I am going to just come out and say it.
I like new things.
There. I feel so much better now.
I once heard a James MacDonald sermon about Heaven and now everyday something will be new and how amazing that will be, which he in turn posed that it is quite alright for us to enjoy new things here on Earth.
Now, don't get me wrong. I understand to covet and find my happiness in material 'new' things isn't the message. But it does resonate with me. I have always liked new things. Even when I was a little girl I found new things thrilling.
Take for instance the start of a new school year. Every year, Mom would get us a new outfit or two, some new shoes, and all of our school supplies. I loved this day. And always the night before the first day of school I would lay out my new things, fall into a listless sleep, and wake early to get myself ready. The excitment and anticipation of getting to use something brand new with the factory scent still smellable hasn't left me.
So I'm sure you can come with me here, when I tell you what we got. New stuff!
Daddy and I have been talking about getting another car for some time now (hence the story of Car's adventures last time). We got a nice hunk o' dough back from our tax refund and decided it was time for Mommy to have her own car. We debated back and forth on what to get. Daddy wanted something newer and more $$$ and Mommy liked the idea of spending what we had, which if you've ever received a hunk o' dough you can understand how quickly it can diminish.
As our budget decreased, so did our options. Go figure. Everything I saw within our price range was just 'okay'. Something we could make due with but nothing extraordinary. Finally, last week on Daddy's day off he decided we would spend the day car hunting. I had been looking online for weeks, with no real luck so I did my best to keep my hopes realistically low.
It was nearing the end of our unsuccessful day when Daddy and I decided to compromise. If we could find something reasonably priced AND get a loan to make up the difference, then we would get what we liked. This to me was a long shot. Our credit isn't awesome and so far I've only ever been laughed out of loan offices.
After lunch I remembered a car someone had shown me once in Toyota lot while I had been looking at Scions. A Toyota Matrix; kind of an oversized, hatchback Corolla. I did a quick search on my iPhone and found one apparently 6 miles from our location! But when I searched for the dealership, it wasn't listed anywhere on the site! Gasp!
Luckily for me, I'm a detective of sorts and there were just enough context clues within the pictures for me to figure out where it was. We drove down the street identifying background images when we came to the lot where our little Neo stood waiting for us.
And so it was, after 3-4 hours of test drives, loan calls, mechanic inspections, and a few crackers for Lainie we drove home in our very own Toyota Matrix, which I have named Neo, for obvious reasons.
But that's not all! My sweet Step-mom came over for pizza that same night and brought me another surprise! A tablet! Which I am using (with my new bluetooth keyboard) to input this entry. Oh and Daddy also got us cheesy bread and a movie for the night. Seriously, a top day.
I realize that you all might not be quite as enthused as I am, but you haven't been carless all winter with a computer that works like it's always connecting to a dial up modem. I am over the moon happy to be so blessed with such nice things.
Let's hope next week's entry won't be so materialistic. :D
