Its been a whole Year!

(This is not my car! Just a picture I found of a car crash)

It has been a year ago today that I got in my car accident. I have been car-less now for an entire year!!!

Being car-less has taught me a lot!  I have learned to do without a lot of things!  I have learned to enjoy being at my house and celebrating the simple things in life, and I have learned to be grateful for what I have.

This past year I have had to walk or rely on family if I needed or wanted to go anywhere!  My kids have been such troopers!  They have been right there with me as we walked to and from school, to the grocery store, to the doctors office, to and from Soccer games and practices, they even walked with me to register for my college classes. I

I have heard very few complaints (in fact I have heard them complain more when we actually get in a car because someone is touching someone and Kiana is boy trapped.) Walking is actually the more peaceful way to travel!

There is no way I could have gotten through this year without the help of family and friends!  There have been some instances that walking was completely out of the question (snow, rain, or to far of a distance) My parents, and Jeremy's Dad have been so willing to help assist me!  There have been instances of emergency and dear friends have allowed me to borrow a vehicle to get me where I needed to go!

Also I have been so appreciative of people being willing to come to my house for play dates and visits!  It has been such a blessing to have friends that are so understanding!

I'm not going to sit here and tell you that not having a car has been the most amazing experience of my life.  Because it has been hard, and even today I have felt frustration about my lack of transportation.  There have been days that I have cried, because all I wanted to do was take my kids out to a museum or take a drive to the canyon. I have had days I have needed groceries or maybe a gift for a birthday party and I have felt irritated inside that I couldn't just go and get one.

I know in life there are lesson's to be learned in every experience! This experience is no different.  I have learned many lesson's and I'm continuing to learn more everyday!  I have had to become organized in my grocery shopping and list making.  Knowing that if I forget something at the store I can't just go back to get it has made a huge difference in my planning!  I have learned that I don't need to go anywhere to have fun with my kids!  We do fun activities every single day here at our house.  I have saved so much money because we don't go out very often.  When we do go out it is special.  Like the other day we walked to Taco Bell and stopped by at the local pet store.  The kids were so excited you would have thought we were going to Disneyland.

I feel like the kids and I have become closer.  We are always together, and the walks we go on to go places are filled with conversation.  The 5 minute drive to school is now a 15 minute walk the conversations we have had on the way to and from school are ones I will cherish!

I don't know when I will be getting a vehicle.  It could be in 2 weeks or maybe 2 years (I'm hoping closer to the 2 weeks) but, until that time I will continue to do my best to be patient and to learn the valuable lesson's I need to learn each and everyday!