it matters to me

went to stacy's today to play with drew, who can now walk 50 feet without falling down. he is very excited about it, as are we. 

i was pulled over by a cop for the first time ever in my lifeeee on my way to her house. he was following me really closely, and when he turned on his lights i was so upset because i've tried really hard this week not to spend any money, and i was anticipating a ticket. 

so he comes to my passenger window and asks if i know why i was pulled over. i say no. he says my registration is a month expired. now to fully appreciate this.. the state of texas got tricky a few years ago and blacked out the back of your registration sticker so you can't see the date from inside your vehicle. ironically, the sticker says 'check the date, love your state.'

[photo from here.]

i look at that thing probably 50 times a year while sitting in traffic, at a light, at a stop sign, or just driving and think to myself 'that is really not fair, texas.' and then BAM! it gets me!

he ended up letting me go without a ticket, but my leg was so shaky when i got back on the road that it was almost hard to drive. never want that to happen again.