Here is what happened... Why people are awesome.

Here we are just getting into Texas on our way to Dallas where we intended to turn North and go to Oklahoma City. As we get into an area of I-20 about 2 hours east of Dallas we see traffing being slowed with everyone getting into the left lane. There was a idiot in the right lane not in a car trying to pick something up. I was being safe and minding my own business and slowed down to a stop in the left lane.

In my rear view mirror i see what looks like a giant F-350 (found out afterwards it was hauling a trailer) which is NOT slowing down. In panic mode I attempt to move into the right lane to get out of his way but I didnt make it in time - he struck the rear-driver side part of the car at what I would guess was at least 50-60 MPH given where we ended up. We were pushed through the right lane where we spun once then rolled over a full rotation and landed off the side of the road in the ditch where some trees caught us - pinning Katie's door.

As we are hanging upside down we both yell we are ok and unclick our seatbelts which had kept me from being ejected as the driver side door was busted open and our stuff went out. We both fell down with a thud and I crawled out then helped Katie out my side which was open due to the door being destroyed. There were people there instantly, a man named Richard led the first-aid efforts and had me lay down as I was dizzy and disoriented while they tended to Katie who was bleeding badly from her legs. Other people stopped and helped (of whom I will talk later) and the police/paramedics showed up to take us to the emergency room.

Katie got a small room and they taped her wounds closed since she didnt want stitches and that was all (she was hurt worse but I got all the attention since they thought I had a concussion). I got a cat scan, 2 x-rays, and a 4 hour stay in the ER. We are discharged with minor injuries and we get to leave.... problem is we have no car, no phones, and no clue what to do.

We found a city police officer named Bryan. We asked how to get to our car which was towed to a different city (Marshall, TX). Bryan was so helpful, he tried to get his cousin to drive us to Marshall but they finally talked us into going to a hotel and taking care of things in the morning. Officer Bryan drove us to a mariott and even let us use his phone. Once we got there we checked in for 2 nights and went to wal-mart next door to get some clothes for the night and today.

The insurance company and car rental places gave us the run around and we ended up calling this nice couple, John and Margaret, who offered us any help we needed when they stopped to help us during the wreck. These people are amazing, they drove from Marshall to pick us up and take us to the car, helped us go through the wreckage, took us and our stuff to their house to help us sort and box stuff up to ship, then drove us back to our hotel after buying us drinks and paying for our shipping supplies. They even stopped at the crash site on the way back so we could look for our wedding album and phones which are all that are missing. These people made our lives so much easier.

Mom left a day early from work and is coming to pick us up in a rental car and got us free tickets to fly back to portland tomorrow.

We have most of our stuff, more importantly we are alive and will be ok - with a new car!!