We won’t be homeless or riding the bus
March 22nd, 2008We accomplished 2 big things today and it feels good to know they are taken care of now. First, the lease on my car was up so we turned it in and leased a new one. They were running a nice lease special so we got something a little bigger since we will soon be adding a second car seat to the back seat. I made Steve promise he would never make me drive a mini-van so we got a cross over – part car, part mini-van, part SUV. It gets decent gas mileage and will be big enough to have 2 car seats and luggage when we head north to visit home. My new Nissan Rogue in sunset red:
Sigh…just 3 short years ago I was driving a red convertible.
The second thing we did was finally find a house we could both agree to rent. We’ve looked at 8 houses. Steve hated something about all of them. I could have lived with any of them because I figure we aren’t buying it, just borrowing. Today, we found one that should be great for our family. It even has a fenced in back yard for the dog – bonus! And the neighborhood has sidewalks which is something we both love for evening walks with Sabrina. So in just over a month, we will be calling this place home:
Anyone want to come and pack boxes? Hehe.
March 22nd, 2008 at 7:22 pm
congrats on the house. nice car. and i’d help you pack if i weren’t 3,000 miles away. now see, isn’t it good you didn’t finish unpacking? 🙂
March 22nd, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Congrats on both accounts.
I think Ruby was channeling Sabrina as we also had a major meltdown yesterday. Oh well.
Kerri and Ruby
March 22nd, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Wonderful news Michelle!! I am so excited about the house. I bet you all can’t wait to get into that extra space! Love the car too!
March 22nd, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Okay I meant to say I am so excited for YOU about the house.
March 22nd, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Takin’ care of business!!!!
Congrats on the new car/van/suv AND the borrowed house. Way to go!!!!
March 23rd, 2008 at 4:27 am
can you even believe it? Im excited for you as sometimes it’s nice to just have life SETTLE DOWN.
now, are we gonna bestow a nickname on you with takes into account sunset red?
My car is GUNMETAL (the color name I mean).
not a badass car but I do feel like a toughgurl with the name.
C.
March 23rd, 2008 at 6:01 am
great car, cute house. i’m in need of a new car soon, and i am looking at a cross over too. no mini van for us either, the horror!
March 23rd, 2008 at 6:55 am
I bought a Rogue about a month ago and I LOVE it – hope you enjoy yours too. And the house is so perfect looking. I dream of houses with fenced in backyards and sidewalks…well, when I’m not busy dreaming about completely insane pregnancy dreams.
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:00 am
Beautiful house and car! It feels good to get big things accomplished doesn’t it?
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:30 am
Congrats on the MAJOR accomplishments! I’m digging the car, especially in red.
And no, you are on your own with that packing!
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:45 am
I love both the car and the house.
Congratulations!!!
Gail
March 23rd, 2008 at 11:15 am
I love the car. I’m right there with you on the packing thing. We are moving this Friday and it seems that no matter how much I pack I don’t make a dent in the amount of junk remaining to be packed!
March 23rd, 2008 at 12:47 pm
I posted my belly shot and as you can see I am way bigger. You look good girl.
March 23rd, 2008 at 1:54 pm
congrats on both and happy easter!
March 23rd, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Great news! THe house looks nice!
March 23rd, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Whoa. Those are two big things! All in the same day too! That’s awesome. Congrats!
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Wow! What a big day! I like a family who is decisive and goes for what they need and just signs on the bottom line! Congrats! Two HUGE things to cross off that list!
And, I meant to comment the other day about the pear blossoms on the trees… you are about 2 weeks ahead of us usually on the weather front… looking forward to seeing everything green up for spring! We had more snow today… insane!!
Hope you had a great “Chocolate” Day! Sabrina is adorable in her bunny ears!
March 25th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Congrats on both big decisions! I hope the packing/moving goes well. guess you’ll be getting out of the heavy lifting this time around. 🙂
March 27th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
I never thought I would have a mini van but I love it. It is so convenient to have the sliding doors that open at the touch of a button, but I do like the look of that new car of yours!
March 28th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Cute house! Nosy me wants to know where you’ll be living (privately, of course).
Your stalker friend,
Meredith