Tuesday, March 25, 2008

A new car!!!

So these last few weeks have been crazy for Nate and I. Joey's crawling really well now, which puts a new twist into life. But even more exciting was that we have had our kitchen ceiling cave in twice and have had both of our cars break down within two weeks. First the Corolla broke down on I-15 at about Pleasant Grove, we had to wait on the hi-way for the tow truck to come and then for my brother to pick us up. Then, the Escort broke down two weeks later on our way to Roosevelt for easter. We were in the middle of Strawberry Reservoir. My grandparents had to retrieve us. We were freezing for about 3 hours before we were saved. Both times Joey was very good and patient and didn't fuss until after we were saved. So, yesterday Nate and I felt we had no choice but to buy a new car. We ended up getting a 2005 Hundai Santa Fe for under the blue book price and are very grateful for the deal we got. We both LOVE it. We feel blessed that we are in a situation where we can afford a car, since we aren't paying rent or utilities. We are hoping to have it mostly paid off by the time Nate finishes school. Nate is still in the process of fixing both cars, so we currently own three. The corolla is still a great car and is for sale, that is unless the escort, as we fear but pray against, has engine troubles and will be too expensive to be worth fixing.

1 comment:

Stacia said...

Wow! cool about the new car! Not so cool about the other ones breaking. But, thats nice that you guys were able to get a new one, and for a good deal too. Nate and I bought a Prius last year (everyone has one up here in hippy-ville usa) and we love it! Its nice knowing you have a vehicle you can depend on.