Hi everyone!

OK, I am having trouble focusing on work now, because this morning my friend Tracey and I could have been killed.  We were walking back to work from grabbing a coffee (or tea in my case), and were waiting to cross at the Broadway and Edmonton Street intersection.  Someone in a car decided to try and turn left when there was oncoming traffic coming.  You can guess what happened next – an oncoming car hit this other guy, and before you knew it, two cars are sliding right towards me and my friend on the corner!

The weirdest thing was that the whole thing happened in slow motion, and I mean SLOW.  The whole accident seemed to take an eternity to happen from start to finish.

The other crazy thing was that my friend and I just stood there with our mouths wide open in shock, watching the slow motion scene play out.  I remember thinking when the cars hit, "oh my word, Tracey's pregnant, we need to move!" but I was like a deer in the headlights.  Thankfully she had the sense of mind to pull my arm when the cars started sliding towards us.  Tracey is laughing at me now, because she is 7 months pregnant but she was the one who had to take charge of the situation by grabbing me and guiding us to cover behind a nearby tree.

We're both fine, and we weren't hit, although one car stopped only about 5 feet away from us.  For some reason I wasn't thinking that we could be hit when it was happening, but looking back, I realize how lucky we are that we weren't hurt – or worse!

So ya, that was the excitement for the morning – glad to still be here!

I think this has reinforced for me that you need to make the most out of your life, because you never know what will happen.  Oh, and also to be careful crossing the street ;)

Talk to you later,

Matt