Whee! ...and here we go into the ditch--sideways!

Around midnight Sunday, H.S. and I were headed home after partaking in a particularily fabulous dinner get-together at G & R's. There were a few people there and Spencer proudly demonstrated his fetch (the vampire) command. The weather was poor when we went into the city for dinner and it had gotten worse by the time we had departed G &R's.

H.S. was driving ('cause I'd been drinking) and about 5 miles from our turn-off as we putted along at about 70kph (in a 110 zone), the backend of the car swung out and headed straight for the median! My man is a fabulous driver and he managed to correct for the sudden "change in demenor" of the car three times.

I was certain he'd pulled it off and just as I said, "Good job! That was impressive!", the backend of the car suddenly swung out a fourth time! (all of this occured while coasting- no gas or brake applied).

"Hang On! We're not done yet!" said H.S. as the car began to slide sideways down the highway heading toward the ditch and a large two post sign! I grasped onto the grab handle above me and gleefully exclaimed, "Wheeee!" as the car hit the ditch passenger side first -forcing the snow up and over the car--whiteing out any chance of seeing what we were about to hit.

The car came to a stop and I looked over at H.S. and said, "that was kind of fun!".

I rolled the passenger side window and looked around... due to the angle of the ditch, we'd missed the sign and the car was actually pointed at the road! I congratulated H.S. on a job well done and thanked him for a wildly entertaining end to a marvelous evening.

After a call to Dad and a good pull from the astrovan, we were once again on asphalt (although it felt more like an NHL rink) and heading toward home.

I guess that I can even enjoy unplanned off-road excursions in ill-equiped vehicles--just so long as no one gets hurt and nothing gets broken!

One other note, Sunday was the 6th anniversary of H.S. & I getting engaged. So atleast we know we can still spice things up a bit! I wouldn't say just yet that this is going to become a regular occurance though!

So, how do you like the upgrades?

So- Whatcha think?

I like it- but I figured I'd also be a nice person and poll the masses for their input (ok, the three people that read my blog). I don't have a fancy header like some, but I like the overall package here none the less. I promise to have more exciting material soon!

Oh, for those who are interested- Sassy is doing fine-although she's a bit lighter than normal. I'm thankful she's back to catching & eating every bug that dares to enter our home. She is the best damn bug patrol ever. You name it, she'll catch it and eat it-- grasshoppers, moths, flies, mosquitoes, millipedes....

I'm currently at the end of the 2nd week of my practicum and I'm having a great time learning all sorts of new things. Even though I normally love school, I'm not so thrilled about the idea of having to go back in 2 weeks. Oh well- at least Christmas is coming!!

One final note: The Angry Sibling turns 29 years old tomorrow. That means I've been a sister for 29 years. Holy cow- I've endured that a lot of chatter from my talkative sibling over that time!
Anyway - Happy Birthday!! I hope you have a great one!