ross rented me a car last wednesday so that we could go on thursday morning to register with the town of hilversum. what i'm about to tell you is probably one of the scariest moments in my life... well at least it's one of the top few :) i sat in the driver's seat and turned on the car..... well, i forgot that in a standard car - you must put your foot on the brake and the clutch! yikes! i coasted a couple feet! then took about 15 deep breaths.... and said a few prayers.... it has been a while since i've driven a standard car. now i just had to drive a few blocks to the parking garage where i was going to meet ross and the kids to go shopping for food. well, what ross and i didn't realize was due to 1-way roads, i would not be able to get to the parking garage (also, keep in mind this is the first time i've been into the city of hilversum and the first day i've been out since arriving in the netherlands).
so here i go.... off on a 1-way road ....passing the parking garage and i have no idea where i am or how i'm going to get back to the parking garage where i was supposed to meet ross and the 4 kids! i don't speak dutch to ask for directions back to a parking garage (that i don't even know the name of!)......and i don't have a cell phone yet
thankfully i remembered that ross had a tomtom in his backpack which was in the back seat and i remembered the name of the rental car facility! approximately 30 minutes later.....maybe longer.... i found the parking garage!! i won't lie...... i shed a few tears while i was lost
and now i have a cell phone!!!
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Oh no! Glad it worked out okay. Now that everything is all right, you can have one more story to tell about your Neverland adventures. Keep 'em coming!
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