Road Trip?

...anyone who knows me knows i HATE to drive as in I. Just. Do. Not. Like. It.

As in, if i don't do all i have to do before i get into the house forget about it getting done cos i ain't going back out. I always say if i lived in a place like NY i wouldn't own a car [hmm iono sha]. If there is an event...the distance of said event determines my attendance. I need a couple of days to prepare my mind so sometimes an impromptu 'far' event will go on without me in attendance. I just no like to drive shaaaa...

I read one of Uchenna's post where she was saying a road trip would be a perfect first date...I thot 'hmm, cool idea' but only for a second lol...unless he'd drive all the way and i know how they might make me look so umm maybe not :D
My friends are pretty cool and spoil me in that they always drive when we're going out and taking trips...even when i offer, most times they do the driving. I'm a good passenger tho' lol...i'm not a backseat driver [i hate that mess]. I won't sleep off and leave you to the road [no surprise there]...speaking of which

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I remember going on a trip with about 3/4 other people. On our way [about 4hrs] to our destination it was all fun and games. Everyone was chit chatting and generally having a good time. The trip back was another story...you know how it is na...everyone is all tired from the festivities of the weekend and no one really wants to chit chat or stay awake for that matter. Well, it wasn't any different on this trip. At some point everyone was falling asleep/already asleep. I was in the back and my eyes were closed. Next thing we know the driver starts screaming "EVERYONE SHOULD WAKE UP, I'M NOT YOU PEOPLES DRIVER" LOL!! so of course everyone wakes up and looks at her like she crazy but go right back to shut eye. Then she starts jerking the car and stepping on the brakes suddenly to rouse every one up. She swerves the car this way and that [safely of cos].She turned up the music really loud...still screaming "i'm never taking a trip with you bunch again...and a bunch of other stuvvs" homegirl was pissed!!! LOL! seeing as i wasn't sleeping i was just laughing [eyes still closed btw hehe]. I understood her plight but really?? what was that supposed to do? tsk.tsk.


So you see the "no sleeping" clause is a big plus on my part :p. I might be tempted to read while you drive but i usually don't. I sha don't think i'm bad company sha...

So anyways, all last weekend i was contemplating taking a 6~hour drive [return/turn around trip] to go support a friend on Monday. My first thot was 'nna mehn its far jo...i really don't wanna drive, especially not by myself'...i sha kept going back and forth all weekend. I didn't get any sleep on Sunday...not a wink so i had more time to decide i wasn't going to go jo..."i'll call 'em and support 'em in spirit" I said to myself. In addition, it stormed something serious...come see thunder and lightening...even more excuse...i wasn't trynna drive in the rain.

About 9am Monday morning i just decided 'what the heck...it won't kill you, get yo ass up jo.' So i did. Went to get my tires checked and changed my wiper blades cos it was still raining and hit the road.

It wasn't bad at all. I enjoyed my time on the road. I set the cruise control when i could [God bless whoever came up with that stuff] i had all manner of conversations with God and myself. Sang along to songs/danced to some. I got there and everyone was surprised to see me cos i didn't tell em i was coming...they were more surprised that me, RepOne drove all the way lol. Their many thanks and looks of appreciation just melted my heart. I'm glad i went. I was going to stay the night if the weather was still bad but the rain had kinda stopped so i decided to head back.

The journey back was.......chei!! It reminded me why i don't like to drive. It wasn't horrid but half way through i was just tired sha...my butt was numb...all the songs on my player we starting to sound meh...no energy to dance anymore. I was just ready to park the shege. Still, i'm glad i went.

Do i still hate driving? Heck yea!! lol. But now, it's not like a death sentence. I'll do it more now without whining so much about it [it's just pure laziness, really]. Incidentally, i have to take another road trip in a couple of weeks...I won't say i'm looking forward to it but i'm not dreading it either...mind over matter is where its at.

Hope you all have a funner weekend planned than i do...it's gon be a chilled one for me.


*Muah*