Well I wish I had some really exciting news or something....butttt of course I don't! Ha. This summer really has been a lazy one. Charlie and I have been pretty anti-social for the most part, and spend most of our time at home. School starts back up for me next week, ugh, I'm so tired of going to school! Other than that it's just work work work! Charlie has been looking in to the Coast Guard, which would be a new big and exciting adventure for us! Oh I guess I do have some good news, Charlie & I have decided, pretty much, that next summer will be IT. Yes, IT as in I become Mrs. Charlie Appleton. Yay! Could be sooner though if he ends up enlisting. Who knows where life will take us next, we sure don't!
Charlie's sister J.J. is getting married next week, and then his parent's just bought a house so we'll be the moving crew! There's also been some talk of his parents renting a house out at Black Butte Ranch over Thanksgiving....which we be awesome! It'd be the 6 of us, Charlie & I, J.J. & Kris, and his parents John & Lynn. It's not for sure yet, but I'm thinking either way I'll be spending this Thanksgiving with his family. I don't think I can do another year of eating TWO Thanksgiving dinners!
I can't believe it's getting to be that time again already. It seems like just a couple of months ago when Grandma Mary, Aunt Penny & Uncle Bob, & Tia & Zack came to visit! But it's already been a whole year! Sheesh!
Yeah that means my brithday is coming up too. Woot to being 23!! yeah....not really. haha.
Hope everyone is well! Love!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Ding Dong the Evil Jetta is dead!
Yup. Officially totaled. And officially worth nothing to anyone that has any say in it.
I'm not exactly sorry to see it go...it was more trouble than it was worth. I bought that Jetta 3 years ago next month. Bad bad bad choice! The first year was great! After that, I slowly began pouring more money into it to fix it than it was worth.
At the time of the "accident", which was more like a disaster that couldn't be avoided, I already had:
A major oil leak
A dent in the front corner panel
A crack windshield...which went all the way across
One seat belt in the back that didn't work
One window in the back that wouldn't roll down
&& last but not least, a ticking noise in the engine
It had 181k miles on it...and was pretty much dead.
After my $500 deductable...I'm getting a wopping $514 for my Jetta.
We were on Mt. Hood HWY 26 over the weekend. Drove up to clear lake, and learned that the snow hasn't quite gone away yet...even though it was 77+ degrees out! So we ate our lunch and turned around to head back to Portland. Just pass Government camp we came around a blind curve, and in the right lane, the lane I'm of course in, there was a rock slide that had come down the mountain and spread across the majority of the right lane. Going highway speeds of 50+ I had three choices. Side swipe a car to the left of me to avoid the 80 pound boulder suddenly in front of me, hit the mountain wall with no guard rail, or go over the boulder and pray for the best. So that's the option I took. Needless to say the boulder won. Tore off my trans axle casing...which there were pieces of allllll over the highway...and put a huge dent in my oil pan...which was already leaking. So we got to wait for my mom for 2 hours to come up the mountain with the AAA card and save us.
Yesterday I went out and got myself a new car.
2005 Dodge Stratus, with only 42k miles.
I was already planning on getting a new car soon..this just sped up the process a bit. I spent a little more than I wanted to...but such a nice car for the price it was and such low mileage! I had already spent hours going from lot to lot. Charlie and I saw this and it was done!
So now it's time to go clean out the Jetta, and say goodbye...GOOD RIDIENCE!
I'm not exactly sorry to see it go...it was more trouble than it was worth. I bought that Jetta 3 years ago next month. Bad bad bad choice! The first year was great! After that, I slowly began pouring more money into it to fix it than it was worth.
At the time of the "accident", which was more like a disaster that couldn't be avoided, I already had:
A major oil leak
A dent in the front corner panel
A crack windshield...which went all the way across
One seat belt in the back that didn't work
One window in the back that wouldn't roll down
&& last but not least, a ticking noise in the engine
It had 181k miles on it...and was pretty much dead.
After my $500 deductable...I'm getting a wopping $514 for my Jetta.
We were on Mt. Hood HWY 26 over the weekend. Drove up to clear lake, and learned that the snow hasn't quite gone away yet...even though it was 77+ degrees out! So we ate our lunch and turned around to head back to Portland. Just pass Government camp we came around a blind curve, and in the right lane, the lane I'm of course in, there was a rock slide that had come down the mountain and spread across the majority of the right lane. Going highway speeds of 50+ I had three choices. Side swipe a car to the left of me to avoid the 80 pound boulder suddenly in front of me, hit the mountain wall with no guard rail, or go over the boulder and pray for the best. So that's the option I took. Needless to say the boulder won. Tore off my trans axle casing...which there were pieces of allllll over the highway...and put a huge dent in my oil pan...which was already leaking. So we got to wait for my mom for 2 hours to come up the mountain with the AAA card and save us.
Yesterday I went out and got myself a new car.
2005 Dodge Stratus, with only 42k miles.I was already planning on getting a new car soon..this just sped up the process a bit. I spent a little more than I wanted to...but such a nice car for the price it was and such low mileage! I had already spent hours going from lot to lot. Charlie and I saw this and it was done!
So now it's time to go clean out the Jetta, and say goodbye...GOOD RIDIENCE!
Friday, January 9, 2009
What 2009 has to offer...
Hey everyone! Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The holidays were eventful for us. First there was the snow.
