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So did I? YES! I passed my Class 5 licence today and now am fully legal to hit the highway solo. My first test will be driving out to New Westminster on Thursday for my Bridal Gown fitting, how exciting!! I have to admit, once I got going on my test, I felt much better, and the examiner made me feel comfortable, in fact I am likely to run into her at the gymn in the morning as we discovered we go to the same gymn around the same time LOL! Anyhow, I am happy to be back behind the wheel of a car for the first time in 5 years.


Do I mention wedding plans? *snicker* well of course, considering it's now 4 weeks on Saturday!! This weekend is insanely busy for us as we have to hit the road to Kamloops and be up there for a 10am appointment. Of course when I booked all these I forgot we would be dancing still on Friday nights, so it's going to be one early start, having to leave the coast no later than 6am.... I better make sure the coffee is good and strong ;o) The realisation it is May astounds me, it's incredible to me how the time is flying, and in fact almost scarey... I feel like life is racing by right now, and I am not sure how to slow it down. Is it the anticipation of looking forward to things like the wedding? going home to NZ in the autumn? or is it the fact that the saying of "the older you get the quicker it goes" really true? I do sometimes ponder at the fact I am 35 and it's 5 years since I left home, or 16 years since I lived in London, or 25 years since my first Nana passed away... You really do have to stop and smell the roses, or life just passes you by.


Today was just the weirdest day... firstly I got to work, and my collegue was in tears, they lost their beloved dog on Saturday night, she just up and died in a matter of hours (most likely cancer, but still a big shock), then a couple I know through work lost their little baby girl in the weekend, carrying to only 28 weeks, and to top things off.. my former boss in Auckland passed away recently of Lukemia I found out through a close friend, hell I didn't even know he was sick........ tomorrow, I plan to stop, take a deep breath, look around me... and find a rose to smell.