Woodstock...

So, I've been really, really excited to post this blog update. However, not so much now- which I'll get to.

John and I decided that it was time for us to get another car! There were actually a few reasons we decided to get a car. 

1. We could have made do with one car for longer- but it really was becoming a pain- and we have been sharing for 5 years now! haha. 
2. When we do buy a house, we will need two cars, and we would like to be out of debt when that happens so we decided to go ahead and buy now and pay it off before then. 
3. Our biggest reason for buying now though was to build John's credit. He doesnt have a lot and we will both need good credit get a good loan for house. 

So lots of pre-planning going into play here AND we get another car:D  So we spent weeks researching and deciding on what type we wanted. We decided that John wanted a sports car and my requirement was that it was a convertible. I have ALWAYS wanted one. Maybe it's a little impractical, but we also decided that we have done really well with our finances and we really want to be excited about the car we got. We have plenty of time to get a car that's more practical. I want to look back on my life and say  "we were responsible, but we also had a lot of fun" :D Plus, we have the Tahoe for when we have babies. haha.

Sooooo we got a Mustang GT Convertible! It is yellow with a black racing stripe. We also named it Woodstock since our Tahoe is Snoopy. lol. Of course it is a 5 speed. After we purchased the car- it was in Hickory- we took turns driving it home. We are really good sharers:D We were both in love with it! SO much fun to drive. We may no longer be out of debt, but it's totally worth it. Great car:D 

EEE!

OH YEA! :D   

 IT'S OURS!!!

 Carter loved it too! With the top down he got to sniff while sitting! haha

Of course we went to our families houses when we got back in to town:D And we went and showed AJ and Kristen since AJ is a huge mustang lover too :D Of course everyone was shocked, but excited for us. We kept joking that we were sending a statement that we really didnt want babies right now. lol.

Well, the bad news- more like absolutely horrible, terrible news- is that not even two weeks after we purchased the car a drunk driver t-boned John. Thank the Lord he is was okay. I dont even care about the car- it is just a thing that can be replaced. Of course it's going to be frustrating process, but as long as John is alive, all will be okay. 

So the story: Sunday night after dinner, John was headed back to work when the accident happened. The girl decided to take a left through a median and in front of some bushes, so John couldnt even really see it all happening. She hit John right under the gas tank and ripped the bumper off. It sent John sliding through the intersection. Praise the Lord nobody was coming through it to hit him. She then continued to go through a body shop parking lot and hit 6 more cars. It was a miracle that nobody was injured at all. The cops kept telling me how lucky we were because a 100th of a second earlier and John would have been dead. I just cant even imagine. We learned after speaking with the cop that she was underage and had been drinking and said her GPS told her to turn there- SERIOUSLY?! She was arrested and taken to jail for a DUI. I was so angry, she's lucky I didnt get a chance to see her because I may have punched her in the face. She almost took the most precious thing in my life away from me. My mind seriously cannot even comprehend not having John in my life. In fact, when he called to tell me that he had been in an accident- I just assumed he was rear-ended. Never crossed my mind it could be more serious. 

Sad day...

I feel so blessed that the Lord spared John. We went home that night and just held each other. We can always replace the car- but we cant replace him. It makes me want to cry just thinking about it. I also realized that night that if he had died, that one of my biggest regrets in life would be never having his child. I cant imagine going through this life without his kids. Even if I had to do it alone. Luckily, that's not the case. But it did make me realize that I may be more emotionally ready for babies than I was before. Not that we are ready overall or anything, but I guess I'm starting to get there. That's a whole other discussion. haha. Anyway, so glad that he's okay and here with me still. It's amazing how quick things could have changed. So please make sure you tell your loved ones how much they mean to you! things could change in a second.

 

We are still waiting to hear back from the police to get her insurance information. For some reason, they didnt give it to us when the accident happened. Maybe because she was hauled off to jail? who knows. But my insurance agency said by law it was our right to get it. Since we didnt though, we have to wait for the accident report to come out. When I called about it, there had been a mistake made on it and it was sent back to the officer to fix. So we are still waiting. I am anticipating this being a HUGE headache of a mess and everything taking forever. My poor car is just sitting in some tow yard right now :( I want know what is wrong with it. Is it totaled? Is it not? Is the damage minimal? Are we going to end up needing a lawyer? Too much to think about. Not only all of that, but I made John go to the doctor for his back. So we need to file the doctor's visit and the medicine and the time he missed work. Such a mess. Oh well, I'm just thankful it wasnt worse. 

Now we play the waiting game...