Out with the Old... In with the New!

So... About 2 weeks after we moved, my car decided to die while on my way to work.

Ryan makes fun of me for my description of the whole situation... Here is a vague recollection of the conversation...

Ryan: What happened to the car again? Weren't you watching the temperature gauge?
Kristin: Well, I wasn't really paying attention to the temperature gauge because I was low on gas and was paying attention to that gauge. Then I noticed the car was stuck at 3000 RPMs. Then, when I tried to turn off the road, The power steering seized up. When I stopped the car, the temperature was tapped out and the car was billowing white smelly smoke.
Ryan: Did you hear any sounds?
Kristin: What? No - I was too busy paying attention to my gas gauge.
Ryan: OK - Well, did the smoke smell like anything?
Kristin: (said matter of factly) Like burning oil and rubber, from the front corner.
Ryan: (getting frustrated with my lack of vehicle knowledge) Huh? Nothing in that area of the hood would smell like rubber or oil.
Kristin: Well it did. And the lady cop who was with me smelled the same thing.
Ryan: Ooook. Did you turn the car off, or did it turn it self off?
Kristin: Seriously? I don't remember... I think it was me. I was just trying to get off the road so I didn't get hit by any cars. Isn't that what I am supposed to do?
Ryan: Yes, Baby. Thank you for not getting hit by any cars.

After this day, we carpooled to work for about a week. We weighed the options of fixing the car vs. getting another one. We got tired of waking up early and then driving around Old Town trying to find meeting points. So, to make a long story short (and get in the Halloween spirit)...

I am very much enjoying my 2008 Ford Edge! Her name is Miss Pumpkin. She has all the features Mr. Lanc-r didn't have!

Like: 

A/C 

cruise control

tinted windows

full lit dash board

The list can continue, but I will stop.

Coming soon - Pictures of my OTHER RIDE! Oh, just wait! 

Ch-ch-ch-changes...

Wow... I still can't believe it... We are moving to the Keys! 

This is such a huge change for us and especially for me. After living in one location my entire life, we are going to pack it all up and relocate. It is the most exciting, exhilarating, scary, risky, nerve-racking decision I have ever made. It might even be the best decision. I can't wait to find out. 

The photo above was a wedding present from my amazing group of girlfriends. The artist is a wonderful friend of mine, Christie Miga... Here is some links to more of her awesome artwork - HERE or HERE. After the honeymoon, we decided to hang it up as motivation to move here... someday. Someday came waaaaay faster than I ever thought it would. You know when people say that things just started lining up, and that it felt as if fate was taking over? That is how the last two weeks of my life have felt. Crazy, I know.   

Life at the moment consists of lots of boxes, lots of them! We have so much packing to do that it isn't even funny. I think this blog will be a way for me to relax and release the stress and anxiety I feel from all the changes that are happening in my life. I'm sorry if it is a bore, but it is definitely helping me. I also think this will help me cope with all the chaos of moving to a new location, starting a new job, and creating a new life. Are you ready for this ride? Hold on because it is moving faster than I ever imagined!

As our box pile grows, I will be sure to document everything. Not that moving is exciting, but this move is. I want to remember everything about it. It's going to be an insane month!

I can't wait...