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New Car

kara — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:10:33 +0000

The time has come to put the my 1998 Ford Escort ZX2 Sport to rest. It was wanting repairs that were about as much as the car was worth…a grand total of $500! So, Andrew and I had already been in the process of talking about getting a new car in the spring…that wasn’t to be. We kept going back and forth on different brands; VW, Nissan, Honda, etc and kept landing on the Nissan Altima.

There were three things I wanted in a new car…dual air…a horn (I’ve been long enough dodging traffic without one)…and blue. Other than that I was okay with what Andrew wanted…V6. Now we had to decide on new or used. Well, it is Labor Day weekend…Year end sales on all cars; so the new 2010s were not that much more expensive as 2009s used because the 2011 are about to come out. So we thought, “Why not a 2010? We are going to keep it for a long time.”

The next step was how loaded we wanted it and was the V6 worth the difference of a V4. A totally loaded 2010 V4 was the same as the 2010 V6 with options but not quite as loaded. The totally loaded had options that we DIDN’T have to have, like satellite radio (you have to pay for that), leather seats (to hot/cold depending on time of year), GPS (we have one)…I could go on.

So we decided on the 2010 Nissan Altima 3.5SR. It has the dual air (Yeah for no more freezing in the car in June!), it has a horn (Now I can let people know they are being stupid around me!) but its not blue, its Dark Slate…which is cool. I can live with that. It also has a sunroof…a plus and a ton of space. There are also other things, so much that I’m not going to type them all out.

Now time for the fun of learning to drive a bigger car.

Friday’s Five Things in my fridge.

kara — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:06:40 +0000

1. Juice

Gotta have some apple juice.

I drink their Cran-Strawberry…yummy.

This is also yummy.

2. Milk

3. Soda

Andrew drinks…

And I drink…

4. Water

5. Condiments

Notice what is missing…food! There might be some sandwich stuff, sometimes salad, left overs…usually left over pizza…I’ve gotten pretty good at cooking with no left overs because we won’t eat them. So if you come over, I have plenty to drink…bring your own food!

Friday’s Five Questions

kara — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:23:06 +0000

1. Something your OCD about…

Keeping things in alphabetical order…

2. Favorite quote:

“Just do the best you can, but be sure it is the very best. Then leave it in the hands of the Lord.” – Gordon B. Hinckley

3. What is the farthest you’ve been from home?

Prague, CZ…and by just a couple hundred miles…second would be Hawai’i.

4. Real or fake Christmas tree?

Fake…they don’t make as big of a mess…and I now know that Andrew is allergic to real ones.

5. First Blog ever read…

Andrew’s? Hard to say…

Friday’s Five Dream home

kara — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:25:43 +0000

I wouldn’t mind being out in the country, on a hill, with a great view; but still close enough that I’m not too far away from things. Can I keep what I want in my dream home to 5 things? Lets see….

1. Library

2. Sunroom

3. Entertainment Room

4. Office (This is more for Andrew because whats a dream home without him?)

5. Backyard/Pool/Garden

Dream Homes

Friday’s Five Websites

kara — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:12:03 +0000

1. Netflix

2. Facebook

3. Failblog – each tab at the top is a different fail.

4. People of Walmart…I mean really!?! What are people thinking?!

5. Amazon.com

Friday’s Five Things you miss about being a kid.

kara — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:13:01 +0000

1. All the energy…I could stay up all night at a sleepover and do stuff the next day. Now I can’t stay up past 10pm without a hissy fit.

2. Playing: Inside/Outside, doesn’t matter I could do it all.

3. No Worries other than what I was going to do that day.

4. School…yeah yeah, I know I’m a nerd. But I loved going to school.

5. Bike riding. But now I don’t have the energy to do it as long as I did when I was a kid.

Friday’s Five Questions

kara — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:40:30 +0000

1. If you could be on a talk/game show which one would you pick?

2. What was your first job?

3. What is one of your guilty pleasures?

Cookie dough….mmmm.

4. Would you ever go on vacation alone?

No, I like having Andrew with me.

5. Democrat, Republican, etc.?

I’m going to agree with Shannon…Conservative…I don’t think they exist in D.C at the moment. The guys in the picture below had the right idea.

Friday’s Five Wish List

kara — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:02:19 +0000

Hmmm…how to do this blog? Be outrageous or put things that I want but no one but myself can get me or put things on here that people could get me….I think I’ll be outrageous.

1. BMW M5

2. Cruise around the world.

http://www.princess.com/find/itineraryDetails.do?voyageCode=D111&tourCode=&date=0511&noOfPax=2&resType=C&definition_name=&bID=PCPB

3. See the world…slowly.

4. Relax on the beach…forever.

5. Endless music and books…free!

Friday’s Five Ways to Relax

kara — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:31:40 +0000

1. Read

2. Listen to music

3. Nap – I’m not much of a napper and don’t do this often but sometimes I’ll take one.

4. Take a bath

5. Watch a movie/TV

Friday’s Five Blogs

kara — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:38:50 +0000

1. I read my family’s blogs. They are linked to the right.

2. I read friends blogs that post links to their blogs on facebook.

3. If one of the blogs that I follow links me to another blog I’ll ready that.

4. Then there are the news/political blogs. But most of the time they aren’t worth the time it takes to read them.

5. Then there are just the funny sites I go to to get a giggle. Some are listed to the right.