We. Have. A. Driver.

Last weekend we drove up to visit our friends, the Wirigs.  They took Lorien up to the DMV in Pittsburg and had her drive the test course a couple of times.  From their drive Lorien texted me the following picture.  Insinuating she had hit the sign and all was lost.  

Ha.

Ha.

Ha.

Today, Lorien and I headed back out to Pittsburg for her official driving test and hopeful license obtaining. 

We had an early appointment and she got through the line quickly.  By some crazy miracle Lorien got the DMV clerk who was nice, like super nice.  She took one look at Lorien's picture from back in August when she took her permit test (the picture they are SUPPOSED to use) and shouted "Oh no!  I know you're going to want to take a new picture!  No one is ever going to believe this is you.  You look like a baby!  You show this to anyone and their going to be like 'Nope, na-ah, go get your baby sister, there is no way this is you.'"  I was annoyed.  How does this kid do it?  She is so lucky.  Her permit picture really was awful.  We were late for the test and I wouldn't let her take time for makeup.  I had to drag her half asleep butt out of bed.  She looked ridiculous and I thought it would build character if she had to show that picture for the next ten years.  Nope, she got a new picture.  She was dressed to the nines with full hair and makeup this time.  She lined up for her picture, worked her angles and got THE MOST darling license photo in the history of license photos.  She looks like a super model. 

Part two of her dumb luck, we got a new mini van four days before she had to take her test.  We had dealer plates and no registration.  This nice DMV lady said they would check everything outside...and no one outside checked anything!?! 

Part three of her dumb luck, she knew the course so well she only got three errors and none of them were critical.  That wasn't dumb luck--actually--that was preparation. 

I waited patiently in the DMV for 13 minutes and saw her pull back into the parking lot and stop in an illegal parking spot.  I thought it was over, her dumb luck had run out and the proctor had told her to stop the car immediately and get out.  Nope, she passed. 

A few more minutes in lines at the DMV and she was all official. 

Thanks a million Wirigs.  We are lucky to have you as friends and teachers.  Lorien owes her license to you!