Anniversary Disaster...

or not...

Today is my birthday, it's also my anniversary with my wonderful hubby! This year we celebrate our 11 years!

We had decided to go to our favorite sushi restaurant in "the city" as our anniversary tradition has been for the past 5 years. I also wanted to hit the fabric store on the way down (or back) to get some fabric to make a long infinity dress. So expensive in the store ,but I can make it a whole lot cheaper! Then I wanted to check the craft store for some more yarn.

On the way "down" to "the city" we stopped, I found three beautiful colors of fabric to make this dress - I'll have three and for less than $50! YAY!

The afternoon was casual and we were taking our time as we made our way to our favorite sushi bar when suddenly our conversation settled on driver's licenses.

"They expire on your birthday, right?" My son asked and I shook my head thinking they expired on the end of the month. Or was that the car tags I was thinking about? They were due in May too. I mean, I'll just renew my license tomorrow when we did our normal shopping, but did it really expire on my birthday? So I pulled out my license and sure enough, it expires on my birthday.

Well crap. I wasn't near the DMV. I was certain that if I let my license expire that I would have to take a drive test... and I am not sure I would pass one. I mean, sure, I can drive. I drive well - beyond well I thin, but having someone I don't know in my car testing my skills was sure to make for a disaster. And I KNOW I can't pass a parallel parking test.

So I HAD to renew my license TODAY!

I freaked out and told my hubby to find the nearest DMV office. Luckily, there was one about 2 blocks away from our favorite sushi bar. Perfect, I'll go in, get my license, and go have sushi.

Oh no. It couldn't be that simple for me.

I went to the office and there was a line out the door. The wait was 6 hours!!!

Crap. Crap. Crap!

I told me hubby that we needed to immediately head back to our little town where we do everything because there would be no wait. But we had to hurry because they close at 4.30 pm and it's a little over an hour drive from "the city" to "town".

He looked at his watch and proclaimed that we had time to eat sushi and would head back. Of coarse I argued with him about that. When we eat sushi, we're there for a good two hours at least, stuffing our bellies with raw fishes and rice.

We could at least do sushi takeout. That was okay, right?

Wrong.

We drive up to the sushi bar and guess what?

It's CLOSED! Not just for the day, or the week, but it's closed for good!

It was fortunate that I had actually found another sushi place online yesterday, but we couldn't find it. Forget it...let's just go to "town" and do my license then go eat Chinese at our favorite Chinese restaurant.

By now I am kicking myself hard. I knew my license was going to expire this year. They even sent me a reminder. I meant to do it last Wednesday, but I was preoccupied with other things, and by the time I remembered, I was already home and they were closed, and hubby was coming home.

Oh, but we couldn't just get to "town" yet. I was starving, I still had to check the Walmart in "the city" because the Walmart in "town" didn't have what I needed, and I am not driving back to "the city" any time soon. I had to make a quick stop.

As soon as we got to "the city" Walmart, I ran into the store, hubby trying to catch up, and my son tagging along telling dad he didn't want to see me upset on my birthday. (Bless his heart!) I was already in the back of the store before they were even inside. LOL I had my arms full of the things I needed and there they were, standing at the register with a Triple Chocolate Cream Cake.

Ohhh!! For me?? I smiled, grabbed a bag of Lindt Chocolates for a snack, and a drink, and ran through the check out and back to the car, but I was a nervous wreck. I really really really didn't want to have to do a drive test tomorrow.

Hubby was totally cool and collected the whole time, and my son was patting me on the back telling me that it will be okay. (How sweet!) But still, my nerves were on end. I dug a ball of yarn and crochet hook out of the bag of newly purchased items and set out to crochet. For some strange reason, it calms me. I crocheted all the way to the DMV in "town".

We pulled up and I looked at my watch. 4.15. Phew! I got there in time, but my new license picture sucks! lol

From there, we went to our favorite Chinese place - no sushi in "town", and I sat down in relief as they brought us some hot tea. Hubby then produced a gift bag with some pretty little things he had picked up during his travels. And most ironically, a mood ring! LOL It turned green on me, which, according to the chart that came with it, meant I had mixed emotions. Gee, ya think? LOL

We had a casual late lunch, early dinner and afterward, I just wanted to go home. Hubby built me a fire in the wood stove, dished out some cake, and then we crashed on the couch - well, I crashed in front of the computer.

Disaster diverted. Birthday and anniversary saved. Now my mood ring is blue - calm and relaxed.