Tumoulin Girl

The Cops Pulled Me Over and Carted Me Away

Well, I was scared to death and thought they were going to. Seriously they followed me all the way up the mountain. I was just driving home from youth group when passing the turn-off to Herberton, the cops pull out behind me. Josh is snickering in the backseat, "Guess which way they turned." And Dad's all fatherly, "Don't worry. They're nothing to be afraid of."

The first turnoff I had to make turns up suddenly around a sharp corner and it was so foggy I just knew I was going to miss it. I kept asking Dad when it was coming and I was so nervous I still ended up mistakening the turn off three corners berfore it turned up. I indicated for like three quarters of the mountain and I wonder what the poor cops thought of that. Then as I come up to turn a car comes driving up from the opposite direction so I'm just sitting there dumbly in the middle of the road and I thought (ok, was desperately hoping) that the cops would pull out and go ahead but they're just sitting there nice as you please right behind me and I'm so nervous I forgot to dim my lights.

I take the turn and I'm just getting over my dismay and embarrassment and starting to convince myself the cops just happen to be going in the same direction as me when I see these strange lights in my rearview mirror and realize they're flashing me. I'm gripping the wheel in panic and Dads like, "You have to pull over." Oh. So I do and managed to have the place of mind to wind down my window before the guy turns up with his little torch.

He looks at me with this half smile, "Did you realize you just high-beamed someone back there?" Oh, man. He wants to flame me for that? "Nah, it's ok, you're not really in trouble. I noticed your 'L' plates and it must be nerve-racking having a police car behind you." Understatement!

He ended up being pretty nice and only really wanted to give me a breathalizer test. Consumed any alcohol? No, sir. Oh, good. Then he gave me the straw as a momento for my first breathalizer test and drove off. It was all kind of melodramatic. Thankgoodness. He even noticed I can I go for my P's soon.

P.S. By the way, thank you so much to everyone who wrote letters for the notebook thing Stephen was putting together. I love it so much! Thank you! Namely: thanks to Stephen for going to so much trouble to put it all together (and Mum and Hannah who hacked into my e-mail accounts), Rebecca (from the Sunshine Coast), Heidi, Pete H., Rachel and Matt (& Shelby), Matt D., Sarah, Cory, Beth G., Josh, Caleb, Aaron, all the Khus, Naomi, Kyra, Bethany, Melina, and all the others. It's seriously one of the best presents I've ever gotten.

I had an awesome birthday and I'll try to post photos sometime. Maybe late next week. I have a feeling the next couple of days are going to be kind of full. Could be interesting. I hope y'all have a good weekend/week (depending on where you live!).

posted by Lydia @ 10:43 pm