The Car Accident . . .

RIP Green Hornet, aka The Cheetah, aka the 1997 Oldsmobile Achieva, aka Shane's Baby















Friday, January 21st, Shane called me a little after 5pm . . .
Shane - "I was in an accident . . . I'm ok, but . . I was in an accident."
Me - "Oh my gosh. Are you ok?! What happened?!" (my heart stopped beating and then started pumping a million miles a minute, my stomach also jumped into my throat)
Shane - "I'm ok. I was in an accident."
Me - "Where are you? Can I come meet you?"
Shane - "Yeah. Sure. Come to the country fair up by 90."
Me - "Ok. I will be right there."















As I pulled up to the scene, I knew his car was totaled, and the first thing I did was look for him. To make sure he really was ok. And there he was on the side of the road laughing with a couple people. Whew. Well if he's laughing, he must be ok, right?! He was. And it was so good to see that with my own eyes. But I still just wanted to hold him in my arms really tight.
























Long story short, a girl pulled out in front of Shane and he couldn't stop in time. This was one of the days where it was almost negative out because of the wind chill, and Shane had to stay out in the cold from 5:15 - 7ish. When he finally came over to me after the cops came and took the report, he was like ice. I just hated how I had to sit there, and there wasn't anything I could do.
























After the crash, the windshield cracked, the airbags deployed (which he didn't even really notice), and after putting the car in park and turning the ignition off, the car was still running. It ran for a good 10 minutes after he turned it off (it wasn't giving up without a fight), but eventually the cheetah stopped . . . for good.















The other insurance company didn't get Shane a rental car until the 26th, and he has to return it February 1st . . . . . we are still looking for a vehicle, but are unsure of what we should get since Shane and I mostly carpool to work and back. I think we are leaning towards another SUV . . or maybe a minivan. Any suggestions for those types of vehicles?

We really didn't get that much from insurance for his car (it was a 1997 Oldsmobile Achieva after all), but Shane left that accident without a scratch on him, and for that we thank God. He really was with Shane on that day, and we are so grateful for that.

Mommy & Me Quad : 2.5 Mile Snowshoe

Last Sunday, my mommy and I did the last leg of the quad . . . the 2.5 mile snowshoe! (The competitive participants had to do a 5 mile cross country ski).



It was a blast! And so great to finish the last part. We did it all. And we did it together.




We stayed in the back to start. .. it was crazy up front!!



We passed a guy on the way that fell in like 4 feet of snow. My my mom said, "are you ok?!" The guy said, "Yep." . . my mom said, "I missed it." The guy said, "it was a pretty good face plant." And then I found $5 . . . . .



All done! What a great way to get out and exercise, and even better to do it with my awesome mommy! You should sign up for next year! April 10th. 100 Yard Swim. Who's in?!

All Booked Up!

My friends and I started a book club that is rightfully named "All Booked Up" (check out our blog) . . because well, we are always so busy, but we wanted something that would give us an excuse to have to get together sooner rather than later . . .

And so I reveal our first book . . . .


I apparently need to get my butt in gear, because everyone is further along than I am. (The first two chapters are boring so far . . but I heard it gets better . . .. and more awkward).

Can anybody tell me if this is worth reading?

Baby Bowen.

Just thought I'd share a recent pic of my cute little nephew, Bowen.

I can't believe it's been over four months already since he's been born, but at the same time, I feel like he's been part of our family forever.