Not the Right Fender's Day!

It was not a good day for the front right side of my vehicle yesterday. It was not a good day for me, driving wise, either! Ack. What a bummer of a day, lol. But I guess that's what over-confidence does to you when you just get so used to doing something and then you don't pay as much attention as you should.

So... the first thing. I was driving eastbound on Memorial Dr. on my way to church when all of a sudden, out of nowhere... a bird flew in front of the car. Usually they are REALLY good at zipping by moving vehicles. But then I hear a 'thump' and I look into my rear view mirror and what do I see? A cloud of feathers dissipating in the air behind me...

Terrible feeling!! TERRIBLE! I ended up praying and saying sorry to God for killing a bird... I killed a bird. Sigh. But then I started thinking as I got closer to church, "I really, Really, REALLY hope there isn't a dead bird on my front fender..." Luckily, there was nothing. No bird. No blood. No feathers.

Second thing. I was taking David and Tanya DVBS supply shopping and I was perpendicular parking. Yes... PARKING! How... very embarrassing. But yet, it is safer than hitting a moving vehicle. But I made a last minute decision and adjustment for a parking spot and I ended up taking it faster than normal and I ended up clipping my front right fender on the tire rim of the next car over. ACK! My first car accident with actual body damage!! Luckily, everyone was alright, and I even ended up perfectly in the parking slot (strangely enough). But I felt terrible after that too, sigh. I waited for the guy and he was REALLY nice about it, so I'm happy about that. And the damage on his vehicle wasn't that bad either (so it shouldn't cost me too much) and he was willing to deal with out insurance either. Tanya and David were really good about it too so that really helped. Now to deal with my car's damage.

But it was just not my day. I mean, it was just not the right fender's day.

Sigh. Though I must say. I think I'm handling this a lot better than I thought I would. I made sure I continued taking David and Tanya supply shopping and had fun doing it instead of being all down-and-out or grumpy. I also forced myself to head over to Crystal's house for the BBQ after we finished shopping instead of going with the temptation to head home and mope. lol. So, yeah... now to make sure I don't take all the little things in life for granted and start paying attention to the little details (like I was teaching Tanya around that time in the car too! lol) and not become overconfident. No accidents in so many years and getting my advanced drivers exam done, my class 4 drivers exam done and being certified by NAPD (national academy for professional driving) made me too confident in my own driving skills. PAY ATTENTION TO DETAILS, STUPID!!