January 15, 2009

• It has been well and truly said, if it's not one thing, it's another.

  This morning I headed off to Women in the Word, the women's bible study at Christ Chapel, and profited quite a bit from it. The study is entitled "Facing the Future with Confidence" and is basically an exposition of Deuteronomy.

  Shortly after that I went for my first grief counseling session and found it helpful as well.

  Then I drove to SuperTarget, and next to the new post office building between University and Bailey to drop some mail in the box. Was actually feeling pretty cheerful, singing "For All the Saints" as I drove. Much, much better than yesterday, which was a dismal, crying day!

  Until I tried to turn onto University. There's a restaurant called J&J's (or something like that) that has a bunch of bushes in front of it just to the north. There weren't any cars coming that I could see so I cautiously pulled out, keeping a sharp eye out which was good, as suddenly a small light blue sports car came zooming toward me in the outer lane, having been obscured by the bushes. I hit my brakes to stop then, to my horror, heard and felt the distinctive crunch that comes from being rear-ended.

  What really made it horrible was I was driving Don's Mariner. First time I've driven it since Alex returned the van, but the van's low on gas and it's so cold, I figured I'd just drive the Mariner instead.

  And got into an accident.

  Believe me when I tell you, my reaction wasn't pretty. Total, complete meltdown. Hysterical sobbing, to the point the people in the other car wanted to call 9-1-1. I made quite the scene, sad to say. A dear woman named Robin - who wasn't involved in the accident - rushed up and stayed with me, ushering me first back into the Mariner, then thinking better of it and taking me into the post office to wait, as the man who hit me wanted the police called.

  So there's the Mariner, partially blocking the outside lane of University. One of the men found a cone or other sort of neon orange barrier and set it up.

  Robin wanted me to call someone so I called Jonathan, but she spoke with him, telling him what had happened. She refused to leave until he arrived, bless her heart. What a kind woman she is!

  After a few minutes Jonathan arrived, and a bit after that the police did. The man driving the other car was depressed to hear since he rear-ended me, the accident's his fault.

  However, imagine my shock when the police officer asked me if I had any idea why my license isn't clear! "No!" I stammered. I haven't been in an accident or had a ticket or anything, much less been arrested. He said the system didn't show why it wasn't clear, just that it didn't come up as clear, which normally it does.

  So I got a ticket for driving with an invalid license, and have to go to the DMV to figure out what the heck is wrong with my license, and then to the court house, hopefully to get it dismissed.

  Didn't see THAT coming.

  The Mariner's not damaged too badly, as it's high enough the other car - a Cavalier - pretty much slid under it. Mostly just scrapes on the bumper.

  Been the deuce of a day, that's for sure.

  • 6:27 pm
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