Why is Bambi in the middle of the Road?

It was a great day, work in the morning, then shopping at the mall with my DS as we spent some of those gift cards and returned some gifts.

Then, the surreal happened.

It was at the time mind boggling and this morning, the day after, it continues to be foremost in my mind as I try to recreate what happened on the way home.  And the first thought that popped into my head?

"What is Bambi doing in the middle of the Road?"

and then..."Oh Shit".

As we were driving home, at dusk, on a road with no lights, chatting away about how mortgages work and what we were going to do that night, it appeared and with a car next to me I had no where to go but right over it.

The wheels went in the air as I applied the brakes to try to avoid making it any worse than I knew it was going to be.  I threw my hand across my DS (even though he was wearing a seat belt) and as the car landed I just knew it was bad.

For the car.  Thankfully, we were okay.  And as we pulled off the road, we proceeded to watch several other cars do the same thing we did,  like watching an ongoing train wreck and there was nothing you could do to stop it.

The police and my insurance company were great.  My DS got to talk to the insurance company as I dealt with everyone else and that was a great life lesson for him (It's not usual for a 19yo to just call in an accident, you know?)  The officer was shocked that no one else had stopped or reported that the deer was there.  He also provided much comic relief with his description of the deer carnage that was "stretched for a mile" along the road.  The tow truck came and away went my car.  The office was nice and drove us home and made us laugh the whole way.

Walking in and getting a big hug from my hubby helped so much, because those internal shakes had set in.  They stuck around for quite a while, but this morning are gone.

Today, the sky is clear, the sun is shining and we are fine.  That's what really matters.

But I still wonder "What was Bambi doing in the middle of the road?"