I Am Still Here

Dear Universe,

I am still here!!!

That sentence has a whole new meaning after the weekend I had.

It has been a crazy week that started with a car accident late Sunday afternoon. Spinning out of control and smashing into a cement barrier going 40 mph was not fun. It left us super sore, bruised, and banged up. The vehicle was a total loss and we lost a pillow to the new couch we just purchased, and a booster seat out the back window. Stuff from the front seat ended up in the back and the stuff in the back ended up under my feet and the gas pedal.


I don't even know how we ended up being pushed out of traffic because the engine died on impact.  There definitely were guardian angels looking out for us.


It shook me so bad that ever since I am THAT person that drives under the speed limit, and the thought of driving in a snow storm now scares the crap out of me.

BUT even though it was scary and painful there is always a silver lining.

We have a 'new to us' car that has heated seats!! So nice in this frozen 20 degree weather. It is a lot nicer than what we had before and fits the family much better.

We could have been hurt a lot worse than we were, and looking at the damage now I am shocked that no one had any broken bones.

It reminded us all how fragile life is and my first question before even putting the car in reverse, "Is everyone buckled?" Without seat belts we all would have been thrown from the car.

On top of that it has been a busy week of school, work, and buying a new car.

So yes Universe I am still here. I have not forgotten about you! I was just in bed in a drug induced coma sleeping off my bumps and bruises for a couple days!

Thank you for saving us from what could have been a lot worse. Thank you for letting us all walk away from that awful mess!

Love,