Last night we made plans for our first date night in a long time.  A trip to Wasabai (our favorite sushi restaurant) for some take out, a board game and maybe a movie if we hadn’t worn ourselves out by then.  As boring as that may sound to some, we were both very excited for our evening together.  We were already tasting those shrimp tempura rolls as we approached the intersection of University and Farley St. in Madison.  The light turned yellow so I slowed down because it was clear I wasn’t going to make it through the intersecton.  We came to a complete stop for a nano second and WHAM, we were hit from behind by a black Chevy pickup.  Frustrated, scared but not apparently injured we pulled off to a nearby parking lot and called the police.  Thankfully, there was witness there who observed that the driver of the Chevy clearly would’ve ran the red light had we not been there.  The witness stayed and reported this take on the accident to the police.  The driver was apologetic and quick to provide us with her name and all the relevant information we needed.  Our Trailblazer has a tow package which seems to be the only part of our car that was damaged.  The hitch receiver is at least 3 inches closer to the front of the car.  We will be taking it in to the shop on Monday.  The other driver was given a citation and we were on our way to the hospital obviously very concerned about Madison and Ruby.

When we arrived at Meriter labor and delivery triage, we were happy to see that our doctor was in on call.  We all looked at each other and shook our heads as Dr. Stewart said “What now?”  She reassured us that based on what we told her of the accident there was almost no chance that the girls had been affected.  However standard procedure called for Allison and the girls to be watched for at least 4 hours.  Back in the hospital on a Friday night.  As you can see by the picture we got our sushi and made the most of our time together.  We were home in bed at 1am.

As frustrated as we were we know God protected all of us.  We were thankful that we weren’t hurt or in a more serious accident.  The goodness of God is evident in the good times and the challenging times as well.

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