A Time To Listen
So today I got up an hour before my alarm went off. I wanted to get to work early and surprise the family I work for. They also had some birthday treats they wanted to give me-given I took off tomorrow and my birthday is on Saturday. This never happened. At least not today. I live in downtown and drop my husband off to work before heading to my job. Really, there is no need for us both to have a car. Parking is hard enough with just one vehicle. Anyway… I had this bizarre thought as I was pulling away from my husband’s work. “It would be terrible if I got in a bad accident right before my birthday.” Not only bad but tragic. I don't usually have these morbid thoughts. I am a relatively happy person and don't sit around debating my impending doom. Where I work is in the mountains. It’s not a far drive, just can be sketchy at times. The roads are mountain passes full of twists and turns. Also, everyone seems to think it’s the Autobahn. Truckers are constantly losing thei