Okay, to start off, I have a new car that the Lord provided for me! It's a red '97 Honda Accord with automatic transmission, a 4 cylinder engine, and a bit of character. It has been officially named Cricket.(Not for any strange noises it makes, so don't worry, it's noise-free) =D The inside needs a radio, but that'll come in due time when I can afford it. It's cup holder is a little loose and the rear window has had window tinting placed by hand so it's a bit bubbly but that is fine by me. I only paid $2,000 dollars for it! When I got home, or rather a day or two later, I pulled out the trusty Amour All and shined it up real good inside and washed the car! I love making cars like new... I still need to get it vacuumed out, but it's actually not bad inside. The owner did vacuum it a bit.
It's now May and the inspection tag was up on the car. Thus a Friday morning I got an early start to get that done. I went to Wal*Mart. "Surely they do inspections still", I thought. Nope. They don't anymore. =) Just tires and oil changes. (I'll log that way for later when I need those done.) "Hm, okay so I can just call Katie to see if she can look up a place online that does inspections". Well, I'd left my cell phone in the apartment! (More on that later). "Alright I'll see if I can get into the apartment complex to get my phone". I drove over and the gates were closed. I don't have a gate opener yet because I've not wanted to pay the $50 dollars to have one. (It'll happen soon I promise! ;) Just want to pay car things first. Usually someone's going in or out so I can enter anyway). Now it's around 10:30ish and so I headed over to the GFA office to talk to Katie about an inspection place. We called up Firestone and the mechanic said "Yes we do State inspections! C'mon over". Yay! I drove over and asked about it and he said there was a good 2 or 3 hour wait. Wow! Not too unexpected though. But as Firestone isn't close to any hang out place and me with no cell phone to let Katie know what I'd be up to, I said I'd come later. Now I thought to try getting back into the Apartment complex. On the way I remembered there was a oil changing/tune up place right off of Old Denton road. I pulled in and asked. He said they do inspections! "Yes, finally!", I thought. I asked to borrow a phone and called Katie to let her know I was successful in my quest. And my car has now been inspected and has passed! Thankfully the mechanic told me I needed to get a lug nut before the inspection so that it would pass. I traveled over to O'Reily's Auto store in the Colony and bought one. I remembered on my way back that there's another (way closer) store just on Josey Lane..hehe. And that is the story of me trying to get my new car inspected. Fun stuff! ;) We'll see how tire and oil change turns out. In the end I was able to get my phone out of the apartment. Just took timing. =)
That brings me to another thing that I've been up to. I have finally moved in to the apartment with Katie and Jessie! =D We are so glad to be living together. We're all pretty easy going and have similar expectations, so it's all good. Our schedules are totally different so we don't see each other that often, but that's alright. =) Soon I hope I can buy some photo frames but at the moment I'm focused on I'm excited for the apartment complex pool to be opening in two weeks! Yes! Swimming on Sunday's after work are an order for me! =D It's free!
Other than these things, I've been working like crazy. =) Oh yes, I haven't mentioned that I now work two jobs. Sonic Drive In during the day as a Carhop and Quiznos Subs at night. Quite busy weeks I've had these days as I work 7 days a week usually. But, I was able to join part of a Friday Night prayer meeting after work one day! =D (That was after Josh was able to rescue my flat tire at work. He had a spare tire, so I borrow his til the next day when he took the car over to a place for my tire to be repaired). =D Thank you, Josh!
Here's my car Cricket! =D
Well I better get some sleep now... =D I'm glad I can update you all!