Today was our last day in California. We were sad, but Daddy and I were looking forward to being back to our normal schedule. We went with Jennifer and her family to the beach to walk on the sand and in the water. The kids had a great time! James was not too sure about the water, but he loved the sand, just like his brother and sister! After the beach we went to this fancy cupcake place and ordered some cupcakes to go. We went home, had lunch, and ate our cupcakes. They were yummy! Jennifer and her family left to go to a baseball game and we tried to get most of your stuff ready to go. After the kids got up we hung around for a little bit, until I realized that we were just hanging around in order to drive home when it was their bed time. I thought that was dumb, so we packed up the kids and hit the road! After driving for a little bit we stopped at McDonald's to have dinner. We let the kids play in the play area for a little, to hopefully burn off some steam before the long car ride.
Then we drove home. Nothing exciting-which is a good thing!
Nothing exciting..until we were almost home.....
We were still on the 10, but nearing the 101 (about 30 minutes from home) there was some road construction, it's night time now and dark out. We were all merging into one lane, so we were slowing down a bit. Then I heard this awful noise...and looked back to see a semi truck screeching from the right side of the road to the middle of the road, running into the construction concrete wall and clipping a couple cars. I'm not very religious, but the first thing I said was "Oh Lord" and not in an exclamatory way, but in a real, I'm talking to you God-oh Lord, please let everyone be ok. It was weird, it was eirry, there were no cars behind us anymore, there were no headlights from other cars. We saw a Highway Patrol Car sitting in the middle of the road, so James pulled over to tell him about the accident.
James and I were speechless. I finally said "We are SO lucky" James nodded in agreement. I continued, "We are lucky because not only did we not get into that accident, but we didn't get stuck behind it. Can you imagine how long it is going to take to clear the road of that?" There was already only one lane, now that lane is blocked by the accident. It was eirry, there were no cars behind us anymore, there were no headlights from other cars, and not because you are on the road late and everyone else is home in bed, but because you made it through...you might have been the last car to make it through... I told James, "Like I keep thinking, everything happens for a reason....if I hadn't taken as long as I did when we stopped for gas and I went to the bathroom..." etc., etc.....
But we had made it through, and we were happy for that. We made it home and were happy that everyone transferred into their beds still sleeping, with Mommy and Daddy following not too far behind....
Then we drove home. Nothing exciting-which is a good thing!
Nothing exciting..until we were almost home.....
We were still on the 10, but nearing the 101 (about 30 minutes from home) there was some road construction, it's night time now and dark out. We were all merging into one lane, so we were slowing down a bit. Then I heard this awful noise...and looked back to see a semi truck screeching from the right side of the road to the middle of the road, running into the construction concrete wall and clipping a couple cars. I'm not very religious, but the first thing I said was "Oh Lord" and not in an exclamatory way, but in a real, I'm talking to you God-oh Lord, please let everyone be ok. It was weird, it was eirry, there were no cars behind us anymore, there were no headlights from other cars. We saw a Highway Patrol Car sitting in the middle of the road, so James pulled over to tell him about the accident.
James and I were speechless. I finally said "We are SO lucky" James nodded in agreement. I continued, "We are lucky because not only did we not get into that accident, but we didn't get stuck behind it. Can you imagine how long it is going to take to clear the road of that?" There was already only one lane, now that lane is blocked by the accident. It was eirry, there were no cars behind us anymore, there were no headlights from other cars, and not because you are on the road late and everyone else is home in bed, but because you made it through...you might have been the last car to make it through... I told James, "Like I keep thinking, everything happens for a reason....if I hadn't taken as long as I did when we stopped for gas and I went to the bathroom..." etc., etc.....
But we had made it through, and we were happy for that. We made it home and were happy that everyone transferred into their beds still sleeping, with Mommy and Daddy following not too far behind....
4 comments:
OMG that is so scary! I would've freaked out. That is a super cute pic of the family, by the way! Glad you guys had such a great trip. It was awesome seeing you!
P.S. You MUST get the Shamwow. You will never want to use paper towels ever again!!
Love the family pic. Joshua's face is classic.LOL!!!
wow, that's a scary moment you guys experienced. so happy to hear you're all safe & home OK. it sounds like the l.a. trip was great -- and the pictures are fabulous!
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