Driveway Drama

So, I get home today after working late and running to the Wal-Mart to get some HE detergent (laundry!!!) and some red truck is blocking my drive way! I sit there thoroughly confused for a second...and then I start to analyze...what should I do? Who should I call? Does this warrant a 9-1-1 call...well, I reason with myself, I'm not in any immediate danger, but, I say to myself, I can't get into my driveway and what if someone is in that car waiting for me to get out?...I don't have just the normal police number, so I decide it's worth my safety to call 9-1-1 and see what I should do.


They were really nice and gave me the direct line to the Mesa police. So I call and they dispatch some officers to see what's up...well, that makes me feel better, so I park my car on the street and jump my wall as far away from that truck as possible (they could still be waiting for me!) and I walk as fast as I can without looking ridiculous the whole time I'm watching the truck for movement. When I get into my house I set my alarm (this is what we train for people) and make sure every door in my house is secure. Just for a fleeting moment a thought occurs to me 'what if I locked the bad guys in with me!?' but I shove that thought out of my mind.


I call a tow truck service to see if that is another possibility and it turns out that since the truck is not IN my driveway, just in front of it, there's nothing they can do. The guy suggested I call the police but he said they wouldn't be able to do anything about it either. That was disheartening news! I start imagining my life with no driveway. This just can't be, I think to myself. So I go check out my video surveillance and find out that the car has been parked like that since 4:30pm this afternoon! And the culprit was my next door neighbor! Seriously?? Well, the video calmed my nerves enough so I could start a load in my washer, which is good. When the police arrived I explained what I had seen in my video and where the person was, and he said that if he went next door and the car didn't belong to anyone they would be able to tow it for me (SWEET!) and off he went to my neighbor's house.

Look at how much space there was to park! Instead, right in front of my driveway was the place to be.

Not even 2 minutes later the truck starts and just sits there for a really long time. When it finally starts to move, it looks like it's gonna die any minute! It could barely turn around and when they pushed on the accelerator, it sounded like an old smoker coughing their lung out. Any ways, they eventually got turned around and parked on the sidewalk on the other side of the street. What an evening! I'm glad the police helped me, but I feel bad for that poor truck, I can only imagine that it died in front of my driveway and the driver was like 'yeah, that's good enough.'

In other news D.O.G. had his first two ticks! Yuck! I burnt them off...that was kinda fun.

Woot Woot!

So, I finished my Master's degree!!! And for once, I think I'm okay with where I am at in life. I don't feel the need to jump into a new degree programs; I am not looking for a new place to live; I don't feel the need to cut my hair or do anything drastic. I just feel SO good to be officially done with school. The problem I'm running into now, is trying to decide what to do next with my life. School has always seemed like such a huge, never ending mountain that would take years to finish...I hadn't really planned my life further than, 'graduate with my masters before I have kids' and well, now I've graduated and I'm no where near having kids. So...I think I'm going to get my motorcycle license - no, I won't be buying a motorcycle, I just want the thrill of having the license...I'm also getting my passport before the end of the year.

In other news, I'm taking delivery of my new washer and dryer today!! Yay for new appliances! I moved into my house July 15th and I have only done laundry 3 times! Yes...I have a lot of clothes.

Until next time - Ashley