May 1997: Turn 16 years old.
January 1998: Get the 1990 Honda-who-was-never-named for driving to high school.
August 1999: Go to college and leave Old Honda at home for the family to use.
July 2000: Brother turns 16 and starts driving Old Honda
May 2001: Next semester of college I would be driving to elementary schools for classes, so I really needed a car. The parents used the money my great-grandmother had given me when I was born to buy Rhonda the Honda - the 1994 edition. I loved that girl!
December 2005: We bought The X, which became Jon's car while I drove Rhonda.

September 2008: Rhonda had some issues at the ripe old age of 14, but was still holding out for me. Jon's parents ever so graciously GAVE us their Buick, as they were purchasing a minivan for transporting present and future grandchildren. They also wanted us to be able to sell Rhonda to help us get the down payment for our house and have a safer car with their grandbaby who on the way. Thanks Sumnerses!

December 2008: The Wreck We were down to just Bertha, but Jon's parents again ever-so-kindly let us borrow their other Buick until we were able to get a new car to replace The X. That ended up being three months! Thanks again Sumnerses!
Yesterday: We got a new car! It's a 2006 Buick Rendezvous and I love it! It will be Jake's and my transportation for many years to come. It has a ton of storage space, a huge area in back for stroller, groceries, junk, etc. and has this cool feature where the radio gets louder when you speed up to get on the freeway and softer when you slow back down. Yay new car!

Awesome! How fun to get a new car! You and Jake will have loads of fun and spend tons of time in the new car. I presume it is a "she" car.
ReplyDeletei love this post! i like that at the end you included that there is space for the "junk" too.... believe me, with a kid you sure get so much junk in your car:) nice car, it'aslways fun to drive a new car. Enjoy!
ReplyDeletesooooo cute! we have a scooty lil R too!!! i love it! we bought our 2005 one from j's bro for $2000... quite the steal if i don't say so myself!! lovin' little jake!
ReplyDeletewoo for a new car!
ReplyDeletemy car does the volume thing... it kind of creeps me out!