Road Trip 12/12/2008
 

Brian and Kris came out from L.A. and drove one of our cars to Utah for us. It made the trip more fun to stop and meet up for meals, gas and hotel.

When Brian and Justin get together it is like they are 12 years old again. You can just tell they have been friends for a long time. They were even wearing the same outfit when we met up in Austin. Exact same pants and very similar shirt.

After driving for 9 1/2 hours we were still in TX. We stayed the night in El Paso and the next morning ate at Denny's. On our way out it got super windy and rainy. Justin and Brian were out in it filling the air in the tires.

Just North of Gallup, NM we ran into some snow so pulled off to get gas and wait it out a little. Shortly after getting back on the road we came upon a tragic accident that had just happened. We pulled over and each of us took on a role to help out. It took 45 minutes for the ambulance to get there. It was a head on collision... 2 passengers in a truck (drunk and OK) and a smaller car with a family. The mother didn't make it and the father was in and out of consciousness. Brian pulled their little boy (cut, crying and swollen but seemed OK) from the back seat. Kris wrapped him in a blanket and consoled him until the ambulance got there.  We were glad to be there to do what we could. It was a sobering experience. The rest of the drive was spent pondering and in gratitude. You just never know how life can change so suddenly. We're glad we were safe and said a prayer of thanksgiving that night and asked God to comfort the families of those involved in the accident.

In Monticello, UT the next morning we had breakfast at the hotel. This is the only picture I got of Brian and Kris together.

We arrived in Provo around 2pm on Tuesday Dec. 9th and went straight to Cafe Rio for lunch. No pictures for that but still worth mentioning.

 


Comments

Sabrina

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:06:19

I mean to put "I love Justin" here. He is such a cute dork.

 

Michael

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:18:32

hey. glad you made it safe. i am so sorry to hear about the accident. interesting what tragedy can do to your perspective.

 

kristenjoy

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:28:32

I love the twin outfits, i love the snow chunks falling all around you. Glad you were able to help that family, it still seems so crazy to me. I don't mind you sharing my blog post with your trusted peeps...i have a generic password.

 

cherilyn

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:48:47

so glad you all made it safely. It breaks my heart for that poor family though. i'm just glad it wasn't you.

 

Denise in Austin

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:56:32

Thanks for the email and the link to your blog. Glad you made it to your new home safe. Enjoy the snow, as it is cold here but no snow, only ice.

 

chantal&ben

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:05:24

Hi Natalie,
Thanks so much for your comment about Max. I actually read your blog that night and learning of the accident you met up with and it helped me to sit back and think of all I am grateful for! Ben's sister and (now) husband hit a drunk driver in a head-on on their way to Boise. All turned out okay, amazingly, but now that is both sister involved in a drunk driving accident. I'm so glad you had a safe trip. Utah looks like a winter wonderland in your photos and I am actually looking forward to the snow! What's your new address??

 



Leave a Reply