Trav's new car...

After looking at every car dealership on the planet it feels like, we found one that fit our little budget and one Trav is delighted about! Seriously, the process was not fun. Taking out a loan we couldn't afford, waiting for loan money so people would take us seriously when we pulled up in our mini van with 5 kids, looking, finding 1 that fit the budget, test driving it,taking it to a mechanic, having it fail, looking some more, finding another one, going to pick it up, having it sell before we could get there, looking more, finding another one, having it almost go to auction, taking time off work, taking it to the mechanic, having it check out, dealing with people you know are trying to rip you off, buying it/signing papers, going to the DMV, going to the insurance office and all the while trying to stay madly in love with each other! Why is buying a house, remoldeling a home, buying a car and surviving a pregnancy so hard on a marriage??? This is a super horrible picture I took last night just so my Mama could see the new car. I'll post more today when Trav gets home, he looks pretty handsome driving it. The car is really nice and it fit most of our needs. It's a 1994 Trans Am. It has 89,000 miles on it, the mechanic said it looked great with a few minor things like window switches, heat only blowing warm air instead of hot. The tires are great, the leather seats are in perfect condition, the body has almost zero dings in it, the engine looks super, it hasn't been in any accidents etc... so it's our's! It seats 4 and Trav took the kids for a drive yesterday. I haven't driven it yet but I will. It's a 6 speed so I'll just have to get used to the feel of another stick. Luckily the bug was a stick, but every car has a different feel, so I imagine it will take me a few drives until I feel comfortable. The bug is happily resting right now and later when we can afford another $ 450.00, I'll have her fixed and get new plates with insurance again. I am learning there is a season for everything, but darn, that's a hard one to come to terms with! I have a happy husband and I can rest now knowing we will get to & from our destanations!