Our Car Accident.

For those who don't know, a couple months ago we were in a car accident! Let's start from the beginning!

The last picture in mason.  RIP.

It was May 23rd, 2016.  We were up at the outlet mall, but we weren't really finding anything. We decided that we were going to head back to Orem, to go to ULTA! As we were walking to the car, Joseph said that we should go to Cabelas, and of course I didn't want to and threw a fit. (not really) I seriously feel like I win every little tiny argument we have! Joseph is just that good to me! Boy, do I sure wish we would have went to Cabelas instead.

We were only like 10 minutes or so on the freeway, when we were side swiped by a semi truck.  I was to busy paying attention to my phone, but all the sudden I heard Joseph yelling! It was more of a controlled confused tone in his voice. I remember looking up, and we were SWERVING all over the freeway.  I mean it.  We had crossed at least 2 lanes right, and swerved back a couple lanes, and just kept going back and forth. (Joseph later told me that when the semi hit us, he tensed up and instead of hitting the breaks, he was pressing on the gas. Thankfully we didn't hit any other cars.) I HONESTLY don't know how we didn't roll. I remember screaming, and frantically trying to put on my seat belt, but it had locked! (BTW always wear your seat belt! I am normally all on that, but for some reason that day I wasn't!)  Finally after a few seconds, what felt like forever, we skid to a stop sideways.  I looked out my window, and all these cars were stopped behind us!  I looked over at Joseph, but all I remember was that I couldn't even focus on anything.  Here we are in the middle of the freeway sideways!  We drove to the side of the road, and the truck driver pulled ahead of us.  I felt so sick, and of course I was in shock!  Joseph tried opening up the drivers side door, but it wouldn't open.  He looked at me and told me "stay here", as he climbed out the window.  Being me, I didn't stay in the car! A lady that was behind us pulled over, got out of her car and kept asking me if I was okay. You know in the movies when someone is in shock, and it is showing all these people talking to them, but they can't even hear them? Yep, that was me! This poor lady was just trying to help, and I heard her voice in the distance. I can't even make out what she was saying! I am very grateful for her though! I walked around to the drivers side.  The whole side, from front to back was crushed in! I seriously couldn't believe that we were just in a car accident!

The only thing on my mind was that I needed to call my mom.  I went back to the car and searched for my phone.  I remember it was hard to type on my phone because I was shaking so bad! Whenever my mom answers her phone, she is always so happy! So she answered the phone with "Whats up bai!!" and I was speechless. I couldn't get any words out.  She asked if I was there, and I just started bawling! I had finally got out the words "...we were in a car accident..." She asked me where we were, and I couldn't even think.  I remember she asked me if I was okay and if Joseph was okay, and I told her "yeah....I think so." I remember that I seriously could not breathe, and I was light headed.  All I really recall her telling me was that SHE WAS COMING FOR ME. (Just like when we are all in heard times, and the Lord promise to us that he is coming.)  Seriously it makes me want to cry knowing that my mom was coming to save me.  I got back in the car, and just cried! Joseph came back to get the insurance paper to call and make a claim, I honestly have no idea if he said anything to me or not! Once the cops got there, they asked me if I was okay, and I just nodded my head. I'm pretty sure they asked me if I needed medical attention, and I nodded my head no. The cop told us that we were going to drive to the next exit so we could get off the freeway.

We sat there for about like an hour while they sorted everything out with paper work and statements. There was also another lady behind us that slammed on her brakes when she saw us swerving, and she got rear ended. To bad the car that hit her drove off! We sat there for seriously like 3 hours in this parking lot waiting for my parents to come get us. Good thing my BFFFFFFFFFFFFF came to visit while we waited since she lived in that town! So Maile, if you ever read this, I love you to the moon and back! Which gave me time to calm down. I was like really sad about the car, but then it sorta became funny.  Which means that inside I must have been really scared for something like that to be funny! Eventually my parents found us and after awhile of trying to get it loaded up on a flat bed we finally got it! The pictures don't look like it is bad, but you had to see it in real life. Like seriously, they don't do it justice!

Okay, this is where it gets so stressful I can't even tell you how mad I get! Keep in mind that this was our ONLY car! So we had called his insurance company, and asked them to get us a rental car.  She replied saying that they can't get us one until they have spoken to the truck driver.  So finally after a week and a half, she emails me saying that she has finally spoken to him, and he told her that we drove into him..... CAN WE PLEASE JUST TAKE A MINUTE TO THINK ABOUT THIS?! Okay so fast forward a week or so, we had been basically hitching rides, and she told us that she had filed an OFFICIAL police report.  Another week had gone by, and still no word from her.  So we decided to order ourselves the police report, and guess what it said! That the truck driver hit into us! So we win right?? WRONG! So we emailed it to his insurance lady. (Also this whole time she would never answer our phone calls, or return our messages.  She only communicated with us through email) So then she emails me one day and says, well the truck driver had told her that he didn't get a chance to talk to the police about the collision.... LIKE WHAT?! He was in an accident, pulled over with us, and was there while we were ALL talking to the police, but he didn't get a chance? This makes no sense!! HE GOT A CITATION! AND they had all of his information.  I'm telling you, these people are insane! So then she informs me that we will have a 3rd party look at it and see who really is at fault.... IT SAYS ON THE OFFICIAL POLICE REPORT THAT HE HIT US! We do not need a 3rd party to tell us who is at fault! It absolutely blows my mind how stupid people are.  So here we are now.  My insurance called me a week ago, and said that they called him and he is still denying that he hit us, and his insurance is denying to pay for any damages.... Like BRO I don't care, quit lying! So now we are looking into court, and it is so stressful!

We also bought us a little Scion Xb! We paid for it all with cash, up front! So no car payments, which is actually super nice!!

I seriously have never felt so much hate in any situation, but I can honestly tell you that I hated this man for lying. Weeks upon weeks of stressing out, and not understanding why he is lying. I was also extremely mad at this insurance company because they weren't doing anything about it! But...THANK GOODNESS FOR THE GOSPEL! It sucks to be stuck in this crappy situation, but I am so thankful. I am thankful for learning that even if someone has wronged us, they are still our brothers/sisters. GOD LOVES EVERYONE. I also have looked at it from his perspective, and I understand what he must be feeling as well.  I am grateful to be ALIVE!  We could have lost our lives or been terribly injured, but angels flew with us that day! I'm extremely grateful for forgiveness.  I have no hard feelings towards this man anymore.  He was probably just as scared as we were. To be honest, I don't even care to go to court, even though we probably will still end up going.  As long as I am alive, and Joseph is alive, that is all that matters.  I hope that everyone that reads this can find forgiveness in their heart to forgive someone who has wronged them! If it is now, or in 10 years.  It is such a relief to get the weight off your chest, trust me!

Side note, I truly believe that there is a reason we didn't die.  My work here isn't done, which means that my children better become something great. (;