I'm Alive!

I have been uber busy getting ready to go. Sadly, I haven't been able to do all of the things on my list but I guess that will give me something to look forward to on vacations.

This declarative statement is important because for some reason I have this inner voice compelling me to do as much as possible in a short amount of time as if there is no future available to me. I usually feel it's now or never. That I won't be around for long enough to make real long term plans so I have to squeeze as much out of life as possible in a short amount of time. However, recently I realized that there is a future out there.

It became more clear to me that I would be justified in taking more time and making future plans because of a recent scary experience. On my birthday I had my first car accident. It was shocking. Katie, Tiff and I were coming back from Birds and POW! Some idiot completely ran a red light,"T"ed the car (Jordan's Prius) and totaled it. Thank God for side airbags. Seriously. Katie and Tiff would have been toast without them. Read here for Tiff's take.

A car accident is common enough but something I never expected. Yet when it happened I was surprised at how lucky we were. Despite my airbag failing to deploy or Katie and I having to be lifted from the car or having the doors peeled off so Tiffany could escape, we made it out of the situation with only minor bruising. I was so filled with thanks for our safety and security and the goodwill of thirty bystanders that I was able to handle the situation with a cool head. Now I feel like there is some sort of real reason I'm here. What it is I don't know but I would like to find out soon.

Pics of the crash-
smooshed passenger side









girls' airbags









my driver's side









boy's car