The snow started on the day before my birthday. I drove Charlie to work, which is luckily really close to home, ( now that he's transferred) and after only 2 hours they told him he could head out early because the snow was really starting to come down. So I drove to get him, going on 20 MPH with my chain-less car. I never drive in the snow, it's a scary thing for me. I was doing pretty good until I got about 5 blocks from his work and I was going down this hill...and the light changed...and then a pedestrian starting walking across...yeah I tried my best to not slam on my brakes and still be able to stop...kind of slid and turned a little into the curb...missing the power pole only because I was going so slow! Oh it was bad...I'm apologizing over and over to the guy walking across the street and he's just laughing and saying it's okay. Needless to say Charlie drove home.
We woke up on Sunday morning, my birthday, to 4 inches of snow! Smart thinking me had gone right to the grocery store after dropping Charlie off at work the day before, so we were set and were able to just relax and enjoy the snow. I didn't have to work Monday..and things weren't too bad the rest of the week so I was able to slowly make my way into work. But then over the weekend it only got worse. I didn't go to work Monday or Tuesday, and made it in Wednesday because I got a ride! We had the rest of the week off for the holidays. Tuesday night Charlie and I used our pots and pans to try to dig our car out..to make it up the street to Target to do our Christmas shopping we still hadn't done because of the snow. That was a scary short trip. Then on Christmas eve Charlie and I both got off early and borrowed a neighbor's shovel to dig our car out of the 2 ft of snow that surrounded it. We weren't even sure we'd be able to make it to our parent's houses for Christmas! We did though. It was just all very rushed. Which mad me sad. But such is life.
The New Year has brought us a little bit of good fortune. Charlie has been at his job for about 3 months now. Things are going good...much much better since he's transferred to a non-mall store that's closer to home. His boss is a little crazy, and things have gotten really strict. Almost to the point of being ridiculous. Pretty much they're on a no tolerance spree. But with the new year, minimum wage goes up...and while Charlie was making more than minimum wage...it went up more than his pay was, so he got a raise! His boss also decided to extend the store hours by 1/2 an hour during the week and an hour on the weekends. So he's getting an extra 2 1/2 hours a week...every little bit helps! We're actually doing really good. Finally not really living paycheck to paycheck...paying debts back...and actually able to have fun every now and then.
In 2009 we will be:
*Renewing our lease, glad to not be moving!
*Saving up for a new car, mine is about to blow up
*Re-paying debts to family members and creditors
*Getting in shape! I will get back to my high school weight...
*Celebrating our 2 year anniversary in May!
*Taking a much needed vacation..even if it's just for a weekend.
*I'll be flying to Indiana in the summer to see my best-est friend and meet my God daughter Gracie!
*I'll be exploring my artistic side, by taking a black&white photography class
*I'll be getting another raise come September, yay!
It may not be much, but it's all things we are looking forward to this year!
The snow started on the day before my birthday. I drove Charlie to work, which is luckily really close to home, ( now that he's transferred) and after only 2 hours they told him he could head out early because the snow was really starting to come down. So I drove to get him, going on 20 MPH with my chain-less car. I never drive in the snow, it's a scary thing for me. I was doing pretty good until I got about 5 blocks from his work and I was going down this hill...and the light changed...and then a pedestrian starting walking across...yeah I tried my best to not slam on my brakes and still be able to stop...kind of slid and turned a little into the curb...missing the power pole only because I was going so slow! Oh it was bad...I'm apologizing over and over to the guy walking across the street and he's just laughing and saying it's okay. Needless to say Charlie drove home.
We woke up on Sunday morning, my birthday, to 4 inches of snow! Smart thinking me had gone right to the grocery store after dropping Charlie off at work the day before, so we were set and were able to just relax and enjoy the snow. I didn't have to work Monday..and things weren't too bad the rest of the week so I was able to slowly make my way into work. But then over the weekend it only got worse. I didn't go to work Monday or Tuesday, and made it in Wednesday because I got a ride! We had the rest of the week off for the holidays. Tuesday night Charlie and I used our pots and pans to try to dig our car out..to make it up the street to Target to do our Christmas shopping we still hadn't done because of the snow. That was a scary short trip. Then on Christmas eve Charlie and I both got off early and borrowed a neighbor's shovel to dig our car out of the 2 ft of snow that surrounded it. We weren't even sure we'd be able to make it to our parent's houses for Christmas! We did though. It was just all very rushed. Which mad me sad. But such is life.
The New Year has brought us a little bit of good fortune. Charlie has been at his job for about 3 months now. Things are going good...much much better since he's transferred to a non-mall store that's closer to home. His boss is a little crazy, and things have gotten really strict. Almost to the point of being ridiculous. Pretty much they're on a no tolerance spree. But with the new year, minimum wage goes up...and while Charlie was making more than minimum wage...it went up more than his pay was, so he got a raise! His boss also decided to extend the store hours by 1/2 an hour during the week and an hour on the weekends. So he's getting an extra 2 1/2 hours a week...every little bit helps! We're actually doing really good. Finally not really living paycheck to paycheck...paying debts back...and actually able to have fun every now and then.
In 2009 we will be:
*Renewing our lease, glad to not be moving!
*Saving up for a new car, mine is about to blow up
*Re-paying debts to family members and creditors
*Getting in shape! I will get back to my high school weight...
*Celebrating our 2 year anniversary in May!
*Taking a much needed vacation..even if it's just for a weekend.
*I'll be flying to Indiana in the summer to see my best-est friend and meet my God daughter Gracie!
*I'll be exploring my artistic side, by taking a black&white photography class
*I'll be getting another raise come September, yay!
It may not be much, but it's all things we are looking forward to this year!
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