Well, Boog It Could Be Worse

I have had quite an eventful past week or so. So last Friday I get off work around 8:30pm. I get off the interstate and it starts to rain. I looked like it was going to rain all day but it didn't until i finally got off work. So, I'm doing about 50pmh on Bert Kouns when my car goes down to 25mph by itself. Then it speeds up then drops back down. Well, now im freaking out because I dont know whats going on and I'm in the middle of alot of traffic. I make it to the gas station and put gas in my car praying that it helps. Nope. I crank my car and it does not move. So now I'm stranded at pump number 5 infront of WalMart. I call my mom who calls the family mechanic. I tries to talk me through looking at my engine and its not going very well. I can barely open the hood let alone know what I am looking at under it. So after 20mins or so he comes and finds me. He does some tinkering and tells me that the problem is my fuel pump and he can replace the next day if I buy it. Unfortunately for me he has to drain my tank so I will lose all the gas I just filled it with. WONDERFUL. I really dont have a choice at this point so I agree and we move my car to the WalMart parking lot. My mother then picked me up and dropped me off at home.

My best friend comes over and I vent. She recommends that we get out of the house and have some fun. I agree and we have a great time out on the time. I wake up the following Saturday morning to find that I have lost $10 in all of the ruckus of the night before. GREAT. I go to purchase the fuel pump. Its $220. To have the family mechanic tow my car and install the fuel pump, $125. Well, after all is said and done I believe my car ok. The following Tuesday I drive to school and as I crank my car to leave......it won't cut on. I have to get a jump from a classmate of mine who was experiencing the same issues. (She has a older model of the same car as me). I make it to Auto Zone where after a few tests I am informed by manager that I need a new battery. I start to explain what happened to my car the Friday before and he finishes the story without my help. He says that all I needed was a new battery in the first place. I may have just wasted $340 for a $50 issue.

I begin to cry because being a struggling college student I am working 2 jobs for a reason. I'M BROKE! Lol. But, I am not the only person in the world with these problems. It could be worse. I could have no car, no job, not be enrolled in college, or many other issues. I have to say I am blessed to have these issues and not anything worse.

Looking Forward to the Months Ahead

Looking to the rest of the year I am excited and in the same breath I feel sort of numb. I plan on being part of the fall graduation class of 2009 at LSUS. This is a great accomplishment for myself and also what this means for my family. I will be the first to attend AND graduat college. I have not felt the pressure that one would assume I would have about this situation. I'm just....taking things day by day. I plan on furthuring my education, so I will be finishing one chapter to go to the next. So, I feel that no huge celebration may be necessary this time. Lets really party our socks off when I finish grad school and become a LPC. :) I wonder if I will have these same feelings when December comes? Well see.