License To Drive

Four out of five Hanson's are licensed drivers! 

And just like every good military kid before him, Henry's path to his license wasn't smooth...to say the least! It covered two years and three states. In Colorado, he took his permit test and passed but was told that he took the wrong test. He took the test for 15 1/2 year olds instead of the test for kids younger than 15 1/2. Ridiculous, I know. 

Fast forward to Alabama where we figured he'd just take the Drivers Ed course through school, get his permit and then get his license. The Drivers Ed course was taught by one of the football coaches and it turned out to be a whole lot of high school football talk, but Hen ended up with his permit and (bonus!) boating license. That was in January of last year. Come to find out, in Alabama you need to hold a permit for 6 months before you can test for your driver's license. That meant even though Henry turned 16 two months after he got his permit he wouldn't be able to test for his driver's license in Alabama until July. 

Cue our move to Florida one month before that. 

In Florida, you have to hold your permit for a year before you can test for your license. So that put Henry testing last Friday. We made the appointment and showed up and were ready! Except we weren't. We, of course, didn't have all the paperwork we needed. What fun would it be if the DMV actually posted on-line what was required??! 

So, yesterday was the big day...round 2.
He did it! Henry Bean is officially a Florida driver! 


And just like that, he was off...
January 31, 2020




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