my secret -- exciting -- life

last night i was in charge of picking up my little brother at the airport.
his flight continually got delayed. what was supposed to be a 9 pm arrival time ended up being a 1215 am arrival.
now ... 1215 am is not all that late for stacey and i. we stay up late often and enjoy the peacefulness that a house of 3 sleeping boys has to offer.
HOWEVER ... last night i found that it is easier to enjoy a peaceful house than to drive at 1215 am.
as i pulled into the airport, i got pulled over.
i knew i wasn't speeding. i was purposely going the speed limit because i did not want to have to do loops through the arrivals/baggage claim area.
so at the time i had NO idea what i was getting pulled over for. it was probably the most calm i have ever, or will ever be, with a cop's lights flashing behind me.
anyway ... two cops approached my car. they shined their flashlights in my windows to make sure i wasn't hiding anything. of course all they found were crayons, empty fruit snack bags, and preschool art. PROBABLY not what they were looking for.
i put my window down and gave the cop my license and my insurance info.
he asked if i knew why i had been pulled over.
i was honest, and told him that i had no idea.
he said that i had apparently crossed the fog line 5 times while he was watching me.
ok, that's very possible. afterall ... it was 1215 am ... the roads were empty. i was very aware of cars near me and i wasn't planning on driving off the edge of the shoulder. but i probably was drifting a little bit.
so i apologized - what else do you say to that?
so he says ... "mam ... how much have you had to drink tonight?!"
HA!
ok .. now several responses went through my head.
BUT ... thankfully none of them came out my mouth.
instead, i giggled a bit and then very politely explained that my brother's plane was 3 hours late AND that i have an 18 month old at home who thinks that 6 am is an acceptable time to wake up.
so, although a drink was sounding nice at that moment, no, i had not had any alcohol, and i was actually just tired.
he took my license, and returned a few minutes later to tell me that he was just going to give me a verbal warning. he told me that he's sure i was just tired and to try my best to be alert.
he then made sure that i knew where i was going and sent me on my way.
as alex, my brother, and his friend were getting into my car, the cop drove slowly by me.
i thought ... great ... here i have 2 big guys, who haven't shaved in 2 weeks, and are wearing packer jerseys, getting into my car ... and they probably have been drinking :)!
thankfully ... he left me alone.

i fell asleep laughing about this last night and am still laughing about it now.
if he only knew how non-eventful my night really was.
and that of all people ... me ... a drunk driver ...

HA!

OH ... and .. for the record ... stacey says they just pulled me over because they wanted to check out our car.