I need a hug
I went to National Harbor, MD tonight to see Katelyn while she was in town and I got horribly lost. So lost I have no idea where I was or how I ended up at the right place. It was supposed to be 10 miles, about 30 minutes, maybe an hour with traffic--it took over 2 hours and I went about 30 miles. I was lost right off the bat in DC--I was on Independence and that was supposed to take me to 495 S, but it looped me around towards Virginia and then I spent 20 minutes stuck in a park and I had to loop around the whole park because it was a one way and with the cherry blossom festival happening traffic was inching along. Then I finally got on 495 and was only supposed to be on that for 2 miles before hitting 295, but 6 miles later I still didn't see 295. So I stopped and asked for directions and they told me to keep going the way I was but I think I looped around DC again, so it was very confusing and complicated and I was ready to pull off on the side of the road and spend the rest of my life there. I finally got to her around 9:00 and we only spent an hour together so I'm very disappointed and bummed out.
I just looked at a google map and I figured out where I went wrong--I was supposed to take a sharp L to stay on Independence because it forks and I went the wrong way. UGHHH. I hate driving around here. And to make it worse there are NO signs ANYWHERE. So this is running through my head with regret and I'm frustrated and I didn't get home until after 11:00, so I simply feel horrible and I need a hug or someone to talk to to just get back to normal and stop analyzing this and freaking out over it. Its over I should relax. So I only got to see her for an hour, big deal, I still got to see her. Plus I will probably see her and Dave when I'm in Lansing in 2 weeks. So I drove around for 2 hours, I am now more familiar with the area. So I was lost, I got to where I was going and I got home and I did not get in an accident.
I need to focus on the positives of what this nasty experience brought: I drove to work and it only took 15 minutes. I can now get in and out of the city from my home. I now know that Independence is a tricky little bitch that splits in half. It is super easy to get to Arlington from National Harbor so if I ever want to go back I can just drive from home. It would be a nice saturday afternoon to eat lunch at one of the zillion restaurants and window shop at the overpriced shops.
Plus I learned my lesson--I can't just look at the directions, I need to google map it each time and look at the satellite picture of each step because "slight right" and "sharp left" and "stay on road but it turns into this other names road" get confusing and I'm never quite sure if what I just did is considered a "slight right" or if it is the correct "slight right".
So....putting it into perspective and looking at the bright side did not help, I still am having an anxiety attack about something that already happened.
I just looked at a google map and I figured out where I went wrong--I was supposed to take a sharp L to stay on Independence because it forks and I went the wrong way. UGHHH. I hate driving around here. And to make it worse there are NO signs ANYWHERE. So this is running through my head with regret and I'm frustrated and I didn't get home until after 11:00, so I simply feel horrible and I need a hug or someone to talk to to just get back to normal and stop analyzing this and freaking out over it. Its over I should relax. So I only got to see her for an hour, big deal, I still got to see her. Plus I will probably see her and Dave when I'm in Lansing in 2 weeks. So I drove around for 2 hours, I am now more familiar with the area. So I was lost, I got to where I was going and I got home and I did not get in an accident.
I need to focus on the positives of what this nasty experience brought: I drove to work and it only took 15 minutes. I can now get in and out of the city from my home. I now know that Independence is a tricky little bitch that splits in half. It is super easy to get to Arlington from National Harbor so if I ever want to go back I can just drive from home. It would be a nice saturday afternoon to eat lunch at one of the zillion restaurants and window shop at the overpriced shops.
Plus I learned my lesson--I can't just look at the directions, I need to google map it each time and look at the satellite picture of each step because "slight right" and "sharp left" and "stay on road but it turns into this other names road" get confusing and I'm never quite sure if what I just did is considered a "slight right" or if it is the correct "slight right".
So....putting it into perspective and looking at the bright side did not help, I still am having an anxiety attack about something that already happened.