I set out on my first road trip alone this morning at 8 am. My best friend is getting married on August 9th, and I’m her bridesmaid, so I set out for Louisiana. My car is packed to the brim with everything I need to go back to Lynn, because I’m going straight to Boca soon after the wedding.

The trip started out great (except for a short 3 times in Jersey, where I got lost). Then, in Pulaski, Virginia, I ran over a huge hunk of metal at 70mph.

Not healthy for my car.

I had no idea what to do. Having never owned a car, I had never been in this situation. My closest family is over 200 miles away (with family in Maryland and Tennessee, I would, naturally, get stuck between the two), and I don’t know who to call or where to go for help. A trucker pulled over ahead of me to help, and a cop showed up behind me, so I wasn’t clueless for long. The cop found out where the metal had come from because the trucker whose truck it had fallen off of pulled over to drag the metal off the road. He was able to get the trucker’s information to give to me to give to my insurance company.  He also called a tow truck for me. I’m going to call them in the morning and find out the damage done to my car. Then, the cop brought me to a hotel. I haven’t been in a police car since I was 8 (I ran away from home), so it was an interesting ride.

Now I’m sitting at a Comfort Inn in the middle of nowhere Virginia with family calling me every few minutes to make sure I’m okay and see if they can do anything to help. I won’t know anything else tomorrow, so wish me luck. I hope my damage is minimal!