awk+awe 10/20/14

I finally have enough quotes & events to give you yet another awkward and awesome post ;) enjoy.

^^for my mom's birthday

Awkward stuff:

When my textbook's index only goes to the I's. Noooo, I needed the other 17 letters. :(

"One time I tried to crochet and run at the same time." -my 14 year old brother

When I find the French coffee press in the sink, and one of Elias' cars is drowning inside it. so.many.questions.

If you drink some coffee right after some cherry coke, your mouth will taste like rotting dirt for a few minutes. fyi It's disgusting. 

"How old are you?" -medic
"21."
"Oh, I thought you were younger, but that's a good thing."

"Are you a minor?" -police 
"I'm 21."

Next day:
"So are you a freshman?" 
"Senior."

Couple of weeks later:
"It's an early graduation present." -me
"From high school?" -sale's associate
"College"


People can't really guess my age very well, but that's ok, I forgive them. ;)


If you haven't gotten into an accident yet, don't. The amount of hours on the phone with the towing company, rental place, body shop and mine/her insurance company is NOT worth it.

Working night's means, working twice on Tuesday, twice on Wednesday, twice on Thursday and twice on Friday. 
 

Awesome stuff:

People ask, "Why Arizona?" My response, which is 90% true, is, "Why not? I haven't lived in that state yet." The other 10% I haven't figured out yet.

The nice rental car I got to drive while my car was in the shop... and the even nicer car my parents bought me for an early graduation present! :) (the crashed car was totaled so I needed a new one)

Driving to work with a beautiful sun setting behind a mountain in my rearview mirror... And it's a different mix of colors every single night. LOVE it.

Co-worker was humming "Deck the Halls". yeaaaaaah! :D

I have never experienced such a diverse amount of versions of my name until coming here. When I said you can call me whatever you want, people at the lab took it literally, and I'm fine with that. I'm called Rose, Rosa, Rosie, Rositta, Rosalla, Rosella, and sometimes rarely Rosala. I basically just answer to anything starting with a 'ros' (except Ross).

Having enough patience to let my painted nails dry before touching or doing anything. 

Gotta have that rainbow order, always.

Phoenix's sunsets are about as great as North Dakota's. 

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Until next time! :)

the crash

How did the SUV not push my car door in and squish me?
How did I stay out of the way of the car right beside me?
How did I not hit anyone else? Or a tree?
How did I not get hit by on-coming traffic?
How did the police, ambulance and fire truck get there so quickly?
How did I leave the scene without a scratch or bruise?
How did I wake up the next day without any stiffness or soreness?

Why was I not afraid to die?

(pictures were not taken the day of the crash... but a post without pictures, isn't really a post- in my opinion. ;) )

I was on my way to Starbucks to do some studying, but God had a different plan for me that afternoon when a teenage girl driving a big white SUV turned into my lane.


It was a three lane (each direction) road with a speed limit of 45 mi/hr. I was in the middle lane, and she pulled out of a side street and made too wide of a left turn. She hit the right side of my car and that angled my car just enough to have me drive over the elevated median with shrubs and trees, then to the middle lane of on-coming traffic. I swerved and finally stopped with my car halfway on the median and half still in the street. The girl quickly came over to see if I was okay. I got out of the car on the passenger side and called 911. As I was doing that, the couple that was beside/behind me, saw it all happen and said they had called 911 too. Within what seemed like less than three minutes, EM's and police were on the scene asking me questions, takings my vials and getting information. I was in complete shock up until calling, and then I sobbed like a baby the rest of the "event". The sweet couple let me stay in their AC'ed car and gave me some water as the paperwork (which is now ipadwork) was happening. (Let me quickly remind you it's really hot here in Phoenix.)

The car was towed because the side was smashed and front wheels were flat and bent up Surprisingly, the windows weren't shattered and the airbags didn't go off. 

Everyone involved or almost involved was okay and that's what matters. Praise the Lord. 


I'm not mad or angry at the girl who hit me, even if I had ended up in the hospital or worse, I don't think I could be. I empathize with her; it could have happened to me when I was her age or even now. She was shaking as she came over to see if I was ok. She was scared and now (probably) embarrassed and feeling guilty. I'm happy she was able to learn from a minor accident then from one of more serious outcomes. 

So again, I ask these questions:
How did the SUV not push my car door in and squish me?
How did I stay out of the way of the car right beside me?
How did I not hit anyone else? Or a tree?
How did I not get hit by on-coming traffic?
How did the police, ambulance and fire truck get there so quickly?
How did I leave the scene without a scratch or bruise?
How did I wake up the next day without any stiffness or soreness?

Why was I not afraid to die?

God was protecting me, Jesus had the wheel, and angels were around me.

He must still have a purpose for me here on earth.
:)