Must Run In The Family...

Anxiety.  Everyone in our family has it.  For Courtney it's messes, for Kelsey it was the dentist and fires.  For Collette it's earrings and teeth, and for me.... it's driving.  I am absolutely terrified of driving.  I hate it!  On Wednesday I had to drive all the way to my piano lesson all by myself in a real car on real roads!  I almost died.  the night before I thought I was going to throw up because I was so filled with anxiety.  All day I kept drawing out a map so I could find the fewest lane changes possible.  But, Ladies and Gentlemen, I did it!!!  I drove all the way there and did fabulous.  Jeanne (my teacher)  was more scared than I was.  She called me 5 times during the fifteen minute drive to check on me.  (of course I didn't answer while I was driving).  I wish I could post the message she left me :).  Anyway she had a cookie waiting for me and I deserved it!!  Now if only I could do roundabouts... then I could really feel okay driving alone!

Here are some of my encouraging sticky notes I had to post all over my house Tuesday night.

 On another note, last night we had a very fun and successful sister sleepover!  Besides the fact that Collette and Danny were deathly ill and the rest of us coughing, we had a really good time.  Our theme was "good for the heart" so we did lots of things that would make our hearts happy.  We started by eating a yummy dinner of spaghetti and breadsticks then headed to Danny's basketball game which they WON!  Then we made a heart warming craft for each sister.  Then we started Despicable Me.. but of course we all fell asleep.  When we woke up the older girls went to Zumba while the youngins slept in.  Then we made the cutest yummy breakfast ever, made a heartfelt craft for mom and headed home.  And guess what?!?  It's not over!  If Danny feels better in the morning those two are coming to our house and we will make a yummy dinner for mom and dad.  I think it was a great weekend!!  Definitely better than going to Sweethearts... right?...