So much has happened and so much is going on. I really ought to sit down and put all my thoughts into words more quickly.
February flew by quickly, started exciting and ended exciting!
We made the job offer official right at the beginning and promptly went vehicle searching. That was quite an experience. There is now a used car place I will avoid and warn people against. I don't sit well with high pressure sales techniques--I like being mostly left to think and process while I shop. After being excited about the prospects this place had, I was nervous as we pulled in and a swarm of people came towards us and motioned me to roll down the window before I even had a chance to park. They ushered us inside through the gauntlet of hands to shake and we sat down in an open spot--I felt like they had hidden cameras and microphones with psychologists squirreled away somewhere. We took two cars out for a test drive--and I discovered the difference between new and older style CRVs--new is sweet driving. Older style had the feel of very prone to skidding---it felt "too light" which does mean good gas mileage, but we need something we can trust in winter in the north. Then we drove a Rav4, which I fell in love with---the guy who was with us would not shut up on either drive. He kept rattling on about all the extras each one had. I care not a whit about moon roofs and cd players; I care about safety, reliability, and mpg. So we decided to ask more about the RAV4--they were very pushy about their financing options and wanted much more than we could afford or wanted to pay when we had a better offer somewhere else. So, we told them no and left before they could continue to push the CRV on us. I swear that people glared at us as we left. They didn't even hold the doors open for us as we left. Needless to say, we quickly left and sped our way to our new baby--the 4Runner which Josh posted pictures of. It wasn't the gas mileage we wanted, but the towing pkg means we save money in not renting a truck to move in June. Besides, it's a 4runner!!!!! The people at Longhord Ford in Mineola were great. The salesman slid us the offer purchase to take back to our bank, which did give us the financing options we preferred. They weren't pushy or overly talkative--they let the car sell itself really. Now to make the Camry hold out up there with snow tires in the winter....
So there was that. The next week was busy as my friends had their babies and we had other friends go into emergency surgeries... I was sick the next week with a mild case of something. and then this last week Josh was packing up and I was preparing stuff for classes, going to Dallas for a conference, and for UIL stuffs as the meet gets closer and we had get our writing contest done. Oh, and we had the state reading test also.
and now I'm sick again. at least it was after I got back from my awesome trip to Dallas. I was "Nspired" by the new TI technology, received tons of information and ideas; --and i picked up a tshirt, MathType 6, and Flatland the movie. Plus, i got to see Calculus the Musical!! I started my weekend with The Producers live (AWESOME) and ended with Calculus the Musical (AWESOME!) with lots of good food inbetween and fun company. plus the plush hotel bed.
This week was busy being sick again--respiratory crap for the lose--catching up, and preparing. The poor apartment is in a sad sad state--with lots to do over the next week before I drive to Iowa. Anyways, maybe one day I'll post more details and actual thought.
Posted by Anna at March 7, 2008 04:25 PM | TrackBack