How can such a wonderful day go so wrong? I got up, went to church, back to campus, then my mom and sister came up. We had such a great time--we had lunch, showed them the campus, my room, etc. Then they left, and I went to meet someone for dinner. Well, I called my mom to ask her something and I learned that her vehicle overheated and broke down about ten-fifteen minutes from here. So I left to go and pick them up, and they were going to drive me back to campus.

Well, I got there and they climbed into my car. I started it up and started driving when all of a sudden my "check engine soon" light came on. I freaked out and pulled over, and learned from my book that it can be lots of different things. So I started driving again with the light on, and the next thing I know there's a deer right in front of my car. I veered to the right and missed it by about two feet, and my mom's having a heart attack next to me and my sister's screaming in the backseat. I kept going in disbelief--I can't believe I almost hit that deer.

So we get back to Potsdam, and I pull into a different than usual parking lot because I was going to go see if I could still catch my friend for dinner. Well, it was too late, and while trying to exit that parking lot I mistook the incline of a hill for an exit lane, and almost drove down a hill. My mom and sister freaked out again, and I barely made it back to the doorway of my dorm. Then, I got out and my mom got in the driver's seat. They were about to drive off when my sister asked if I had my room key--which I didn't. It was still on my key chain in the car, so I had to take my only car key off and give it to them.

I just hope they make it home in one piece--I don't know how much more I can take. Someone please share some good news!! Or sent chocolate and Diet Pepsi...that'd be good. The more the better!