Fender Bender

Today was an interesting day ...

Once the kids were off to school, MY day began with a much needed pedicure!  Then, a visit to Ember ... a local yoga studio ... LOVED it and am looking forward to trying a class or two ...

Finally, I headed to Roswell to pick up my second wig from Tommie at Unique Wigs. Honestly, the picture says it all ...

I really can't believe how much this looks like MY hair ... and how thankful I am to have found this little shop ... and Tommie ...

The most interesting part of my day, though, began when I left ...

As I backed out of my parking space ... as I always do ... I checked things out in my backup camera ... which is THE best thing EVER ... and saw nothing.  I continued in reverse, came to a stop, put the car in drive ... and BOOM!  Of course, I had NO idea what had hit me, but it shook my car enough to know that whatever it was had done some damage ...

Most importantly, no one was hurt ... I was just hit by a woman paying absolutely no attention as she backed her beautiful BMW out of the parking space just as quickly as she could ... probably on the phone, although I don't know that for sure ...

The woman ... her name is Gigi ... instantly apologized and took full responsibility.  I really wasn't phased by it all that much ... these past few months have significantly changed my perspective on what's REALLY important, as you can imagine.  I told her ... accidents happen ... it's just a bumper and it can be replaced.  So, we exchanged insurance information, called for a police report, and then waited ... 

Once the officer arrived, we stood there together for quite some time as he completed the necessary paperwork.  Of course, having just left the wig shop, I was wearing my amazing new wig!  Well, Gigi noticed my cute hairdo and asked if I had been at the salon prior to our fender bender ... I smiled and said, "Nope, it's a wig!"  The look on her face told me that I needed to explain ... so I shared a little of my story with her ...

Little did we know, Officer Reeves overheard our conversation ... he is a cancer survivor ... and shared these words with me ...

"The journey is not fun ... it's very difficult at times ... but you will get through it and will live a more full and meaningful life than you ever thought possible.  My faith got me through it and I will be praying for you."

We continued talking a little and sharing our stories ... as I stood there with him, I couldn't help but feel like he was intentionally placed there for me ... a survivor ... showing me hope and possibility ...

Thank you, Gigi, for hitting my car ... and Officer Reeves for bringing a smile to my face ...