Buying A New Car

Seriously.  No Seriously.  I mean REALLY.  Does buying a car have to be SO hard? 

Over the last few weeks I have driven about every sedan in the under $30k range.  I can tell which seats are hard, which seats are nice, which interiors are European, which interiors look like a Ford, which cars are built in the same factory as another car, which salesmen are lying (most of them), which salesmen are nice, which places will want to deal, which ones won't, etc, etc, etc.  It is getting RIDICULOUS! 

I have finally made a decision.  I would post a picture but since I still need lessons on how to do that (please help me if you know how) I will just tell you it is the Hyundai Sonata.  I would prefer black, so I have to wash it every day, but will also settle for silver, dark grey, a Pacific blue, or white.  I can tell you we do NOT want a $2000 dollar navigation system since I only go to Walmart, Emma's school and church.  I also want leather seats, a sunroof, and would prefer if it drove itself....OK....well....maybe I am not serious about the last part....but wouldn't that be nice.

The problem now is finding said car.  Do you know, KNOW, how hard it is to find this picky American woman who has more wants than needs with this car?  Do you KNOW?  I would curse right now but my mom is watching.  Let's just say that if I have to deal with one more sales person I will die with the car I have right now.

So cheers car sales people......y'all are seriously about as bad as the plague.  We love to hate you and I guess for now I am hating you more than ever.  Raise your glasses and solute yourselves.  You deserve it!

Summer

Dear Summer,

Will you be my boyfriend faster than normal?  I know you are fast, furious and come on to me like a hot locomotive most of the time.  Please, please, PLEASE....BRING IT ON!  I am ready for you.  THE WORLD IS READY FOR YOU....BRING IT!

I am cold.  I am tired.  I am cold and tired.  I just broke up with my boyfriend winter a few days ago (even though the restraining order and stern letter didn't seem to get to him) and I am in need of some HOT lovin'. :)

Waiting for you....

Kristin

Breaking Up Is hard To Do

My open letter to Winter - my former boyfriend.

Dear Winter -

I love you.  I really do.  You come in with such gracefulness each year into my life that sometimes I don't even recognize your presence.  You bring Bald Eagles to look at, great sunsets to admire, and a time to remember that life is a cycle.  As much as I do love you and appreciate your snowy days to build snowmen with my girls, the cold nights to snuggle with Big Grasshopper, and time to reflect and renew my life, I am breaking up with you. 

I AM BREAKING UP WITH YOU!

Did you hear me?

WE ARE THROUGH.

As much as I appreciate all you have done for me this year, I am over you.  Tired.  Cold.  Done.  I mean DONE.  Did you hear me?  DONE.

Thank you so much for loving me with your blustery cold winds whipping around me like a snuggly hug.  Thank you for pelting my face with snow like a sloppy wet kiss.  Thank you so much for bringing me all the blessings that you know how to bring, but we are done.  Please stay at least 1056000 feet away from my house.  This will help both of us.  Please know that I like to dance in the nude under the light of the moon and stars to the weather goddess (more to drive my neighbors and parents/in-laws crazy) but that does not mean that I need you to return even if the weather goddess thinks you need to.

Thank you so much for your time.  I am sorry I have to break up with you this way but there doesn't seem to be a better way seeing how you turned off your iPhone or changed your number or something.  I hope you understand I love you, we just can't be together any more.

Love always.... now just go away....

Kristin

Snow Day

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!....but please hurry up and plow it up so we can get back to the grind that is/was/and always will be.  This should be how the song really goes. 

I am not saying I am not enjoying having the girls PP and PP around 24/7 fighting, laughing, fighting, crying, hitting, pushing, laughing, crying, laughing, and generally just being themselves.  I am not saying that I have not enjoyed listening to the girls fight about who is going to be Mrs. W and who is going to be Mrs. G (Peppermint's teacher and the intern in her class right now) as they play school.  I am not going to say that I am not enjoying watching hours and hours and HOURS of Dora, Olivia, Dino Dan, Sesame, and any other show that comes on PBS or Nick Jr.  I am not saying I am not enjoying ALL time it takes to get the girls dressed and undressed just so they can spend 5-10 minutes outside before wanting to come in because it is bitterly cold.  I am not saying I am not enjoying Facebooking endless times during the day.  I am not saying I am not enjoying hanging out, slacking off, and doing whatever I want.  I am not saying I am not enjoying not having to drive PP and PP to and from school and whatever activity that is going on during the day.  I am not saying I am not enjoying the snow.....but I am over it.  OVER IT.  OVER IT!

At this point school will be in session until the second week in June.  At this point we are eating into lake/raft/camping time and everyone knows how much I LOVE lake/raft/camping time.  At this point we are eating into SUMMER.  SUMMER....so as much as I love the to sing "let it snow, let it snow, let it snow," I am OVER IT....and THAT IS what I am saying....