Reflections from the road

My Step Mom is still in the hospital, but doing better, a couple posts to come up this week I wrote a while back. Dad's already had one spouse go before him, so it's hard on him. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers and thanks Christina, for the long chat while I traveled today.

A couple weeks ago business took me across a neighboring state. I watch things as I drive, it's part of my nature to note detail. There coming up at my 8 o'clock position was a black 4 x 4 driven by a young lady. The custom license plate. GNYS GRL, with a little sticker on the back window - I love my Marine. I smiled, a Marine's wife or sweetheart.

Right behind her, and closing fast, in another, larger black 4 x 4 was another custom license plate USMC. Aha! The other half. I let them both pass, and watched while they got side by side, slowed down, exchanging loving glances, words and waves through their windows. Then they sped up on ahead. I wondered, had he just come home, was he soon to ship out? Young love, whatever the circumstances, is a pleasure to watch though.

The State Patrol was thick that day, and I hoped they wouldn't get a ticket, as they soon put me in their dust, trudging along at the speed limit in my plain squirrel vehicle. And I saw him, up ahead, opposite direction, State Patrol. He couldn't help but notice them and their speed, and the speed of a couple other cars around them and immediately took a U-turn lane across the freeway behind us all and came up behind us FAST.

No one up ahead seemed to notice and several cars in that bunch continued to pull away. I saw our young Marine and his girl way up ahead, STILL pulling away. I scooted into the lane directly behind them at a distance and flashed my lights, a bunch of times, hoping they'd see. Both immediately slowed, and tucked into the slow lane between a herd of semi trucks. The trooper flashed his lights at me, likely recognizing my plate as well, and I pulled into the slow lane. He shot ahead, lights flashing and pulled over another car that had been with those young lovers, riding point. He got his speeder. They got a break.

They stayed back and driving a little slower after that and when I passed, the young lady gave me a big wave. As I passed USMC I gave him a small salute. I bet he noticed my plates as well. One never knows who their fellow travelers are.

Whoever you are, the best of life to you both. Travel safe, travel well, and thank you for reminding a tired, road weary gal of service and true commitment.