When we were making dinner and talking about it, CB told me to go to the HEB, by myself, in my new car. That he had to utmost confidence that I could drive it by myself and have no problems. I decided to take his confidence in me and let it boost my own. I got in my car and I drove to the HEB. No problems. The smoothest starts I had all evening. I didn't kill it ever. I didn't hurt my car. I just drove. I was SOOOO ecstatic. I really CAN drive my new car. I drove it home, killed it once at a stop sign, which I quickly corrected, and made it home no problem after that.
After dinner, CB agreed to go for another ride with me, this time on and off highways. I have to go to the army hospital today to meet CB to get me put into the military healthcare system, so we practiced driving there last night. I got on the highway. I switched highways. I got off the highway. I pulled up to a military base, showed our IDs, and I drove in and parked. And then when we were done there, I drove it all the way home. No glitches.
I am SOOOO freaking excited. I am not perfect at driving a manual, but I am not bad either. I am glad to have confidence in myself, otherwise it does no good to have a brand new pretty car.
Anyways. I have to give the car back tomorrow so they can change out the cloth seats for leather ones, but after that it is mine forever.
I will post pictures of it once I get it back from the seat swap. They are detailing it and what not so it is extra pretty (it got rained on yesterday. boo.) Anyways. YAAAY.
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Word to the wise:
Never speed even 1 mph on post. Don't use your cell phone on post.
The M.P.'s are very stringent.
Also,
when i was learning to drive a stick, my dad told me "Son, at some point these next few weeks you'll end up at an intersection with a hill. You're probably going to kill it, and stop traffic. Just be ready to deal with it, and don't get upset. You'll be fine."
He was right. A few days later I did kill it, I did block traffic, but I dealt with it and was fine.
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