Drive

I survived my first drive into NYC!

Tuesday rolled around and I made the great adventure to the city. I was super nervous about driving, seeing as people are effing crazy drivers in big cities. The bus was definitely not an option. Upon leaving, my mom threw a fit because she was scared for me to drive. When she came to terms that I was doing it, she of course didn't hesitate on making me cart a bunch of shit for my sister.

It was pouring the whole way there! Rain is a sensitive subject around these areas. We've been hit twice now with big flooding disasters and everyone tends to be on edge. The drive in wasn't too bad to be completely honest. I'm not really sure why I was so scared to drive. Tolls of course were a bit expensive, but whatever it's still better than driving the bus. I got into my sister's neighborhood, and found a parking garage I had made arrangements with. The streets have metered parking with a two hour maximum. There was seriously no way that I would be able to keep moving my wheels.

After getting settled in, I made plans to meet up with some friends. Marissa just got a job in the city, and she lived with good friend's of ours. Robbi and her came to get me for dinner and drinks, and boy was that a mistake! We got onto the Grand Central, keep in mind still raining and hit a gaping pot hole the size of VW Bug. Pop went the tire, and there we were. Stranded on the side of the freeway, six cars pulled over behind us and another one in front. Thanks New York for not patching up highways! Some construction guy probably dug that hole with a jack hammer to create more business for the tow trucks!

We all were a bit confused and intimidated to change the tire. Luckily Robbi had a full tire in his trunk. With a little help from our other flat tire friend in front of us, we were able to get it on and go to dinner. There was a burger place near by we went to. I ordered a burger and a margarita. I couldn't finish either of them. Marissa took the other half of my burger for her lunch the next day, so it worked out pretty well! I caught a cab ride back, seeing as I didn't want to traumatize Robbi anymore than I already had.

Overall, the ride honestly was pretty smooth. Traffic of course was heavy at times, but I'm feeling super accomplished and proud of myself. NYC is not as scary to navigate as I thought it would be, and I'm finally feeling like I'm getting the hang of everything after all these years! PLUS, I don't feel bad about not finishing my food---seeing as it was probably awful for me anyway!