Driving all night, my hands wet on the wheel.

Since I got the idea to start this blog I have been amazed by the fact that I have had opportunities just walk right up to me, literally. I really feel that I've been lead to people and people have been lead to me. For instance:

Wednesday night I was down in Draper watching my nephews--we watched Lion King, what a great movie. After watching them and playing some XBox with my brother I made the lonley trip back up to Salt Lake City. As I was parking in front of our little humble abode I glanced to my left and there was a woman standing in the middle of the median giving me a thumbs up. Now I was working at positioning myself to not be in the way of any drive ways and I thought she was just telling me that I was in a good spot. It turns out that she actually wanted a ride--who knew? A person standing in the middle of the road with their thumb up wanted a ride! Typically I NEVER take a hitch-hiker---honestly they scare me! But yet again the thought jumped into my head "your blog!" That thought coupled with the fact that she didn't give me the heebie jeebie's lead me to assent to her request for a ride.
When she got into the car I gathered that she was a couple of things 1) slightly intoxicated, 2) a smoker and 3) emotional. Turns out Brenda (I think she gave me a fake name) is going through a rough bit with the people she lives with, she kept saying how upset and sad she was but I couldn't get her to tell me why. She would just start to tear up a little and then change the subject the first time by asking if I smoked because she had a cigarette she wanted to smoke the 2nd time by asking about me and my life. She is in a tough spot in her life--she dropped out of school at 16, she is the single mother of a 3 y/o son and the "love of her life" who she wants to be with is in jail. I really can't imagine how hard that would all be. However amid all the hardships she has decided to get going with her education again because her boyfriend is getting out of jail soon so she wants that to be a turning point for their life together. I really hope things work out for the both of them, I'm sure it's going to be a tough road but one that can be taken.
Name: Brenda
Age: 22
From: SLC
Info: Has 3 y/o son, is 1/2 Navajo and 1/2 Ute, has a brother who lives in Wyoming.
Credibilty: 7 I think she lied about her name and I dont think that the place I dropped her off at was her mothers.
Craziness: 1--everybody has a little crazy in 'em!
Given: A 15 block ride.