Right place-Right time

Tonight was pretty interesting... here's an excerpt from an email I just sent to a friend (after telling her that her puppy is doing well... [we're puppy-sitting her dog, Maya, this week and Maya and Chloe are having fun adventures in our home!])...

So... the reason I'm glad I went to class tonight (as opposed to Tuesday when I skipped then and almost skipped tonight)... it was a scary ride home. I was coming from Marshall High School out near Tysons far down Route 7 and was just about to approach the intersection at Seven Corners by the Koons Ford dealership when I was approaching a light. The light ahead turned green and I was in the right-hand lane when I saw cars ahead of me passing a car stopped in front of them... I got up to that car and got frustrated (as most DC drivers do) and lightly beeped... I finally was going to go around the car when I looked inside and saw an elderly woman who looked to be passed out. :( I got nervous and pulled ahead of her and put on my hazards. I went to her window and she opened her eyes when I knocked on it... I asked her if she could roll it down and when she did I asked if she was ok. She said slowly, "not really" (her nose was runny and she looked to be sweating) so I was already planning to call 911 but I first asked if there was someone she wanted me to call... she said her son. I asked his name and she said, Daniel. I asked if she knew his number but she couldn't remember. I then called 911-it was Fairfax that answered I think (they took forever as they couldn't determine if it was their jurisdiction based on the cross-streets I gave... VERY frustrating!). Finally they transferred me to Arlington 911 and they sent an ambulance and fire truck (within 5 minutes they arrived). During the wait, I reached inside her window and turned on her hazards then I asked if I could sit in her car with her -she said yes. I got inside and was talking to her and managed to learn that she was from Falls church, but couldn't remember where she was coming from - she was on her way home though. I got more info on her son, Daniel, and found out he lived in Falls Church as well so I called 411 (after getting his and her last name). His wife answered (and initially sounded leary when I called and asked for her husband... she asked who was calling). I told her my name and asked if Daniel's mother's name was Kathleen... she said yes and I proceeded to tell her that I was with her mother-in-law on the side of the road (at this time was when the ambulance and fire truck arrived). She got worried when I explained the situation and then she told me that her mother-in-law was diabetic and might be in diabetic shock - I relayed that to the paramedics. From there on it was all in their hands, but I was really shakey. I'm SO glad I stopped... I have no idea how many other cars passed this poor woman, but I almost did the same, so I'm glad I looked when I passed and actually stopped. I'm still a bit shakey actually... *sigh* I almost didn't go to class tonight, but I guess it was meant to be though. You know what's funny? I always wanted to go into medicine and tonight might prompt me to look further into it. I felt good when I left and knew that Kathleen was getting help. I thought about my grandma, nana and pop-pop... it made me sad that I didn't have or spend much time with them as they got older and I got too involved in my own life, but I hope that tonight helped Kathleen's son Daniel and their family get some more time with their sweet mother. She was a really sweet woman. :)

Needless to say, I'm pretty tired... it was a bit of an exhausting evening. Makes me wonder if there are reasons why we are in certain places at certain times. Hmm...

New Home Started!

We finally received the news this past weekend that the builders broke ground on our new townhome! My coworker and her husband moved into theirs just before Christmas 2007, and we went to their open house last weekend... it was fun to see their place all done (it's beautiful!) and know that ours will soon appear behind theirs (and to the left) around the 3rd or 4th week of June! YAY!


Here's a photo of the ones in our community (Oaklawn by Pulte) that are already built and ours will look like the second house over from the right (we'll have a full-brick front with a blue door).




I have SO many ideas of how to decorate and can't WAIT to get in there, but I also need to enjoy our current place because my commute to work is only a 5-minute drive! (After we move it will be an hour each way-ugh!)

I think I'll post some updated photos to track the construction... (starting this Tuesday morning when we have our pre-construction meeting). :oD