"Alright children load 'em up! It's time to hit the road. I hope you went to the bathroom before you got in the car because it's going to be a looooong trip if not. If you failed to do so, feel free to take a whiz or crap in your depends diaper. Brent that goes for you too. As for me, I've been on strict I's and O's so using the bathroom will not be necessary as I'm totally dehydrated. As a matter of fact, if I piss anything it will be dust."
Okay, so I'm slightly exaggerating... Kind of. I do hate to stop if I don't REALLY have to. Once I have a destination in mind there should be no stopping until we get there. Luckily I have kids that travel really well. Not to mention they are totally captivated by the DVD player and other random crap that I pack for them to keep them occupied. Most trips I barely hear a peep out of them. The headphones that they wear to watch TV also comes in handy for my road rage moments. They learn less cool new words that way.
When we travel I'm the designated driver. The reason for this is simple. Brent doesn't drive worth a shit and I value my life and that of my offspring far too much to sit back and watch him kill us because he drives like a jackass. He also has learned a long time ago that it's much easier for ME to drive than to sit and listen to me bitch about his driving. It's really a win win for us all I think.
I think I'm the better driver for various reasons.. here are a few.
1. I can get us to our destination quickly and safely. This typically involves going between 80-90mph assuming traffic will allow for that.
2 I also have this uncanny ability to know when a cop is in the area. I go by gut instinct and not some fancy radar equipment.
3. While I'm on the subject of cops, I've also got a pretty good record of getting OUT of speeding tickets when that internal radar breaks down. The last 3 times I've been pulled over.. WARNING. WARNING. WARNING
4. I don't tailgate.
5. I have quick reaction time. Cat like reflexes and all...
Anyway, all of the above doesn't mean shit when you've got some douchebag f*cking up the flow of traffic like the fool that I had the pleasure of following for 200 miles today. I'm fairly certain that I had steam shooting out of my ears like the cartoon characters do. Brent would look at me and then just look away and shake his head. I began brainstorming ideas of new technology that I think should be installed into every vehicle. It would be a dashboard telephone and you could dial the license plate number to be able to talk to the person that (you want to curse out) you want to get in touch with and it would be as easy as that. I would have loved to have dialed up the son of a bitch that I was trapped behind today. I think that conversation would have went a little something like this....
Me- dialing QST376.... ringing....
slow driving bastard (SDB) hick music playing in the background Hello?
Me- Uh, hello. Yeah, my name is Candice. I'm the person that's been riding your ass for the past 2 1/2 hours. Is there a reason that you are driving like an elderly man on acid in the fast lane?
SDB- I'm sorry, what did you say your name was again?
Me- Dude! Immaterial. Have you bothered to LOOK in your rear view mirror lately? You've got a fucking caravan of at least 100 pissed off people in this lane. We can't pass because you are single handedly screwing up the flow of traffic! Could you do us all a favor and MOVE over to the right lane. You know, where the slower traffic is!?!?
SDB- Why are you in such a hurry lady? This is the Thanksgiving holiday after all. You should be more thankful about the bigger things in your life.
Me- Okay, well let me address the reason why I'm in a hurry. Number 1. Hold on a minute... EAR MUFFS KIDS! Anyway, my ass is totally numb! and B. I've got to take a leak and I've still got 2 hours before I'm home and I'm not stopping! I'm also pretty thankful that I don't have a concealed weapon at this point because I'd totally like to bust a cap in your ass right now. No, I'm really thankful that the images that I've been conjuring up in my head won't become a reality because if you really want to know the truth I've been wishing that I was driving a James Bondmobile, and the truly horrific thing is that I wish I could press a button right now that would make my front license plate flip up and then a fucking bazooka launcher would be pointing at the ass end of your truck. Then I would press the red LAUNCH button and pass through the fiery carnage going about 95 mph so that I could make up some of the time that I've lost due to following behind your slow ass!
SDB- Wow lady, you've got some real anger issues there.
Brent- Don't mind her she's really all talk.
Me- Shut it Brent! I think I would be alot less angry if I didn't feel as though I needed a deep tissue massage on my numb ass right now.
Brent- how deep exactly?
SDB- HAHAHA.. I like that fella. he's pretty damn funny.
Me- EAR MUFFS KIDS!!!
Luckily I was eventually able to pass SDB and we made it home in one piece. If I'm thankful for anything it's that.
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Were you thinking something along those lines? Maybe you were wondering as to WHY I decided to join the Army. Well, I'm going to be honest. It wasn't because I had this insatiable desire to protect my country, although that sounds lovely in theory. I was 19 at the time, and the fact of the matter is that I had been to four different colleges in two years and I had absofreakinglutely NO idea as to what I was going to do with my life. I began to feel guilty that I was being a nomadic college student all on my parents tab so I thought "Hey, might as well risk life and limb (even though I wasn't aware of it at the time) and join on up!"
Oh, and I definitely was NOT broken, but I also didn't remain quietly in the background even though I tried with all my might. Once they stripped us of all of our precious belongings (no cute underwear, no regular clothes, no MAKE-UP, no candy, no anything!) I think it became apparent to the people around me what I missed most. That was #1 candy and #2 Makeup. That order was subject to change depending on my mood. So as punishment the above a-hole made me get up in front of the whole platoon which was co-ed by the way, and they used my mug as an example as how to apply camo face paint. Apparently they overheard me bitching about not having my make-up and wanted teach me a lesson. Whatever. Anyway, I was slightly embarrassed because I looked alot like this.. Not cute!
But I made the most of it. I actually used the black paint in my camo compact as makeshift mascara so as to not look like a dude for the full 8 weeks. Nobody noticed, but I felt better so that's all that matters. Then for our sexual education/safety class that involved several platoons (yes we had a sex ed class.. and yes people found a way to get their groove on even in basic training anyway) all of the Drill Sergeants chose ME to get up in front of hundreds of people to slip a freaking condom on a banana. What are the odds, really?
then he better recognize! I don't want to be bitter towards little dude. We've had some good memories too. Remember that day we spent that afternoon singing WHO LET THE DOGS OUT.. WHO WHO WHO WHO WHO!!
Bastards! I still feel violated :(






