Last night I heard a story from a friend of mine. It made me really sad for her. I hadn't seen her in months and I saw her last night. It looked like she had a smudge of something on her eye, so I asked her what happened. I was truly thinking that it was eye make up messed up or maybe a scratch. Nothing serious. I was wrong. She told me that she got in a car accident. In April. I asked her to tell me about it. This is her story.
I don't know if she'd want me to tell everyone her story so I'm going to call her "Jane".
Jane told me that she had been out with some friends at a bar. They were all drinking. It got pretty late and they decided to go to a friends house and continue the party. Everyone was drunk. So they decided to get a cab. Smart people. But then another girl in their group (a girl Jane didn't know very well) told everyone that she had a big car and she was sober enough to drive them home. She only lived about a mile away and they could continue the party there. So Jane and her friends got out of the cab (yes they were already getting into the cab) and got into the other girl's car. The girl stopped at a gas station so they could grab more beer for the party at her house. When they were almost to the house a guy in the backseat noticed they were going very fast. About 50 mph in a 30 mph zone. He yelled to her from the back seat to slow down. The girl driving laughed and sped up. Unfortunately then the road curved. The car did not. They hit a tree, dead on, going about 55-60 mph. Jane wasn't wearing her seat belt. She was knocked unconscious. So was another girl in the car. A few people got out of the car and stood on the sidewalk. The girl driving backed the car up and drove home still. I guess the car was drivable.
Jane woke up in the girl's driveway with her eye bleeding. The other friends had come back to the house and called 9-1-1. An ambulance was there but Jane didn't get in because she didn't have any insurance. She called a cab. A cab took her to the hospital. When she got there she found out the cut on her eye was worse than she thought. They had to do a skin graft and take skin from her shoulder to help replace part of her eyelid. Luckily her injury was the worst of the whole accident so everyone did walk away from it.
Jane didn't have insurance and the whole procedure cost about $13,000.
Was it worth it? They already had a cab. She ended up having to pay for a cab anyway later. If she just stayed in the cab from the beginning, she would've been fine. It's a tough lesson to swallow.
I'm so thankful that my friend is ok. I think she learned a lot from it too which is important. But not everyone gets to learn like that. Some people get in car accidents and don't walk away. Can't walk away.
Don't put yourself in that position. I know I'm sounding very preacher-esque right now, but I'm serious. Please don't drink and drive. I don't think I could ever bear to get a phone call from anyone's parents/relatives/friends telling me that I lost someone due to drinking and driving. It's not worth it. Call a cab.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Mornings like this...
make it hard for me to leave Dominick.
He was so sweet this morning. I always find it a little hard to leave him in the morning after dropping him off because I do, literally, miss him that much. But mornings like this make it even harder. He was such an angel.
I heard him making noises at 7 am. I went in and the little man was in one corner of the crib, his head wedged into the bars, on his belly, and just talking. Not crying. Just cooing.
I made his bottle and picked him up and fed him. He just looked at me while he ate with those big beautiful blue eyes! After he was done, I burped him and just laid him on my chest and he just snuggled up to me. So sweet. We "talked" for a bit and then I had to get ready for work so I laid him back in his crib. Again, he was such a good boy. Just laid in his crib and played with his piggy toes.
No crying at all this morning. Just sweet baby boy. It was so rough leaving him. I didn't want to do it. At least after work today, I have 3 full days of him all to myself! (Except for the two hours tomorrow that I'm working out at the gym, but that will go quickly!)
Man, I love that baby boy!
He was so sweet this morning. I always find it a little hard to leave him in the morning after dropping him off because I do, literally, miss him that much. But mornings like this make it even harder. He was such an angel.
I heard him making noises at 7 am. I went in and the little man was in one corner of the crib, his head wedged into the bars, on his belly, and just talking. Not crying. Just cooing.
I made his bottle and picked him up and fed him. He just looked at me while he ate with those big beautiful blue eyes! After he was done, I burped him and just laid him on my chest and he just snuggled up to me. So sweet. We "talked" for a bit and then I had to get ready for work so I laid him back in his crib. Again, he was such a good boy. Just laid in his crib and played with his piggy toes.
No crying at all this morning. Just sweet baby boy. It was so rough leaving him. I didn't want to do it. At least after work today, I have 3 full days of him all to myself! (Except for the two hours tomorrow that I'm working out at the gym, but that will go quickly!)
Man, I love that baby boy!
What a night
Basketball got cancelled last night. I was so bummed out. I was really looking forward to playing too. My sister and I rode together since it was too late for the little ones to come (our game was at 9 pm). We got there early and were shooting the ball around with some teammates. When the game before ours ended, we went on to the court to warm up and play, but then we were told we had to get off the court. There was a tornado watch in effect which meant we had to get off the court and either sit in the lobby, the locker room or the hallway. So we sat. We sat for about 30 minutes when I finally went up to a lady who worked at the rec center and asked what was going on. She told me that there were multiple funnel clouds seen in the area and they couldn't let us play yet. Anyone who was 18+ could leave though. So Angie and I waited until they officially cancelled our game and then we left. The rain was coming down so hard we got drenched on the way to the car. The roads were rough too. Lots of big puddles and it was hard to see the lines on the road, but we made it home.Luckily it was hardly raining at our houses when we got home.
