Michelle Smiles

Teaching my children to question authority, except mine.

We won’t be homeless or riding the bus

March22

We 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:

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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:

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Anyone want to come and pack boxes?  Hehe.

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20 Comments to

“We won’t be homeless or riding the bus”

  1. On March 22nd, 2008 at 7:22 pm Samantha Says:

    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? 🙂

  2. On March 22nd, 2008 at 7:45 pm Kerri Says:

    Congrats on both accounts.
    I think Ruby was channeling Sabrina as we also had a major meltdown yesterday. Oh well.
    Kerri and Ruby

  3. On March 22nd, 2008 at 7:47 pm Angie Says:

    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!

  4. On March 22nd, 2008 at 7:49 pm Angie Says:

    Okay I meant to say I am so excited for YOU about the house.

  5. On March 22nd, 2008 at 9:01 pm Ashley Says:

    Takin’ care of business!!!!
    Congrats on the new car/van/suv AND the borrowed house. Way to go!!!!

  6. On March 23rd, 2008 at 4:27 am carla Says:

    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.

  7. On March 23rd, 2008 at 6:01 am starfish Says:

    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!

  8. On March 23rd, 2008 at 6:55 am Cass Says:

    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.

  9. On March 23rd, 2008 at 8:00 am Emily Says:

    Beautiful house and car! It feels good to get big things accomplished doesn’t it?

  10. On March 23rd, 2008 at 9:30 am Burgh Baby's Mom Says:

    Congrats on the MAJOR accomplishments! I’m digging the car, especially in red.

    And no, you are on your own with that packing!

  11. On March 23rd, 2008 at 9:45 am Gail Says:

    I love both the car and the house.
    Congratulations!!!
    Gail

  12. On March 23rd, 2008 at 11:15 am Andrea Says:

    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!

  13. On March 23rd, 2008 at 12:47 pm Muriel Elrod Says:

    I posted my belly shot and as you can see I am way bigger. You look good girl.

  14. On March 23rd, 2008 at 1:54 pm Priscilla Says:

    congrats on both and happy easter!

  15. On March 23rd, 2008 at 4:43 pm Christine Says:

    Great news! THe house looks nice!

  16. On March 23rd, 2008 at 7:07 pm Pocklock Says:

    Whoa. Those are two big things! All in the same day too! That’s awesome. Congrats!

  17. On March 23rd, 2008 at 9:43 pm Sarah Says:

    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!

  18. On March 25th, 2008 at 8:38 am Cheri Says:

    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. 🙂

  19. On March 27th, 2008 at 7:46 pm Martha Says:

    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!

  20. On March 28th, 2008 at 6:05 pm Meredith Says:

    Cute house! Nosy me wants to know where you’ll be living (privately, of course).

    Your stalker friend,
    Meredith

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