A qualified driver's thoughts...

I passed my driving test!!! And those of you who know me know that I didn't predict that outcome...especially after my test! Within the first 5 minutes of the drive, I made a huge mistake turning into a little packed side street. It was terrible! I was waiting for an oncoming vehicle to come through past the parked cars blocking my side of the street when she came to a halt and sat there for a minute. Being the airhead that I can be under pressure, I thought she was giving way for me and started up. Seconds after I emerged from my waiting spot, I realized that she was not waiting for me, she was talking to someone in one of the parked cars...AAAHH!!! My mistake resulted in her having to back up to let me by, and me accepting that I'd completely screwed up almost before the test had begun.

I was gutted as I was flawlessly backing up around a corner yards away from the scene of my mistake, but knew that I had to keep going and just finish up the test. The examiner was really nice, so I was even asking him when he'd be back up! I figured it wouldn't be a bad idea to schedule my next test when he was the examiner... He said he'd be back up at the beginning of May, so I spent the rest of the test making small talk hoping to get him in my corner for next time.

Turns out my HUGE mistake was characterized as a minor fault, and the rest of the test was uneventful enough to get me by! When he said "I'm pleased to tell you that you passed your test," I had to restrain myself from jumping over the gear shift to hug the poor man. I think he saw it coming... At least that's the only explanation I can think of for him scooting deep into the corner of the car door right before he broke the news. But, even with his involuntary defense mechanism kicking in...I must say that he was my favorite person yesterday! When I woke up this morning I breathed yet another sigh of relief :) Sigh....