The Drive

Isabella's day trip/ more like afternoon trip was not something she looked forward to with glee. However, after her spin class that left her wet enough to look like she had just emerged from a lengthy swim, she was ready for it.

She set things up just right for the drive.  Accompanying her was a light sandwich and bag of chips which she devoured with reckless abandon.  Later when she felt a pain in her chest, she attributed it to an aching heart for her new boyfriend.

Isabella also planned the music she would listen to perfectly as she brought along her three  favorite pieces of classical music by Brahms, Dvorjak and Griegg.  Thus she was in classical music heaven and a state of melancholy as she thought of her father who introduced her to these pieces years ago.  Under the influence, Isabella  played smashing air piano or the role of conductor while listening to these favorites.

Isabella was pleased with herself for setting up the best possible environment  in her vehicle for her trip as it didn't occur to her that  a pleasant adventure was waiting for her and her wheels.

It was a magnificent crisp Fall day.  Leaves on the trees had not fully turned colors and the roadside grass was lush and emerald green.  In the abundant corn fields each stalk stood on its own.

Isabella drove past rustic barns and farm houses.  Horses grazed peacefully in their pastures.

There was no trace of modern commerce for miles and miles until the exit for gas which didn't work out well as Isabella kept pushing the wrong button.  She finally went inside to seek help and the situation was resolved without too much frustration.

The rest of the ride remained pristine until Columbus and its surrounding suburbs. Heretofore. The uppity bitch (aka her gps) had been uncharacteristically well behaved.  But true to form, the bitch could not resist messing with Isabella as she led her astray while directing her to a take a "soft right" turn on a tight loop exit ramp causing all the stuff on the passenger seat, which was a lot, to careen in her direction.

Back on track, or so she thought,  Isabella continued driving for what seemed like a long time for ub to silent,  She looked down to discover that the gps had become disconnected from its charger.  Oops, Isabella surmised the mishap occurred while she was taking that "soft right" turn on the exit ramp. Reconnected, and a after a half hour of "calculating route,"  the bitch finally had Isabella arriving at her destination as she announced "you have arrived" - which was funny only once when ub uttered it four years ago on their maiden voyage.

At her destination, Isabella apologized for her tardiness blaming it on her gps/fucking uppity bitch while of course keeping its nickname under raps.

 The purpose of Isabella's trip was to attend a work related workshop.  She behaved appropriately, brown nosing just enough to not appear obsequies.

The ride home was the pinnacle of her day.  Seamlessly with no uppity bitch upsets, Isabella made it out of Columbus without incident - a rare and good thing.  Basking in that relief and enjoying the contemporary music chosen for the ride home, Isabella was struck by the view.

The sky was extraordinarily beautiful on this late Fall afternoon.  Clouds were not billowing instead in broad bands and streaks they popped against a vibrant blue sky - it was the stuff that artists paint.

For most of the ride, the clouds sheltered the sun just enough for Isabella to look at the clouds and sky and another vision.  It was a section of a rainbow which was odd as it had not rained.  There was no arch just a cube of rainbow colors.  This vision of beauty lasted for quite a while.  Once gone, plenty of exceptional beauty was abundant with the same fields, lush grass and rustic farms Isabella passed earlier now looking dramatically different under the setting sun.

Isabella marveled at the almost evening sky with its jewel tone quality of moonstones, opals and mother of pearl.  She noticed a few other things on this return trip like the field with alpacas, goats and sheep and she was mesmerized by the clumps of almost bare trees.

Isabella wasn't bothered by the two large sign boards on the side of the road, one with the ten commandments, the other with hell fire and damnation rhetoric. She then witnessed a tremendous bonfire.  While having a near out of body experience, Isabella pondered - is this too perfect?  Will the other shoe drop? Although, the first shoe had not...