On Our Way To Crazy

Big news, people! We bought a car!

We have been operating for several months with just one car, my fabulous Saturn. She is a noble car, stepping up to the challenge and performing wonderfully. But while I love her, she’s not so good to Aaron. (“Saturns are not made for tall men!”)

We are lucky in that our offices are across the street from each other, making a second car a luxury, not a neccessity. But the contstant coordinating of schedules and planning of days that had to take place before we could leave the house was beginning to take its toll. After several weeks of research and budgeting and shopping, we took the plunge Saturday afternoon. We found what was already a great deal, and once we multiplied that by the fact that we were buying at the end of the day at the end of the month, it was a steal.

So please say hello to the newest member of the Manes family: a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited. Black with black leather interior. All kinds of fancy stuff like heated seats and separate temperature controls for the driver’s and passenger’s sides and a tow package that caused us to have the following conversation:

Aaron: We could tow a boat! Or jet skis!
Brandi: We don’t have a boat. Or jet skis.
Aaron: We should definitely look into getting some jet skis.

Also, please note that this is not a picture of our actual car, as my digital camera has planted itself firmly in “close up” mode and I can’t figure out how to fix it, causing all of my pictures not taken from 12 inches or closer to be blurry and unrecognizable. But it looks JUST LIKE THIS ONE. Except, you know. It’s black. It’s so pretty. I am thrilled.