My Love Hate Relationship with My Car.....the Ultimate Test of Being on My Own

Holy Schmoly! You know how we all despise tests, especially when we fail them, and I think it's because of that fear that we don't like them. If they were easy we truly wouldn't learn what we needed to. After saying that however, going through them is hard. Oh boy are they hard. Tonight me, a couple of my roommates, and some friends went to Idaho Falls to go shopping and go to the Temple. Everything was going very well. We went to JoAnn's and I have never seen guys actually enjoy themselves in a fabric store. It was the funniest, coolest thing! But then again if I had a girl making me footie pajamas that looked like a bear I would be excited too ;) That's just how awesome my roommate Cassie is ;) It brought back memories of hiding in the fabric from my mother, or having to touch every single piece of fabric......and I even still do that today! So we picked up what we needed and started to head for the temple. When we came to a stop light my car stopped working......Just to show you how nice people are.....Picture with me a girl in the driver's seat freak'n out because she can't go anywhere, the people behind honking their horns and the girl exclaiming, "I hear you but I can't go anywhere!" Haha now that I look back on it....I wish I could've been on the sidelines watching because it would've been hilarious!!!!! So we sat there for five minutes trying to figure out what to do, then we decided we needed to move the car...so the fine young man that was with us got out and pushed us, except I couldn't turn the wheel so we were stuck in the middle of the intersection, then we had other people jump out and help us (angels literally!) and we finally got off the road....Scariest moment of my life! I thought people were going to hit the people pushing.....I have never prayed so hard in my life....and I know God answers our prayers cuz He answered mine! Man I wanted to break down.....and I finally did when I talked to my mother......I am grateful for parents who raised me to just get up and back in the game, and I am so grateful for the wonderful friends and family I have! I ran into a cousin I hadn't seen in a long time at Carl's Jr of all places, one of my roommates had a way to come get my car, and my friend Jessica was there to comfort me and help me to remember to smile :) In the end it was all worth it to go to the temple......I needed to be there and something was trying to stop me from getting there......but I perservered and kept my chin up. I am a Peck and we don't let hard times put us down. Tough Times Don't Last but Tought People Do.......... I am grateful for this experience and know that the knowledge I gained from tonight will come in handy later :)