
The Equinox is one of those vehicles included with that special interest rate and I'm most happy about the incentive. I guess God has answered our prayers b/c we were uncertain how we were going to be able to buy a car with all of our needs (and some of our wants) and keep the payment to a tolerable level. Since we'll be paying for daycare soon enough, this was quite a predicament. This car will marry functionality with the small list of desires. Even though we are still thinking about it, I think it is pretty much a done deal.
I'm gonna miss our little Ranger! We had some fun times in it when it was just the two of us. Of course, when I was having a difficult time with the back pain, I drove the truck to and from work. It zipped along nicely and I happily drove it in traffic. I felt powerful in it and spunkier. Funny, because it really is a small truck. But it is definitely a mighty-might! We used it to haul plenty of things like firewood, baby stuff, party stuff, groceries, wood, lumber, all sorts of things! But it is definitely time for a change.
Our salesman at the dealership was nice enough. He'd only been selling cars for a month and it showed. I was rather disappointed with his lack of knowledge about the vehicle. I realize he's only been selling them for a month, but still. The information that I learned in the course of a couple of hours of research was much more than he knew that entire time he worked there. It was rather disappointing. To be fair, our very good friend works for GM, so he did point me in the right direction and could tell me somethings that this dude couldn't. Poor man! He'd gotten in the industry because he'd recently been laid off from his long-term job and in his words "he got hungry and had to do something."
Boston Market

Separate rant: When I walked into Wolf camera and I wasn't greeted. There was a man behind the photo counter. He's the same guy behind that counter every time I go in. I've never talked to him, but I always see him in the same spot doing mundane tasks like stapling or sorting or shuffling through papers. Then, the other guy, the camera/lens guy was out front helping out a woman with the printing of her pictures. I thought the photo counter dude was supposed to do that, but again, I've never seen him do that. Lens dude didn't even look up and say anything. No, "I'll be with you in a minute." Nope. Normally, I don't mind, but I did have some questions. I patiently waited for 5 minutes. In that time, I walked the entire length of the camera, binoculars, video camera, lens case. I took mental inventory of everything they had to offer. I then went to browse the accessories. Piles and piles of bags, memory cards galore, and throw in a sprinkle of ink cartridges for good measure. Still no acknowledgement. My stomach cramped and I looked out the window to see that my beloved was pulling out and headed my direction. I scampered out in a hurried pace. I could smell my chicken, but also, laughing inside thinking that surely I must've been invisible!
I messily throw myself in the car, holding tightly to the plastic bag that carried the contents of our dinner. We get home and unload. I take baby out of her carrier and settle in to eat and watch "Cloverfield." I have baby propped on my left thigh, water an arm's length away, napkin by my fork (no plasticware for us!), when I open the lid to my meal and i'm GREATLY disappointed! In my head I screamed in my best Mommy Dearest voice, "No new potatoes!!!!" Stupid mashed potatoes.
grrr...not happy.
Doesn't matter, though. I know we'll be back there again next week. I'll just have to tell them about themselves and be sure to check the contents before we leave.
Movie Critic Time

And for those of you keeping track, yesterday was my day of rest from running. I totally should've done something and l later felt guilty about it, but this morning when I got a full 6 and a half hours of solid sleep, I didn't regret not running one bit. Wish me luck, though! Tonight we bump it up to a full 4 miles.
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LUCK!! (On both the run and your impending purchase of a new vehicle)
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