murphy's law

this morning i got pulled over by a policeman for following someone too closely. this guy in front of me was creating a roadblock and he was in the passing lane. i sped up to try to get around him and when i changed lanes, i heard the sirens and saw the flashing lights. i pulled over and reached in my purse and my wallet was not there! i was so upset. i always have my wallet on me. where could it be? i found a photocopy of my license attached to my gym membership but that is all. i was on the verge of tears. i am right in the middle of a round of especially torturous fertility medication that keeps me pretty emotionally charged in any situation, let alone this one. the officer asked if i knew why he pulled me over.

i said, "why don't you go ahead and tell me."

he told me that i was following too closely and asked why i would do that. i told him that i was in the passing lane and the guy in front of me had created a roadblock so i was trying to get around him. then he asked for my license, registration and proof of insurance.

(this is where it gets good)

i said, "listen officer, you are not gonna believe this but...i always have my license with me and when i just went to get it out of my purse, i could not find it, i must have left it at home by mistake."

he said, "you know why you don't have it, don't you?"

"why?" i asked.

he said, "because you were going to be pulled over today, it's murphy's law."

well, i found that fairly amusing but i was still pretty emotional so i just nodded and said, "Of course it is, murphy is out to get me."

he said, "no big deal, it happens to everyone, it's happened to me before."

he took my information and went back to his car for twenty minutes, all the while i was just praying that he would give me a break. i thought about the increase to our insurance premiums and what a tough week i have already had, i just wasn't in the right mode to deal with this on top of everything else.

when the officer got back he said, "i am not going to give you a warning for not having your license on you, but now you know that it is against the law to drive without your license(who doesn't know that) and i am going to issue you this warning for following too closely, in the future, even when there is someone creating a roadblock, you need to allow a three-car space between your car and the car in front of you." as soon as he said this i burst into tears and thanked him and told him that i am a little emotionally unbalanced right now because of fertility meds.

He busted up laughing and said, "Clomid?" and i nodded my head as i cried and laughed.

he said, "we are in the same boat. my wife hates that stuff. do you have any kids?"

i said, "not yet, hoping to soon"

he said, "we have a son that is four years old and he is the reason i am here. don't worry, kids are worth it...and be nice to your poor husband...now traffic is starting to get bad so i want you to be careful as you ease out, i will stay here and if you have a hard time getting out i will turn on my lights and let you out."

when i told dave this story, he laughed out loud so i thought i would share it on my blog. i am hoping this is the beginning of a lucky streak for me, because if anyone needs some luck right now, it is me...