Our first full day truly started out with a bang. After a small drive around town to see some new developments, we decided to fill the car up with gas. (We were riding in Tom and Carla's car.) As we were waiting to turn left into the gas station, a van behind us didn't realize tht we were stopped and ran right into the back of our car. The driver must not have been paying attention because they didn't even brake before they hit us. Our car spun around, across on-coming traffic and right into the gas station. Thankfully, not hitting anything else. Before I realized what was happening, Jon was asking me if I was ok. Then I realized we were just hit. It was a pretty hard hit. After the car stopped, we looked behind us and saw that there wasn't a back windshield anymore. It completely blew out, and not a piece of it went inside of the car! Niether Tom or I could open our doors and the trunk got smashed in.
The rest of our day was spent in the busy hospital, waiting to be able to see a doctor so we can get checked and make sure everything looked fine. We are all blessed that no one was seriously hurt. We all have felt some neck and back pain, but it is getting better and we don't really expect any major problems. I'm glad none of us were seriously hurt. The accident could have been so much worse if none of us had our seat belts on, if Tom or Carla had happened to look back at us just as we got hit, or even if an on-coming car wouldn't have been able to stop or get out of the way. I am so grateful that Heavenly Father was looking over us as well as the driver who hit us.
Thankfully, our accident didn't completely ruin our trip either. I will make another post to share more of our fun events, although I'll warn you now, you probably won't find them as exciting.
8 comments:
Glad to hear you are okay. Some time when you have an extra few hours you should stop by. We are about eight hours from Jon's parents :)
Oh my gosh, I'm glad everyone was ok. Another blessing (if I understood) was you weren't driving your own car so you were able to get home without a problem. Glad you had a good time. - Sausha
ahhh! mom told me about this while we were up at the lodge. I'm happy you guys are okay and no one was seriously hurt. Mom said you guys could really feel the effect of the hit the next morning :-( I hope you are feeling back to normal. What's going to happen with the woman who hit you? I can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip though. That's great you got to surprise them.
Kristin! oh my goodness oh my goodness! a million thoughts just went through my head! I'm so sorry that happened to you guys but sooooo glad you're all okay! by the way.... how did you get back? love you
Well, that is exciting that you got to visit Jon's family! Holy cow, that POOR car!! I am glad that you are all ok! Can't wait for more stories and pics if Arkansas!
The car doesn't look so good, but once again glad that you are all fine.
Um, what the heck were you thinking driving 21 hours without sleep! Next time get sleep. ;)
SCARY!!! I'm so glad you are okay and hope you enjoyed the rest of the trip. How is it that this is where we are first hearing about this?!!
That's neat that you were able to spend some time with Jon's parents and surprise her. Sorry to hear about the wreck. Been there, done that.
Aunt Diane
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