Big Weekend

We had another busy weekend...on Friday, our friends Kristy and Hiram came up from Des Moines to visit. We had dinner with them and sat around chatting, and playing some Wii. This was Kristy's first time, and I think she had the most fun creating Miis (game characters) representative of her and Hiram. I've never seen her laugh so hard! It was great to see them again.

Saturday we saw our guests off, and Husband headed to his company picnic with Brandon. I got a free pass from this event because I was attending a bridal shower for Stephanie, who is marrying one of Brett's cousins in September. It was a nice afternoon with family. Can't wait for the wedding!

While I was at the shower, Husband also did some car shopping and purchased a new vehicle! His GMC Jimmy was in need of some repairs that were going to cost more than it was worth...so we made the decision to look now. Although I was bummed at first (I just paid off my car a few months ago and he just paid off another loan last month), we knew this was coming eventually, and I guess I'd rather adjust to the payment now than have everything hit when we buy a house in the spring. We test drove some vehicles last week and agreed on the make and model, then talked about our financial limits...the rest was up to him.

Turns out he is a brilliant negotiator (I had an inkling) and we got a great deal on a 2004 GMC Envoy. I know this is an SUV, not my favorite choice, but we had 3 essential criteria that drove us in this direction:

1) It must fit Husband comfortably.

Let's face it - I married a big, tall man. You should see him try to fit in my Honda; it's not pretty.

2) It must be able to tow the boat.

Our trips up north are essential to our sanity.

3) It must conveniently accommodate a carseat, for any potential future family expansion.

No news here, just planning ahead.

We got all three in a non-gargantuan SUV that gets better gas mileage than what we had. We're quite happy with how it all turned out. Next up, new house!