Well, She Wanted to do Something Crazy!!!

I had a job interview yesterday, with a temping agency for teaching assistants. I can't make up my mind whether teaching is the right career for me, so I thought the idea of teaching assistant might be brilliant, as it will give me the perfect insight. The interview seemed to go really well, and I was feeling really positive. Only I'm a bit dubious of my success as getting references is proving to be a complete pain in the arse! I volunteered at a primary school after-school club when I was in secondary school, and worked there for a bit with kids, only getting a reference for that will be damn near impossible as the school has changed heads and stuff so many times since that, it's all probably untracable! And if that wasn't bad enough, my old university tutor has buggered off the face of the earth (left the department) without replying to emails and requests for references I sent him. Foolishly, the old fart was the only person at uni I really had any contact with staff-wise, and so now I'm not going to get a reference of any merit from there as no one else had anything to do with me!
So all the positivity that I once had about the interview etc is fast turning into dispondency, not that there's a thing I can do about it! Fuck it!
On the other hand, I sent off the job application for the science-related job that is well and truly up my alley. So hopefully I'll recieve some good news there! I can live in hope!And in the mean time, I just have to hang in there, keep looking, and keep applying!On a better note, yesterday life restored itself to normality again, as both me and my lady proceeded to get out of bed on the correct side! There was no niggling at all, and yesterday was a perfect day in the life! Ahhh, cohabiting bliss! Can ya tell I'm happier than I've ever been in my entire life?!
We went for a drink last night with the uni's lgb crew... not that many people particularly speak to us, and after 10 minutes of bad dj mixing, and flat coke and lemonade (shandy really) we were just about to depart for the new gay pub in town, when SM and her friend Amy came in, and we spent the rest of the eveing chatting to them (even though SM is in a weird mood of late) and trying to convince them to come out with us on Thursday night to the local gay club for a damn good night out... all we got was 'maybe'!
So on the drive home, my lady mentioned how she wanted to do something crazy, like drive somewhere random or something. Well... I had a better idea.
We drove round for a bit, and I found Tesco car park, and bit of it was empty, so I decided that the 'something crazy' would be to give my lady a driving lesson! What? You might say? Were you pissed? I assure you I wasn't. And I know it sounds crazy allowing a blind person to drive your car, but I really didn't have a doubt in the world. Anyone that knows me, knows that my car is my absolute pride and joy. I look after it, clean it, am paranoid about not locking it, check on it when it's parked outside etc, I adore it to bits. So letting my lady drive it, was not something I did rashly or unwittingly. A couple of very important things to mention here is that, firstly, it was in an empty carpark, which is private land, so there was nothing to hit, and perfectly safe.
Secondly, it is a testament to our relationship that we could even do something like that. I amaze myself at how much I trust my lady, and at how much she trusts me. To be in that situation required impecable trust. I trusted her to the limits, to do what I said when I said it, and she trusted me likewise. It wasn't as though my car has dual control or anything!
I said it last night, and I'll say it again. There is no one in the world who I would trust to sit behind that wheel unqualified other than my lady, even if they could see and were on the verge of passing their test. Yet, I felt safe and secure with my lady behind the wheel, even though she had no concept of driving and I had to remind her what pedal was what at first!
And I have to say... she was fucking amazing! Most people, their first time in a car would stall it all the time and not be able to reverse or anything, but for the most part, she was driving round and round the car park, with me steering, and then in straight lines backwards and forwards. There wasn't any jerking or shuddering like you see learners on the roads sometimes. To say I was impressed was an understatement!
I know how much my lady would love to drive, and how much it really gets to her that she never will, so I wanted to do this for a number of reasons. Firstly to make her happy, and put the biggest smile on her face... which I certainly achieved after she stopped laughing thinking I was joking about letting her. And also to show her how much I love, respect and trust her. And I think it achieved that too. Also, I think she now has an appreciation of how difficult driving actually is, and all I keep getting is 'how did you do that so smoothly?!' She'll learn soon enough! And at this rate, it won't take long!
After half an hour or so, we ended up changing seats and I drove us home again. And this morning, she was worried the car wouldn't start because she stalled it a few times last night. Well, I hasten to add, it started up first time, purring like a kitten! So I think the change of driving hands done both of them the world of good!
My challenge now is to find a better car park that's bigger and doesn't have trolley parks in the middle of it! And then will begin lesson 2!
Today is our 17 month anniversary... I'm soooo excited! Things are so amazing, and I'm so in love! I'm cooking tonight, and we're going to have a nice romantic meal, and enjoy spending time together on our anniversary!
Mmmm. this is the life! I love you precious bunny xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx And Happy Anniversary!