Thursday was quite a day!
After studying harder for his driver's test than for anything else EVER in his life, he finally got the opportunity to put his knowledge to work. We headed out first thing to the DMV, where we waited with about 80 other people for him to have the opportunity to write his test. He went to the wicket when his number was called, did the vision test, filled out all the paperwork, then of course asked me to come and pay!
Next he went in and wrote his written exam - still on paper, which I can't believe - and about 15 minutes after heading in, he came out with a huge smile and sunshine all around him. My boy had passed. It was probably the most exciting day of his life. Pretty damn exciting for me too!
There were a few conditions set by mom and dad with regard to his driving, and he was very good natured about it.
1. Parking lots ONLY until he does his driver's training in January
2. No diving after dark, even if it's a parking lot
3. Never with Kaedo in the car.
My own number 4 was no music, but that got vetoed.
From the DMV we headed to the biggest, relatively empty parking lot I could think of and he tried his hand at it. I'm still wearing Kaedo's neck brace from the whiplash. The kid is VERY brake heavy. Even with my seatbelt on I thought I may get thrown through the window. haha. He did great once he got a hang of the brake.
We had lunch, ran some errands, picked up the groceries for his supper and then headed home.
His best buddy C was joining us for the evening and when Craig and Sterling went to pick him up at work, Sterling got in the driver's seat as a joke. C was totally prepared to have Sterling drive them home. I think Craig's words were, "Are you out of your mind?" or something like that. Needless to say, no driving by Sterling.
We had pizza, chips, Dr.Pepper and white cake. Craig was devastated it wasn't Sour Cream Chocolate Cake. I must admit I had been dreaming of it too, but Sterling likes white cakes, so there you go.
C stayed until 10:30pm and there was a lot of laughing and carrying on.
He had a wonderful birthday and loved all the calls and chats. Especially from one family that called him twice! He received lots of texts from friends and was really loving every minute of it.
A wonderful 16th Birthday!
2 comments:
Once again Sterling - CONGRATULATIONS! Conditions on Sterling's driving sound good to me as well - the #4 wouldn't have worked too good for me either but know that it can be a distraction when we're singing at the top of our lungs:) My aunt taught me how to drive and brought her two little boys along for the ride! Remember, that's a long, long time ago and NO SEAT BELTS! Poor little guys in the back were tossed around a few times and probably got whip lash. Her car was also a standard, so going up a hill was very jerky at times! Good luck with the practicing Sterling, mom and dad!
His cake looks very, very yummy - probably not too much left for the next day.
All the best in your 16th year Sterling - we love you so much - Grampa & Gramma
BIG HUGS TO ALL!
With that face sitting behind the wheel...good luck with the no passengers...and they´ll all be female. You look awesome sitting there, Mr. Cool. So glad you had a wonderful birthday. Glad we got to sing to you but haven´t been too successful in keeping up with the blog as wifi has been either sporadic or uber expensive. .75 cents a minute on board.
Love to all
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