Friday, September 26, 2008

Non-Wedding Talk

For those of you who don't know, Bob lost his job last week. We thought it might happen, but now it is a reality. I have no clue what is going to happen with the wedding now. What if we have to move? We can still have the wedding here, but it would be difficult. We have to go on a weekend retreat for the church, but what if we are not living here? I have not been doing anything for the wedding because I am not sure what is going to happen. Right now, we can't afford anything for the wedding so I have lost any ambition to plan anything. We can barely afford to live, let alone pay for a small wedding. I don't make that much money and if I had to live on my own with what I make, I would be living in my mother's basement. Bob and I don't live extravagantly, but now it is going to be difficult to live at all. We did go to Alpaca Fest in Birch Run last weekend. It was free to attend so that saved us some money!

In cat news, Lucy is going through a phase where she is chewing on cords. She is not being destructive, but just lightly chewing on random power cords, phone cords, computer cords, any cords she can find. I am not worried because she is not biting into the cords, but I have still been telling her "not for you!" and she stops.

Saturday, September 13, 2008

My New Ride

It is a Chevrolet Equinox. It is a car/SUV crossover and I love it! The color is bright blue (just like my old Focus) which I don't mind. The car has everything I could ask for...OnStar, XM radio, fancy rims, radio controls on the steering wheel and a nice smooth ride. My Focus was turning into a piece of junk (to put it mildly!) The front end struts and stabilizer bars were always breaking and it was a dangerous car to drive on snow. The Equinox is front-wheel drive (I did not opt for the AWD one) and it has some weight to it which will make it perfect for Michigan winters. The Focus also had front-wheel drive, but the thing was so light that it slid around the lane in snow making me feel like I was going to spin out, even at 20 mph.
The Equinox is a used 2005 model with only 55,000 miles on it. I was looking for a Ford Explorer Sport, but my sales buddy (who I know personally) said "you don't want that SUV" so I saw the Equinox and that was that. I have only put 35 miles on in in 3 days! I know gas prices are insane right now, but I don't drive that much (6 miles round trip to work) and gas is gas so I am not worried.

Here is a video on the vehicle




Also, it is now football season. Bob loves the Vikings so we spend most Sundays at Damon's to watch the game. I just take some knitting along to keep me busy!