ready to go?

How many times have I been asked: 'And? Are you ready to go?'
response: 'Well, emm ... '

oops... I hope my mom doesn't see this ;)

I'm sure I will get in London and get a little nervous about all the things I was not able to bring or forgot to pack, but little by little things are getting where they have to be.

The 'farewell'-stage started & I started packing. One suitcase is ready for the move... and my room is a mess. Still some work to do here :)


Next to that, I think God has been giving some winks too...
I'll share one story.

Middle of July I realize my temporary license expires in September 2012. 

Great! One more year... oh, wait...

Just a little worried I open my computer to try to find a exam-appointment before 1st of September. Preferably the latest possible, because I am not at all ready for this exam. After having to fill a lot of boxes with names and numbers and dates, I finally get the news that the first possible appointment is 4th of September.

A little more worried I call the exam-center and ask if people sometimes happen to cancel their exams. And if it is possible to contact me if something opens up before 1st of September because ... (the whole story).

'Missy, we are not a call center and we do not use our time, calling people just like that' - very long awkward silence - 'all right, I'll see what I can do.'

A few days later I get a phone call: 'There is a place opening up in 10 days at 7.30AM.' 

'10 days?? That's too soon!'

'I will not call you any more for this. You take it or leave it...'

gulps...

For around 6 days we have been practicing day and night. I'm not lying if I told you we drove at least 6 hours a day.

The next 4 days my parents left for the PTI in Poland, so I wasn't able to exercise any more. I was getting more nervous by the day.

Extremely worried and very early in the morning I leave for the exam-center with a friend of my parents (In Belgium you have to bring someone to accompany you during the exam, normally this is your teacher). 

After more or less one hour I hear it was not good enough, I failed. But I could always try to make a new appointment at the desk.

I go to the desk and even before asking, the woman sais: 'For new appointments, subscribe by internet, the next possible date is in October.'

*sigh*

Driving back, a little disappointed, I reason that it's only the start of august and that things still have the time to arrange themselves, so I decide to start checking the possible dates several times a day to see if there is a new opening somewhere.

Back home, first thing I do is check for a new opening. Very surprised I see there is one! The day after I get back from Adelante... not at all the best timing, but at least a new chance. To make the appointment I need my id-card. Worried that someone else would take this place, I run to the car to get my card, start filling those million boxes again and click the button 'check next available exam-moments'. 

I can't believe what I see, so I refresh the page... nope, it's still there. A new possibility came up during the 2 minutes I just spent: 25th of august, a completely full day just came up, I was the first to see this and could choose exactly what time I wanted to go. 

A 'wee' miracle just there...

Everything that followed went as smoothly as possible. And I passed my exam with zero mistakes. 

One less thing to worry about! Thank God :)

A lot of people prayed for this... do you think having my drivers license in my pocket could have anything to do with this? :)