Dream 006 - driving, signs

I had an usual moment at work yesterday. We have flexible hours so I have made the habit of coming in slightly late and staying late. It's been like this for a while because my old boss used to do the same hours and then give me a ride to the bus stop (huge time saver). Now that she's left, I'm often alone for a bit of time after the office closes. I enjoy the quiet because it allows me to focus without needing to answer other people's questions or deal with distractions.

So yesterday I was sitting at my desk after closing and all of a sudden the small metal filing cabinet next to me lets off this big noise like someone had kicked it! I didn't jump nor was I scared. I looked, saw nothing could have made the noise and immediately thought of my dad.

This little tale may explain the second part of my dream. When I was younger, I knew a guy several years older than me who decided to become a minister. It was known that he had an experience of some sort that washed away any doubt or disbelief in a higher power. He would refuse, however, to discuss this experience with anyone. He said it was too personal. Anyway, while he was not in my dream, a lady that knew him well and who had made similar life choices was...

*start of dream*

I was in the passenger seat of my car. Someone was driving. He was male, young and could have been a friend or family. I just couldn't remember who he was by the time I woke up. We were driving somewhere where there were a lot of roads but not much anything else. It could have been a desert. We needed to go the opposite direction and after pulling through an intersection we made a quick 180 turn. Then we were driving and needed to make a left hand turn. I told the driver to slow down, but his response was that he could handle it. We made the left hand turn and the car almost skidded out into a light post. The driver laughed. I wasn't sure if he was laughing because I was right that he should slow down or if he was just trying to scare me.

Next I was standing with this lady I used to know who was studying to become a minister and a lady who was a minister. They were chatting about signs - signs of God and signs from the beyond. I was just listening when the first lady turned to me. She told me that the aforementioned guy's experience was that he was talking to his mother one day and right before his own eyes, she disappeared. My dream wasn't clear whether it was really his mother or an apparition. Either way, it was not explainable.

*end of dream*