Monumental(ly) Crappy Day

Today was monumental for me.
I drove myself five hours to Tyler for a two week training. I will be teaching a new class this fall and the training is a prerequisite for the class.
Normal people probably take long trips all the time, but I don’t. I am the most directionally challenged person. I also have no faith in my driving abilities, and if you combine that with the fact that I had no idea where I was going…you don’t have to be a Language Arts genius, but I bet you can infer the results of my trip.
Yes, I got lost and had no idea where I was for about an hour. Yes, I had a Tom-Tom but it stopped working right around when I needed to make a change from one highway to another. Yes, I cried but, it was only when I finally go to the campus and I could not find the dorm I was staying in.
Computers without the proper programs downloaded on them, a cold shower with a trickle of water pressure, spotty internet and cell phone service. There is more but I hate to bore you.
In conclusion, today was monumental(ly crappy)….but I am able to reflect on a few things.
It made me realize how much I miss my partner in crime. I really do ride well in the passenger seat and I appreciate the fact that my husband is an excellent driver and a navigator. He really doesn’t need my help! I think next time I have to travel anywhere over 3 hours (my previous record before today’s disaster) by myself, I am flying.
I am thankful for my I-phone. AT&T’s 3G was a bit spotty from time to time, but it worked better than that darn Tom-Tom.
Lastly, I appreciate my Honda CR-V. I averaged 28mpg and I am pretty happy about that.
And, best of all—tomorrow is a new day. I should learn some awesome stuff.
Funny, I can barely turn on a computer (much less find the spell cheek button) and the guy who is running the training asked me if I knew anything about computer programming.
I think he understood that NO, I did not when he saw the tears in my eyes as I was thinking, “God, what have I gotten myself into?”
He assured me by the end of these two weeks, I will know a ton about computer programming.
Sweet…as long as I can stay ½ of a baby step ahead of my 6th graders.