A "Smashing" Friday

Brad got in a car wreck on Friday morning.  You know the saying, "most accidents occur within a mile or two of home" . . . well, it's true.  Ryan had missed school earlier in the week from being sick.  He still had a bad cough hanging on that we knew would be aggravated by riding his bike to school.  So, my loving husband drove him to school.  He was in the neighborhood and almost home, when a lady came flying through the intersection and didn't quite make her turn.  Well, I guess flying is not really the right word.  They were both boing around 25 mph - but they say two cars at 25 makes 50 mph.  Anyway, both cars were damaged more than you would think from a collision like that.  They both had to be towed away.  It was quite distressing, as accidents usually are - but I am so thankful that it wasn't worse.  Both of them were shaken up and already hurting, but that was to be expected.

Later in the day, Brad was hurting enough that we went to the doctor just to be safe.  He was acting a little funny and was really fuzzy and hurting.  They gave him a shot, some muscle relaxants, pain pills and instructions to watch for more signs of concussion.  He is bounding back faster than I expected. :)

We have a rental car and have heard from both insurance companies.  It was the other person's fault, so no worry there.  Now we are just crossing our fingers that they won't say our car is "totaled".  It is an 8 year old car that is paid for.  If they decided the cost to fix it outweighs what it's worth, then we have a problem.  We can't afford a car payment right now and that car has been such a good car.  So . . . we are waiting and hoping, and giving thanks that no one was hurt more than they were.

Our good old Suburban.  It has treated us well!

Canada Continued

The next day after lunch, we got back on the ferry.  I was kind of sad to leave this lovely little island but was looking forward to the rest of the adventure.  After we got back to Vancouver, we made a detour to find the temple.  It was kind of out in the country.  I was surprised how little was around it.  It was refreshing and very peaceful.  It was one of the smaller temples, but just as beautiful.  It was a Monday, so nobody was there.

After our pit stop, we were headed to Whistler.  There is a famous drive called "Sea to Sky" highway - and boy was that breathtaking.  I felt bad for Brad because he was driving and couldn't soak it all in like I could.  It was fascinating how the color of the ocean turned from a dark blue to a greenish color along the way.  I'm not sure, but I think the change is due to glacier water being introduced.  It was gorgeous but I didn't get any of my own pictures because we didn't stop.  I got the following pic off of "images" on my browser and it kind of gives you the idea.

We stopped at a beautiful waterfall along the way, but none of my pictures of it are good.  We got to Whistler in the evening and checked into our beautiful hotel tucked in by a little lake.  The view was gorgeous.  We spent the rest of our time sitting on our porch, and in Whistler Village.  It was so quaint and beautiful.  It was really fun seeing the Olympic rings and stage, etc.  We did a lot of reading and Brad pushed me around the lake in the wheelchair.  I know . . . Whistler is for being active outdoors.  Believe me - we saw a ton of people doing that.  But since it wasn't really possible for us, we took advantage of the relaxations and it was wonderful!  Here are the pics from Whistler Village:

And here are the pictures taken at Nita Lake Lodge:

Thanks goes to Emily for making it possible for us to leave for a few days and not have any worries!  It was so nice to have her home with us for a month.  And, here's to my amazing, wonderful husband of 27 years!  I love him with all my heart and soul and truly can't imagine where I would be without him.  He spoils me rotten and I realize how lucky and blessed I am to get him for forever!  I love you Brad!