BAM!

(Amy) Early Saturday morning (about 1:00 AM), I awoke to hear a huge cacophony outside. I was pretty groggy and just tried to go back to sleep. A few minutes later, our doorbell was ringing with our neighbors there waiting to tell us that our car had been struck by a drunk driver who had fled from the scene. I felt strangely calm as we went outside to survey the damage. Not only had the drunk driver hit our car, they had hit our neighbor's truck that was parked behind us and had hit a tree in our neighbor's yard. The force of the impact had pushed our car over the curb and up onto our neighbor's sidewalk and lawn! As you can see from the pictures, the body of the car has been heavily damaged. A wonderful police officer responded to our neighbor's call and we really owe all policemen a lot of respect. For now, Dave and I are using a rental car (a zippy little Kia Optima) and have filed a claim with our insurance. We'll keep you posted on the situation. These incidents are great reminders that our lives are not always in our own hands.
We went back to bed at about 3:30 and woke up in the morning to a beautiful sunny day. Dave's High School friend and longtime college roommate, Robbie, and his wife, Emily, were so lucky to be visiting us during this eventful weekend! We were so grateful for their patience and willingness to help with all the craziness of the car crash! The four of us took the rental car to downtown New Haven and did the campus tour at Yale. We then ate dinner at Pepe's (the best pizza around!) and played Cranium and visited at our apartment. Truly life is wonderful and we are so grateful that we are safe.