road warrior

so just when you think life can't throw anymore curve balls at you... it does. and it's up to you, or me in this case, to figure out how i want to deal with it. so here it goes...

i'm a fairly safe driver. i don't put makeup on while driving, i rarely talk on my cell phone behind the wheel, don't fiddle with beepers, radio channel changes or anything. i focus on the road ahead of me. now i will admit that i was PARTIALLY at fault for my wreck several months back, and believe you me, i paid dearly for the error of my driving ways. i had nothing to do with the wreck i was in with my parents, in their car, i just happened to bring bad karma TO the car since i was sitting in it.

which brings me to now. well saturday to be exact. mom, dad, matilda and me were driving back from downtown on our way to eat lunch. i was driving my beautiful new mazda (which i simply refer to as 'the best car i've ever owned') and all of a sudden, someone, a woman no less, decided her lane wasn't exactly working for her and she wanted in mine. only catch is - i was still IN mine. she 'clipped me' as dad shouted after impact and we pulled over to assess the damage and to get information. you know, to be honest, i didn't want to give her my insurance information.. it was clearly her fault - she admitted to that on the scene - why should i give her my insurance info. i did though. must play nice right?

after alot, and i mean ALOT, of shaking i scribbled down her information and slowly made my way back to my parent's so i could begin calling in my new auto claim. and 3 days later - i'm still trying to talk to the adjustor assigned to my case.

so i ask you... IS karma real? and if so, can you please tell her to lighten up a little? or maybe it's a sign that i should get a bus pass. whatever the case may be - i've chosen to view this as lightly as i can. i cringe when i see my rear bumper hanging down. and to be honest, it's not THAT bad - but it's a new car so anything would bother me really.

anywho.. what's done is done. can't go back and fix it, can't do anything but accept what happened and move on. 'that which does not kill us makes us stronger' they say. and i do believe that to be true. i also believe that 'everything happens for a reason' but i can't think of what reason that woman had to ram me.

all in all, life is still good. if anything i'm learning how truly capable i am, and that will help me become a stronger person. so if you run into me on the street... and i don't mean with your car... watch out. i'm one tough cookie! =)