No Good Very Bad Day

Monday was one of those no good very bad days. It didn't start out bad...Josh and I started some laundry, took our car to Discount Tires to get some new tires put on (for cheap since they wore through before their warranty was up) and then headed out to get our hair cut. We were both in dire need of hair cuts. 

Since our car was getting new tires we borrowed Josh's brother's (Morgan) car so we could run errands while it was being worked on. We spent 45 minutes or so at Craig's Cuts getting our hair cut before heading out to grab some lunch at Gandolfo's (a local sub sandwich place with NY style subs). We had just turned off a main street on to a residential street (so we weren't going more than 25 mph) and a girl sitting a stop sign proceeded to drive across the street without seeing us. Josh slammed on the brakes but it was too late and so he had to swerve out of the way to avoid hitting her. That happened to land us in the middle of someone's front yard. Getting into their yard also involved driving over a stop sign...

It was awful. We were fine (in fact I was surprised how much I didn't feel the impact of the stop sign) but it really shook me up. That was the first "wreck" I had ever been in. Not fun. It happened so fast. While we were sitting in the car waiting for the police to arrive Josh and I talked about how thankful we were that it ended up the way it did. Obviously we felt awful that Morgan's car had damage done to it. It wasn't fair to Morgan or Jenn. The front and side were scraped up pretty good and the undercarriage was torn out from the stop sign. But I really feel like God was watching out for us and made sure that the wreck happened the way it did. First it wasn't our fault...at all. Thank goodness. Hopefully everything with the insurance companies works out in our favor (since it should). Also, had we not seen her for one second more, we would have slammed right into her side (a big truck) and could have been seriously hurt or injured. We also avoided a huge oak tree (by inches) and a house (by feet) in our skid into this yard which both would have made the situation much, much worse. 

We also believe that had we been in our car and had to swerve the way we did...we would have rolled the car. We're pretty sure we would have. Morgan's car is a racing car that is low to the ground and can turn quick and safely...ours cannot. 

Long story short, we really felt like God was watching out for us. It has made us more aware when we're driving and really made us appreciate life. Because it can be taken so fast. 

Of course that doesn't make the situation of wrecking someone else's car any easier. The day was just a dud after that. We waited for the police to arrive for over an hour, filled out reports and were sent on our way. We went home and just kind of bummed around the rest of the day doing nothing. We just felt crummy. Things like this really make you appreciate life, but that doesn't make them any more awesome. I'll let you know how things turn out...but we're hopeful. 

**UPDATE**

Since this whole crazy thing, everything has been taken care of. The girl's insurance company finally gave in and cut Morgan and Jenn a check for the damages. Thank goodness! It took a lot of phone calls and work with the insurance companies but we are happy to not have to pay for all the damage.