Well, we had quite an exciting weekend! I had plans to meet two friends at Carlo's Bakery (of Cake Boss fame) on Saturday afternoon. I brought Ellie with me and on our way there we got into an accident. We were turning left and a car hit the front of our car on the passenger side. Luckily, the accident was right in front of a fire department and across the street from the mayor's home so we had help instantaneously! I didn't even have Ellie out of her car seat before three firemen were there and the police and EMT were there in less than two minutes. We were also fortunate that we were almost at my friend's house so she met us at the scene within a few minutes. When she got there, she informed me that the kind woman who came and sat with us on the curb was the mayor!
Luckily, Ellie and I were not seriously hurt. We were both very shaken up and I was terrified that Ellie was hurt and not telling us because she was scared they would give her a shot (that's all she kept asking). At the advice of the EMT, we spent a few hours in the nearby emergency room getting checked out (while Lori anxiously paced the floors back at home!). Today we're both sore and stiff but mostly tired.
Our car is repairable but not drivable. While we were in the ER, my friends picked up the stuff from our car and took pictures for us. The car will be towed tomorrow from a lot to a body shop, where we were told it will take at least two weeks to repair. My friend generously gave us her car to use this weekend and tomorrow morning we'll pick up our rental car. We are thankful for our friends and insurance coverage!
So after our visit to the emergency room, we weren't going to let an accident ruin our weekend and still made it to Carlo's! If you haven't seen the show, the cakes that they make are amazing. We all ordered samples of their pastries and they were delicious. We tried the creme puffs, napoleons, lobster claws, canoli, and chocolate covered strawberries - all were great! We won't be heading to that area for a while, but we'll stop there again next time.
Ellie and I outside of Carlo's - the line was out the door!
Ellie excited to see all the yummy treats
My friend ordering her goodies
Car accidents and emergency room visits - BAD!
Chocolate covered strawberries - GOOD!
4 comments:
Oh I can't tell you how happy I am to see both of your faces, even if it is on the computer. What a stressful weekend for you and those who love you both so much! I am glad that Ellie is really okay and not staying scared of what happened. She will process the remainder of her questions in the next few days, don't you think?
SO glad to hear you are both okay! What a bummer about the accident! (let me know if you have any problems with your insurance company hehe)...
Those pics of ellie are so cute!
Jess, I thought of you when the whole insuranc stuff was coming up. (so far, so good!)
glad you both are ok....and got to the bakery!!! looks like a good place to end a stressful occasion .....hope not much damage was done to the front end...they are never the same after a accident .....
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