New for 2013

I have decided that this year I will improve myself by being more appreciative. To do this I am going to post something everyday about something in my life that made me feel grateful that day.
Today I am grateful for our cars. We are spoiled enough that when we are going to go on a trip we have to decide which car we want to take. 
Last week I was in accident that could have been really really bad!I was driving at 75 mph and found myself on the shoulder of the road, in snow. My first reaction was to swerve back onto the highway but something stopped me. It was until later I realized how dangerous my first reaction could have been, it probably would have rolled my car. As I sat in my car waiting for a tow truck for a couple hours I had a lot of time to think about how much of blessing my car has been and how much I truly appreciate it. it is a durable little car, one filled with great memories. I bought it from.my aunt just a month before she passed away and it serves as a constant reminder to me of the person she was and the many things about her that I would like to bring into my life.
I guess to begin with I was grateful for something rather superficial but at the end of the day what I am grateful was not just the car but was in it. I was with my mom and my son when we crashed, them among with those memories are what I am truly grateful for. The great feelings that I get when I think of the blessings that this car has hauled around for the last 17 years.