Carl's Trip to Missoula

Carl is one of my sons. He is 16. His girlfriend is visiting her dad in Alberton. Of course, he wanted to go see her because he hasn't seen her for at least 3 days. HA!!! This would be his first road trip where he has to do all the driving. Alberton is probably about 220 miles from our place. I was all for it. A road trip where you do all the driving sort of seems like a rite of passage for teenagers.

Then I started worrying. The head was saying, "Yes, this is a great experience for Carl." The heart was saying, "I hope his car runs good, I hope he doesn't fall asleep, I hope he has a good time, etc." I told him to call me periodically so I would know when he got there.

He called about an hour after I thought he left so I asked him where he was. He told me he was at his girlfriends place & had just finished eating. I kind of came unglued & asked how fast he drove. Then he told me he left 4 hours earlier than I was expecting. I calmed down.

He is suppose to come home tomorrow. I will be glad to see him again.