Enjoying the Day at the OMV: A Personal Experience

I am at the Office of Motor Vehicles and made up my mind to enjoy myself. First of all, I had to renew my license and get a Real ID. We had some business to conduct with my son, so Bud and I are meeting him in Alexandria. We woke up to a glorious, cool day, such a relief after the blazing summer. We had a beautiful drive down. We will have lunch with John after our business, always a pleasure. He lives in Baton Rouge so it’s treat to see him without a four hour drive.

I love people watching. Amazingly, there has not been a single ugliness at the OMV. I am not accustomed to this. The last time I had to visit I joined a roomful of defeated-looking people.

I had the pleasure of seeing the kid in the red-checked pajamas get his first license. He was all anxiety until his victory, then pure jubilation.

His mother’s anxiety was unrelieved by his success. He drove home! If I had to the whole process of teaching a kid to drive again, I’d just lead the them out to the car, beat it with a baseball bat, and tell them, “Now we’re ready! You won’t have to use that excuse about swerving to miss a dog” It would get a couple of things out of the way.

Afterward, John treated us to lunch at Lea’s Lunchroom., a well-known local restaurant in LeCompte, Louisiana. We all had a fine ham sandwich. I had lemon meringue pie. Bud said it was like taking coal to Newcastle since I have three freshly baked strawberry-rhubarb pies waiting at home but life is too short to neglect pie. It has been a wonderful day!

Bud and John,

12 thoughts on “Enjoying the Day at the OMV: A Personal Experience”

  1. Sounds like an amazing and positive day. I’m sure your mama heart was over-joyed seeing you baby boy who is indeed a grown man now. Your hubby and son look like they could be brothers. Handsome men you have there in your life Ms. Linda. Hugs to you and hugs to your family.

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