A day to Smile about ..

I was driving to work on Wednesday Feb 11 in the fast lane going about 75 ish and the hood on my car flew up and did this fancy number on my windshield. I thought for sure it would just go down but it was so bent that I had to force it back down. I had about 6 inches between the hood and the dash that I could see through to get me across 3 lanes of 8:30 traffic and pulled over. It was snowing so I just sat in my car til my Mom came. One lady stopped to make sure I was okay and that I had someone on the way. She mentioned that she was heading northbound when she saw me pulled over so she got off the next exit and got back on going southbound to check on me. I didn't know those type of people still existed... I thanked her a ton and kept telling her how sweet she was and then she said she had to stop because she had teenage daughters too. I waited until she walked away to laugh. :)
I had a lot of time to think before my Mom got there and I'm so glad I did. I'm honestly lucky to be alive, all day at work I just kept thinking that considering the circumstances I shouldn't be alive and that there had to be a reason Heavenly Father kept me here. I find myself having a little tiny pitty party every once and a while and since that day I have decided that can't happen anymore. I want to live everyday to the fullest and enjoy every minute. Sure I have my trials but things could always be worse.
In the time I had to sit and ponder I was texting a good friend it made me realize that there is so much I still have to live for and why not live it with a smile on my face and a positive attitude! Although my car looks like trash I can't complain, I'll just smile!
PS .. The latch on my hood broke, I didn't accidently leave it open like a moron. Also, as of right now the hood is tied down with a rope and the rear view mirror is hangin by a rope, very classy!