Learning the Hard Way

Well, the city kicked my butt for the first time yesterday. I got a ticket for being on my phone while driving. Big oops! I was actually on the GPS trying to figure out where I was going, but the cop had no sympathy for this little country girl in the big ol' city and slapped me with a fine. The funny/not-so-funny thing is I JUST bragged to Katie last weekend about how I'd never gotten a ticket in my life. It was also pathetic because I had not even seen my car in over a week (the bus, subway, and my own two feet have been my means of transportation) and I made it approximately 5 blocks before I got pulled over. Turns out Philly has a strict no cell phone while driving policy - lesson learned!

Other than that slight snafu, things have been going really well. I started orientation for the LEND program this week, which is an interdisciplinary program aiming to train all sorts of clinicians to treat kids with developmental disabilities. My focus is autism, so I will be doing a research project, community service, and family outreach all related to kids with autism and their families. I've gotten to meet lots of people from all over the hospital, and I know I'm going to learn a lot!

Most importantly, I get to see some of my bestest friends this weekend! Amy, Allison, and Lauren are taking planes, trains, and automobiles (respectively) to get to Philly for some much-needed girl time. Hopefully I can pretend to know what I'm doing so I can show them around the city! I can't wait!

Until next time, friends, remember: no cell phones while driving! :)