I was sad though. I really wanted to play basketball last night!!
I was sad though. I really wanted to play basketball last night!!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Where is that tooth already??
Dominick seems to be teething and has seemed to be teething for quite sometime now, but still there is no tooth!
He's drooling like crazy. He gnawing on anything he can get his hands on. He likes his gums rubbed. But still, no tooth.
I really hope he gets one soon! I feel bad for the poor kiddo! Teething can't be fun...
He's drooling like crazy. He gnawing on anything he can get his hands on. He likes his gums rubbed. But still, no tooth.
I really hope he gets one soon! I feel bad for the poor kiddo! Teething can't be fun...
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Growing Spurt?
Dominick has been sleeping like crazy! At first I was afraid that he was sick, but he's happy and doesn't have a temperature or anything. He's just sleeping all the time it seems like.
I picked him up from daycare on Friday and Stella told me he slept good all day. So I figured he wouldn't sleep for me at all. We went to the grocery store and then we went home. I put him in his crib, thinking he would cry but it would only be for a few minutes while I put the groceries away. When I was done, I went upstairs to check on him (the monitor was silent) and he was sound asleep. So I let him sleep. I woke him up at 6:30 so he could eat before friends came over and then he was back down for the night by about 8:30-9:00. He slept all night and woke up Saturday morning around 6.
So that was a lot of sleep. Then comes Saturday. Like I said, he woke up around 6. He ate and then played for a bit and then went back down for a nap. Then he was up for a few more hours and ate and then was back down again. He did this all day. My parents babysat and Nick and I went to a movie. He was an angel they said. We got home around 9:30 and he fell asleep in the car. I was able to put him straight down without another feeding. He slept until 6 Sunday morning.
Sunday. Same type of thing. Woke up at 6. Ate, played, napped. Ate, played, napped. All day. At 7:15 though he was done for the day. He was rubbing his eyes and screaming. He was not happy. So we put him down a little early. I had to check on him all night because I was so nervous. He slept all night though. Went down at 7:45 p.m. and slept until 6 Monday morning. He's just been so sleepy lately!
Like I said, I know he's not sick. He's always happy and he doesn't have a temp or anything. I think he's just growing! He is certainly going to be a big boy!
I picked him up from daycare on Friday and Stella told me he slept good all day. So I figured he wouldn't sleep for me at all. We went to the grocery store and then we went home. I put him in his crib, thinking he would cry but it would only be for a few minutes while I put the groceries away. When I was done, I went upstairs to check on him (the monitor was silent) and he was sound asleep. So I let him sleep. I woke him up at 6:30 so he could eat before friends came over and then he was back down for the night by about 8:30-9:00. He slept all night and woke up Saturday morning around 6.
So that was a lot of sleep. Then comes Saturday. Like I said, he woke up around 6. He ate and then played for a bit and then went back down for a nap. Then he was up for a few more hours and ate and then was back down again. He did this all day. My parents babysat and Nick and I went to a movie. He was an angel they said. We got home around 9:30 and he fell asleep in the car. I was able to put him straight down without another feeding. He slept until 6 Sunday morning.
Sunday. Same type of thing. Woke up at 6. Ate, played, napped. Ate, played, napped. All day. At 7:15 though he was done for the day. He was rubbing his eyes and screaming. He was not happy. So we put him down a little early. I had to check on him all night because I was so nervous. He slept all night though. Went down at 7:45 p.m. and slept until 6 Monday morning. He's just been so sleepy lately!
Like I said, I know he's not sick. He's always happy and he doesn't have a temp or anything. I think he's just growing! He is certainly going to be a big boy!
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Tilles Park 5k
So I ran a 5K this morning. I wasn't sure if I'd be able to do it since we had game night last night and I went to bed pretty late, but I made myself get up and I did it.
It was pretty tough. It doesn't seem like it should have been so tough since I've been running but it was. I was worn out but I did it. I finished in 31 minutes even. So I was running close to a 10 minute mile.
When I was showering I was thinking about that. If I do the half marathon running a 10 minute mile it will take me about 130 minutes or 2 hours and 10 minutes...ish.
That's a long time to be running! It kind of freaks me out and makes me nervous that I can't do it. But I can do it. If I stick to the training schedule (and I think my sister will help keep me on it) then I can do it.
3.1 miles I can do...let's just see if I can build my way up to 13.1!!
It was pretty tough. It doesn't seem like it should have been so tough since I've been running but it was. I was worn out but I did it. I finished in 31 minutes even. So I was running close to a 10 minute mile.
When I was showering I was thinking about that. If I do the half marathon running a 10 minute mile it will take me about 130 minutes or 2 hours and 10 minutes...ish.
That's a long time to be running! It kind of freaks me out and makes me nervous that I can't do it. But I can do it. If I stick to the training schedule (and I think my sister will help keep me on it) then I can do it.
3.1 miles I can do...let's just see if I can build my way up to 13.1!!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Changes
I made a few changes to my blog.
1) the template - just for fun
and
2) I added a picture of a runner to keep me motivated!!
Only 14 weeks and 3 days until the half marathon!!
1) the template - just for fun
and
2) I added a picture of a runner to keep me motivated!!
Only 14 weeks and 3 days until the half marathon!!
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