Next time.. a heads up please!!

Now that I've somewhat recovered from the festival I want to throw out a request.   I sure wish someone would have informed me of the ginormous bridge I was going to be driving over on the way out to Harveysburg.

One of my biggest fears is bridges.  I do all I can to avoid going over to Kentucky to not drive over the Ohio River.  Driving over water is one thing.  What I drove over yesterday can only be described (in my eyes anyway) as driving over a wooded grand canyon. As I saw the bridge ahead of me, driving up 71N, I could immediately feel my stomach sink.  My heart began to beat in my throat.

I said "Whoa.. I didn't realize we'd be going over a bridge!?"

That should  have been my sign to quickly pull off the side of the road and let my brother drive.  But..on I went.

I shielded my left eye.  Bad move.  What I should have done was shield my right eye close both eyes. and let God lead the way.  Because, even though I could not see the tree tops to the left, I did see them to the right, along with the long road ahead of me until we hit the normal highway. I also saw my brother scanning the massive hole as I was driving across.  He thought he was funny to taunt me, and then the boys joined in the fun.  They were all ooooo'ing and ahhhhhhh'ing as we drove over the bridge.

  (it's all fun and games until a 32 year old female drives her family through the guard rail to their deaths!)

I don't know what I did from the point of hitting the bridge.  I envisioned my speed slowing down from 75mph to a crawling 45mph.  I'm positive my blood pressure crept up 10-15 points.  My pulse was pounding so strongly in my neck that I could feel it thumping up to my eyes.  I was "white knuckling" the steering wheel.  It then took about 5 or so miles for my whole body to relax and to unclench the steering wheel and return to our regular scheduled programming - the rest of our drive.

The whole situation was relived on the drive back.  Just typing this out I feel anxiety!  

Note to self:  Next year my brother drives.