My First Car Crash

So I’ve officially now lived the scariest part of my childhood and the scariest part of my adult life.

My childhood horror story = mauled by a 90 lb. Rottweiler at age 5. Woo! Survived that with a few scars and some settlement money.

My adulthood horror story = an unavoidable car crash at 1 am. (as in three days ago) (also as in, I 100% had the complete right away) T-boning a car and overall unscathed with bruised knees and a nose. Also, a massive headache.

Now to endure the adventure of insurance settlements. Argh. ::eyeroll::

I won’t even get into it on here. Not even for the sake of venting. However, nothing is worth the feeling of subtle joy I feel for not taking a trip to the hospital. That includes the driver and I.

There’s only one other time in my life I remember being as physically shaky and scared as I was in this moment. After seeing a huge spark when we hit, my airbags went off, and I thought my nose broke. It took me a few seconds just to realize what the hell was happening and whether I was dreaming or not. It was terrifying to say the least.

My car was not only smoking, but completely smashed in from the hood into my feet. I grabbed my purse as quick as I could once I was functioning and shoved hard to push the door open. I was so delirious and jittery that I could hardly get my seat belt unbuckled.

What was I to do afterwards? Who was I supposed to call? Obviously besides 911, I thought of my automatic go-to speed dial numbers. My “person” wasn’t here, my best friend wasn’t answering, and my cell battery was at 15%.

Somehow, I handled it all with the help of others. I’m super grateful to be alive and I’m happy I learned some life lessons about insurance. (great…..)

I’m super bummed I have to cancel my Bora Bora trip I had planned for June and I’m a little nervous about what will happen with this whole settlement.

So…… I’m back to having faith in blind faith, trusting in the universe, and relying on the emotional support of my friends and family; the important people in my life to help me face it all.

Love, Meg