Introducing....

BIG BLUE!!! 

 

We LOVE our new car!  It's a Land Rover Discovery with some fun perks!  We love the two moon roofs, AC for each seat plus volume control, and the fact that it has a 7 passenger option came in handy in the first few days!  We were so lucky to stumble upon this deal.  It truly is a sad story though.  The girl we bought it from was such a sweetheart!  She and her husband are 30 and have an 8 and 4 year old.  She was telling us that her husband had been in and out of the hospital but was selling the car because he wasn't driving it much.  Well after more test driving we just knew hers was the one for us.  {On a side note, you can call Land Rover and give them the VIN number and they'll tell you the entire history of the car including maintenance so we knew this car was treated well and taken care of}.  So we called her and left a message saying we wanted it and would have the cash in hand the next day.  Well we never heard from her.  The next morning we got a call from her sister saying that her husband had passed away the night before, but was so grateful we had decided to buy the car because it wouldn't be a financial burden anymore.  Anyways, it was so sad when we met her and paid off her remaining balance on her loan.  Things like that break your heart but it just makes us that much more grateful for the gospel and it helps us recognize there is a greater plan than our own.

I Am

I am: overwhelmed with projects (as always).
I think: the summer has flown by too fast with not a lot accomplished.
I know: Phillip loves me.
I want: to have children.
I have: a millions other things I should be doing right now.
I wish: we had a car since ours was totaled.
I hate: having commitments when I want to do something else.
I miss: my mom.
I fear: getting stung by a wasp/yellow jacket since Logan is infested with them!
I feel: grateful that we walked away from our accident.
I hear: the swamp cooler.
I smell: my hubby making pancakes!
I crave: vegetables and starburst, but not at the same time.
I search: for items all the time because my husband is constantly losing something.
I wonder: when/how we will be blessed with children.
I regret: only a few things in life.
I love: getting pedicures and back tickles from my hubby!
I care: that my house is clean and my meals are planned a month in advance.
I always: read before I go to bed.
I am not: skinny, nor will I ever be, but healthy is all I aspire to be.
I believe: that 'what you put in is what you get out'.
I dance: to my aerobics video.
I sing: all the time!
I don't always: mountain bike with my husband everyday.
I fight: with myself over what is most important on my to-do list.
I write: the checks to pay our bills.
I lose: track of time when I am scrapbooking.
I win: randomly when we play games.
I never: drink milk!
I listen: to my iPod when I go walking.
I can usually be found: at home making something for someone else.
I am scared: of losing my hubby.
I need: to pack for camping tomorrow instead of blogging.
I am happy about: my kitchen being almost completely remodeled, along with our office!

I tag: Anyone who reads my blog!

Miracle...

...is the only word I can think of, but somehow it doesn't do justice to the gratitude we are feeling!  We were on our way to the Real Salt Lake soccer game because we scored cheap tickets.  We were just getting on the freeway and were going about 65.  Phillip was driving and this guy tried to get in our lane.  Phillip tried to avoid hitting him but there was another car so he moved back but that dumb guy was pushing us over again and it made us overcorrect.  We spun and flew across 4 lanes of traffic where our front end hit the median and then flung around and hit my side of the car and we slid another 100 yards along the median.  We couldn't breathe because of the airbags and I couldn't get my shoes on, but luckily we both were able to get out of the car.  My glasses at some point flew off into the backseat {maybe because of the airbag}.  We couldn't believe the distance we traveled without being smacked by another car, and the fact that we finally came to a stop on the shoulder against the median so we weren't blocking traffic.  We had to be checked out by the firefighters and EMT's, but more than anything we're just bruised, and banged up.  Sore feels like an understatement this morning!  Phillip's back hurts {which is always a recurring thing due to all of his accidents}.  My right arm is very sore and bruised because of hitting the median on my side.  My neck and back are sore too.  My left shoulder hurts because it was stuck in between the seat and center console {which totally bent}.  And I knew my upper legs hurt but it wasn't until I got to take a shower that I saw all the bruises and welts which were from the airbag.  Anyways.  We said a prayer of gratitude at our first opportunity because we were able to walk away from a potentially BAD accident.  My in-laws brought their camera {the one time I took mine out of my purse} and we got pictures after they had already moved the car and were putting it on the tow truck.  We got a few of the skid marks across the highway and median, but we forgot to get some of the damage underneath.

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

We have loved playing softball the past few weeks with our ward!  Phillip happened to be out of town this last week, but I still went.  Our last game for the night was against a really aggressive team who had to follow the rules 'by the book'.  Well the rules are that you pitch to your own team.  So they asked me to play 2nd base when they were up to bat, which was fine, but they started pitching before we were all out on the field and as I turned around the ball comes flying at me {without even touching the ground} and it hits me in the calf.  INSTANT BRUISE!  I say I'm fine and kinda try and walk it off knowing that if I stop it's going to hurt worse, when all of a sudden the ball is flying at me again and I did kinda stop it, but it hit my chest.  Come on, give me a break!  Needless to say I iced my leg for 2 days, but man I was in pain!  This picture was taken about 5 days after so it's looking much better!  Haha!