I remember how terrible I felt as my 30th birthday grew closer and closer and closer; I was freaking out my whole 29th year and when the big day hit…. I was fine, I had a great time with great friends and I've been fine ever since.. almost.
The past couple of months, as I approached 35, the familiar freak out was happening again. I decided to try and 'get over it' and got ready to go do some shopping; what I discovered in the parking lot took my mind off getting older. Sometime during the day before the big B-day a sanding truck had backed into my car, leaving more than a couple big dents & scratches and shattering the back windshield. So much for forcing myself to feel better; I went inside and sobbed. Not cool.
My first thought when I woke up the next day wasn't about my birthday, it was about my car; how am I going to fix this? What if they just deny it and their insurance doesn't pay? How am I going to get around? Am I going to make it to see my family on Christmas? Where do I start?
I know this is starting to sound like a tragic birthday story, it's not though. I had a fantastic day.
The girls at work helped to make my shift full of goofy giggles and nice surprises. Keith met me at the end of my shift with his second load of thoughtful gifts; the icing on the cake was a sweet handwritten note. Also Brian is eventually going to do the dishes for me, we call them "birthday dishes". All of this was wonderful and I'm grateful to have such cool cats in my life making my day better than it would have been.
But I've got to say, there is one person that took the proverbial cake and made everything so much better and easier to deal with concerning the car; my cousin (and State Farm lady) Audra. I won't get into the nitty-gritty of everything but she got things moving right along where I was hitting walls. I was able to relax knowing that everything was going to work out, it was a HUGE load off my shoulders; the best birthday gift I could have asked for (except maybe that handwritten note ;) ). THANK YOU AGAIN AUDRA, YOU'RE A ROCKSTAR!!
So just two days after the discovery of the damage, my car has been towed off for an estimate & repairs and I'm sitting pretty in a 2013 Dodge Charger for a while. Who wants to go for a drive?
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