Thank you for giving me such a good excuse!
Too bad I am a terrible liar and mumbled something about needing coffee so I don't fall asleep in my farm induced trance...
So I dutifully took the ticket and tried to figure out how I was going to tell Taylor.. I had enough time to think because Minnesota has a massive amount of road construction going on in the summertime.
Sidenote: SERIOUSLY CALIFORNIA.. we cant even complain.. the midwest is AWFUL about road construction... I can't tell you how many miles I had to go 35 because the road was coned off with construction signs... but there was NO construction. Caltrans you got nothing on Midwest roadwork.
Anyways, when I got to my destination.. I told Tay how tired I was and how I just was not paying attention to how fast I was going because I was just trying to get to Minnesota and blah blah etc etc.. Taylor did not buy it. He just looked at me with the most exasperated look and exclaimed:
"You weren't paying attention? You were driving... You literally had ONE thing to pay attention to!"
And what makes the whole thing EVEN better is that in Minnesota there is no such thing as traffic school.. If you get a ticket you are stuck with it. That is it. Nothing to help you out with insurance.. no grace... ugh.
I am now banned from driving long distances and this is what my car looks like:
On a Happier note.. Last week two of my closest friends got married!! It was such a happy day full of family, friends, and lots of love. It was a great party with lots of dancing and pictures.. Taylor's favorite things :)
Congrats Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Brodmann.. We love you!
Photobooth Fun :)
