Crash, bang!

Last week began with a BANG...literally. After a very long day at work, Craig and I visited Beaufort Memorial Hospital for a Birthing Center tour last Monday evening. After the tour, we made what we thought would be a quick stop for dinner on the way home. Shortly after we ordered, our waitress asked if we were driving a black SUV, and of course, we were. Turns out that a lady stormed out of the restaurant, got in her car, put it in reverse, hit the gas pedal and BAM! slammed into the back of my car. The good news is that we were not in the car. The bad news is that she didn't stop. Seems that we were part of a hit and run accident. Luckily, there was a person outside who witnessed the accident and got a tag number for us. And to make it even better, his girlfriend knew exactly who the driver was. Long story short... the police came (finally), we filed a police report, took our dinner to go and finally made it home. We spent the remainder of the night searching the net for phone numbers and addresses for the driver of the car. Gotta love the internet! On Tuesday, my insurance agent (not the police) made a quick phone call to the driver of the other car and by the end of the week, we had a check in hand for the repairs ($1200 worth) and a week's car rental. My car is drivable, which is a good thing since the body shop cannot begin repairs until November 5th. NOT a great way to start week!