| 10:17p |
My boyfriend got hurt :(.
For those confused by the subject line, Boyfriend is my car's name.
I came out of a (really long, boring) meeting this morning that was held outside of some military building. My coworker Emily and I were getting into my car, when a guy standing next to his truck which was next to Boyfriend, said "hey!" and smiled at me. He was in uniform, and kinda cute, so I smiled back and said "hi!" while climbing in my car. He was like "no, um, wait, I kind of hit your car."
At this point, I started to freak out. OF COURSE nobody ever hit my old '91 honda accord, but nooooo...5 months after I get a BRAND NEW car, somebody hits it :(. He continued "Well, it's not that bad, I just scratched some paint on the bumper..." and I went to go look, and it's NOT that bad, but there is definitely some paint missing on the bumper. I wasn't sure what to say, so I was like "Um, so, are you willing to pay for it to be re-painted?" and he was like "Oh, yeah, yeah, let me give you my insurance info." So he wrote down his name and his number and his insurance policy number and all that, and while he was doing so, he was like "Yeah, I thought this would be my new dating strategy, run into female's cars..." I laughed and said "Yeah, how's that workin out for ya?" and he's like "Yeahhh...not so hot."
I thanked him for being honest, we shook hands, and I drove away.
Meanwhile, in the car, Emily squealed "Oh my goodness, did you see his adorable little chin dimple?? He was HOT! Maybe he needs to make it up to you by taking you out to dinner!" I laughed and we drove back to the office.
Once back at the office, my coworker Holly came into my cube saying "Megan, what happened back there in the parking lot???" all excited. "Were you getting that guys number??? We were like, 'go, Megan!'" I started cracking up so hard. I said "No, he hit my car, and he was giving me his insurance information!" She said "Yeah, that's a great story to tell your grandkids!"
So I got to thinking, what's really the harm of calling this guy, just saying something like "Hey, I called my insurance, you'll probably be getting a call soon, and just so you know, I really appreciate you being honest, it's just a car, it didn't really even get damaged, it's not that big of a deal" and seeing where it goes ;).
In other news, I feel like my personal spiritual life is sorely lacking. I mean, I feel almost like I'm just going through the motions, playing by the rules, but I don't feel like i'm being very personal with God. I don't really like being a "solo christian" meaning I like to have some sort of community...something supplemental to going to mass, maybe something smaller and more intimate...but I haven't found the right venue yet. Still, that doesn't excuse the fact that I've had a total lack of personal discipline. I have an hour commute--each way. so why on earth do I feel that it's more important to listen to some silly morning show than use that time to pray? If I could bring myself to just turn off the radio, that would be SUCH good time to listen for the voice of the holy spirit. I don't know why it's so hard to do. Prayer is such a simple concept, but it is DIFFICULT to carry out :s.
So you praying people, please pray for me. Just as good, give me something to pray for YOU about. Because if I know people want me to pray for them, I'm WAY more likely to pray. |