Panicattackistan

I'm on 50 East headed to Ocean City with Brent driving my car and Irene and Madiha in the backseat. I started out driving but when we got on the bridge crossing over water, I started having a panic attack. I felt a sharp rush of blood to my head, couldn't hear, thought I was going to throw up and felt like I was going to pass out. Brent was in the front seat and grabbed the wheel. I was taking deep breaths and had to turn up the music to distract me. Madiha and Irene were making jokes in the back seat to distract me. I swear. I have never had that reaction before. I literally almost passed out. We pulled over at the next gas station where I walked it off, had a soda and still felt nauseated.

"She is from Panicattackistan."
--Madiha--

Bottom line: I just discovered my fear of driving over bridges. As Irene says, I would not do well in Florida. I love Verizon Wireless even more for letting me be in the middle of nowhere and still be online in the front seat of my car typing this and blogging. Naveed hasn't left D.C. yet. He's on his way to pick up the rental car right now. We're staying at this cute place in Ocean City which, according to what the owner told Madiha, there's not a lot of room though its a two bedroom mini-apartment. We were told to bring our own towels, etc. We have 2 air mattresses, that should be sufficient because I am NOT sleeping on that bed. Who knows when the sheets were cleaned.

It will be a fun weekend. I'll celebrate my birthday tomorrow at the beach with my friends.