In the circuitous fashion of our life together, we have secured not the first car we put a deposit on, nor the second, but instead the first car we test drove and were initially interested in - the Toyota Matrix ( Read more... )

So we've given up the hunt for the elusive Versa. It was just too crazy to think that there was not a single dealer in this area that expected to have one any time in the near future (read: when we need a car) that wasn't bright white or fire engine red. We got tired of calling dealers and getting the "we expect a truck in the next 10 days maybe" ( Read more... )

So the Nissan dude finally got back to me and said that they aren't getting any new cars for the rest of the month and said we'd have to wait. I told him we couldn't wait that long and he said he would get back to me. So I'm starting to think the Versa is a bust. We can try to call a couple of other dealers but no one seems to have them and we can' ( Read more... )

We're such grownups today. We put a deposit down at the dealer to try to find us the exact car we want (2007 Nissan Versa S in Blue Onyx/Grey). Then we filled out an application to try to prequalify for a mortgage so we can buy a hizzle in western mizzle. We spent the evening going through the listings that a realtor sent us, and disqualifying ( Read more... )

I dropped the car off at the body shop down the street so its rear bumper could get fixed from the rear-ending on Sunday. We figured this would be a good time to do it since we will be in the City this weekend and therefore do not need a car. It's not terribly far from home (a mile, maybe a little more) so I figured I would drop it off and walk ( Read more... )

In true "Yes, This Is Really Our Life" fashion, we were rear-ended at an intersection this evening. We decided to head up to the Whole Foods at Symphony (mistake #1) after a quick trip to Target, and while we were waiting for the light to change at the crossroads of Mass Ave and Huntington, some dude decided he wanted to go around and pass us on ( Read more... )

I took an hour-long work at the Pope John with Coworker Marti Maraschino. It was a good time, though she probably heard more than she ever wanted to about our fertility process. HA. Dudes seriously, don't get me started because I /will/ talk for an hour. All it takes is a smidgen of interest (or even feigned interest). I am unstoppable ( Read more... )

I think it's funny that when I started my job, I was concerned about how fancy everyone looked all the time and lorimelton and I quietly referred to them as The Stepford Social Workers. They still look all fancy, most of them, but they are awesome ( Read more... )

The engine light is back on. Damned car. Damned shaking and sputtering all over again.
I am so sick of this effing car.

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