Car Accident

Thank goodness it's Friday because this has certainly been a very long week for us. Tuesday morning I was driving and got into an accicent with Rose in the car. As someone who was recovering from the anxiety of car accident just last year, it is safe to say I was a bit of an emotional mess with this one and I still keep flinching whenever there is a car driving too close. Thankfully, Rose was fine and I walked away relatively unscathed (sore muscles but I'll live).

Days later and I am still replaying the terror in my head. I remember stopping at the intersection, glancing back at my sleeping baby and then hearing the screeching of tires. There was a truck barrelling down on us and in that moment I felt so helpless as I braced myself for what happened next. His grill connected with my back bumper and I heard the sickening crunch of metal bending, glass shattering and Rosie crying.

Panic rose in my throat and I gathered my wits long enough to get us out of the intersection and off to the side of the road. I was positively shaking as I pulled Rose out of her carseat. I checked her for wounds and despite the shards of glass littering the backseat...not a single piece had landed on her. A perfect circle around her carseat. Looking back now, I realize how blessed we both were that we made it out fine. There were definitely some guardian angels watching over us that day.

The process of getting the car repaired and everything else that comes with insurance claims will hopefully be simple. On the bright side, today I was finally able to locate where the tow company took my car. Yay for small victories!