Such Blessings

Recent events have made me more aware of how fragile life is and how we have no control over it. I praise God for my wonderful family. A husband who loves us and works so hard for us. Children that I adore and am so amazed to have in my life. I am so thankful that I get to stay home with them and see them grow daily. Thank you God for all my blessings:)

Mr. and Mrs. Jump

Last night we went to a wedding. Mark is chief surgery resident with Scott and Sarah is now an OBGYN attending. She did her residency at Doctor's hospital. Side note.. Sarah was also in on Carolyn's delivery. I was happy to share this moment in my life with her. We met Mark and Sarah way back in medical school. They would come over for our all night poker parties. Anyway, they started dating a while back and now they are married. It was a beautiful, to the point ceremony. Appetizers and drinks were served after the vows. Dinner was served shortly after. It was a wonderful celebration and we had a blast at the reception. Mark and Sarah seem very happy and we only wish the best for them as they enter into this new part of their lives together. We are so honored that the shared their day with us. Now they are off to the Dominican Republic for their honey moon and we are recovering from our bad ending. See previous post.

Hit By A Drunk Driver

After the wedding Scott and I were on our way home and were struck by a drunk driver (West Broad and Alton and Darby Creek Rd). We are ok. Scott went to the hospital and checked out ok. Just a lot of muscle soreness and stiffness. The driver hit us while we were stopped at a light. I saw the lights in the side mirror coming up fast and yelled out to Scott. Then we were hit pretty hard. The truck hit us and continued down the road about a quarter mile. Her front driver side wheel was in the middle of the road along with our bumper and other car parts. Scott ran after the truck because it appeared that she was trying to run. He called 911 and got her plates. The sheriffs dept. ambulance and fire truck were there within minutes. We called our friends Michelle and Alan to come pick us up. The kids were at home with a babysitter and I needed to get home to relieve her. Scott stayed on scene to wait for the tow truck. After he got home I encouraged him to go to the hospital to have his neck checked out. He agreed and Michelle drove him to Doctor's. He got home around 2:30. Still in pain and very tired. We talked to the insurance company Sunday morning and hopefully we will have this all worked out in a few days. We are just so thankful that we are ok. I can't let myself think about what could have been. It could have been so much worse. I thank God we were able to go home and see our kids sleeping in their beds. I thank God that Scott is still here with me. I thank God that no one else was involved and that this drunk driver was stopped before she got further into town where she really could have done much more damage.
Explanation of pictures- The first picture was taken right after the accident, damage to rear passenger side. The second picture is of the truck that hit us. It is that small object in the distance next to the ambulance. The car in front of us was just a kind bystander who stopped to see if we were alright. The third picture is of the intersection we were hit and pushed trough. That small dark object in the road next to the cop car is the trucks front wheel. Sorry they are all so dark. It happened around 10:30 and it was pretty foggy. This morning we took the kids out to show them the car. After we assured them that we were fine Grisham said that Daddy needs a new car...a racer one:)

San Francisco

Scott went to San Francisco end of October for the AOA convention. He was gone for five days, longest five days ever! He was able to get out do a bit of sight seeing.

Ava's Birthday

Once again I am so behind on my posts. The first of November was Ava Ross' birthday. We met at Steak n Shake for shakes and presents. Ava is such a sweet little girl and we loved being able to join her on her special day.