36/365...2011 Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

Good Saturday morning!  There are 3 inches of beautiful snow on the ground!  Thank you God for this beautiful blessing that Savannah got to experience yesterday!  We are predicted more snow next week and sure hope it happens!

This morning Eric woke up early to check the weather reports and road conditions. We were planning a drive to Dallas to pick up the yellow Mustang Convertible he purchased a few weeks ago.  By late morning it was safe to travel as the temperatures were rising and the 3 inches of snow were melting fast! 

Savannah, Eric and I had a great ride over to Dallas.  It was a beautiful day and we packed a great lunch for the ride.  Savannah was excited to get her "vertable" as she called it!  I was excited to get our convertible also.  Dreaming of days with no snow on the ground riding around town.  Dreaming of warmer days going out as a family for ice cream in a fun car! 

When I met Eric he drove an Eagle Talon.  It was a really cool sports car.  I drove a new 1998 Toyota Corolla.  I remember the day sitting in his car at a red light in Mobile, AL at the intersection of Cottage Hill and Hillcrest Road.  There was a nice large SUV in the lane beside us.  We must have been talking about cars, because Eric told me he would NEVER be driving an SUV.  That was probably 2000.  We married in 2002.  In 2003 while I was working, he bought our current Mercury Mountaineer.  He drove it to the Maumee, OH Street Fair that I was working at to show me.  I was so excited and proud.  I still drive this today and it is 2011!  Eric continued driving his Talon until it died and replaced it with an identical car.  I can't remember exactly what happened to that car, but at some point he took over driving the Toyota.  Since then he has always wanted another fun play car.  We looked on the Internet many times.  When in KY he purchased a dark green Mustang.  It was not a convertible and just not what he thought it would be.  I think I rode in it one time to the Somerset, KY Car show when the temps were near 100 degrees.  The AC in the car did not work.  That was in 2007!  Here we are in 2011.  Eric has been a real trouper driving the Toyota Corolla.  It has been a great car.  However, it has been falling apart piece by piece for the past 6 months.  Several door handles have fallen off. He has had a great sense of humor about it!  It still runs, but needs some work. 

It was definitely time for Eric to have a new car.... or TWO!  Yes - my sweet hubby, who brings home the money, works hard to provide an awesome life for us and tries so hard to save and invest.... finally found not one but 2 cars!  He saved and searched and now it finally paid off!   The car he will be driving to work is a Red Dodge Charger - only one year old!  Also a great family car!  What a great deal!  He truly deserves it after driving the Toyota to work every day for years!  That car was 13 years old and still running! 

So as of tonight we have a Toyota Corolla, Mercury Mountaineer, A green Ford Mustang, a yellow Mustang Convertible and a Red Dodge Charger!  Now to donate one car and get the other ready to sell! It looks like we have our own used car lot!   Next will be another SUV for me.  Savannah was excited for Eric to put the top down on the yellow convertible and sit in it with her Daddy.  There is not much room for a car seat in the back!  But it will be fun when the weather is nicer!  Something Eric and I have joked about for years and we are blessed to have a precious daughter to share the fun memories we will create in it!  Her curls will be blowing in the wind!