I hate buying cars....

So, here's the story. About 3 weeks ago, we traded in my old car and got me an Acura. Used, a couple of years old but NICE. Nicest car I've ever even thought about owning. Only had 28,000 miles on it, still had 100,000 mile warranty, certified used, leather, sunroof, bluetooth,you know, all that. I love it.

SOooooooo then last week on Thursday a guy calls my work and asks for me. I was out meeting a volunteer so she took a message and he said that he was a mechanic at the Acura dealership and that he no longer works there, but he has some information about my car that the dealership withheld and he wants me to know. So I get back to the office and they tell me this , and I am like what the hell? How random is that? I had Tony call him because I didn't want to deal with it. The guy said the manager of the dealership was pushing cars through that had been bought at auction, wanting the mechanics to certify them as "Certified Used" even when they had problems. He said my car has possibly been wrecked, and he was certain it had been flooded, and he wanted us to know because if a car has been flooded all kinds of things can go wrong because of the computer system that basically controls the car. He said it could be dangerous to drive. We were like OH GREAT.

Attempting to make a long story short.... Tony called Acura (not the dealership, the company itself) and they directed him to the dealership compaint department, where they filed a claim. They finally called Tony back today and faxed him all the documents that had ever been filed on the car. It was originally bought new in Florida, then purchashed at auction and transferred to Texas, where it was leased to a company for a year. They tracked down all the documentation, auction disclosure documents and everything, and there was nothing that stood out. They faxed all the information to us.

We are hesitantly breathing a sigh of relief, but we are taking the car to another Acura dealership in DFW tomorrow and telling them to run certain tests that the guy from Acura told us to run so that we can see if the car might have been flooded.... sooooooo we will MAYBE know for sure tomorrow. Acura said that if the other dealership finds something that they will take away their dealers licence to certify, and proceed further with the claim, whatever that means. They said they have not had any complaints of this kind for that dealership though, and we are starting to think this guy might just have it out for the dealership or something. I really hope he was lying because I do NOT want to deal with all this. IF it does turn out, however, that something is wrong with the car Acura better pay up, and if they do not I will seek representation.

SOOOOO that is the latest saga of the Patterson household lol!! Who does this happen to? Good Lawd!

Going to Tyler.... again

...and again. ...and again. Why? Wellllll.....Tony's little sister Sherri got engaged last weekend (on her bday) and they are ready to get married! The wedding date is Friday July 24th and I am a bridesmaid. Good lord do we have some plannin to do!! Thats only 8 weeks! She already has a lot taken care of, which is good... but it looks like I will be in Tyler a LOT over the next 8 weeks. Which is all ok and I am very happy for her, but I like to keep my Tyler trips to like once a month... or less! lol. At least it is summer and I can spend a lot of time at the lake, woo hoo!

In other news I am back on my eating plan. I dont call it a diet because eating right is a lifestyle and I really need to STICK to it. I tried on the bridesmaid dress Monday and looked like a WHALE in it... so needless to say I ave some work to do. Specifically my arms have gotten super flabby. We are looking into buying a bowflex ( I HATE gyms) so maybe I can get into a daily routine. blah blah blah I know thats boring but I am trying to stick to this, and I feel like the more times I say "I'm going to be healthy", the less I will forget and, ohhh I dont know, eat nachos, or cookies... etc.

Ok, I am ready to get to the lake this weekend!! Now lets see how many weekends I stay excited about that.... lol

I hate....

Drama. Absolutely despise it. That is one reason why I was so glad to leave Tyler. Too much drama, too many people with too little to do but make things up so they could place some excitement into their otherwise mundane lives. I will not get into details, but several people over the past week have introduced major drama into our lives and I am sick of it. Makes you rethink who you trust, who you hang out with, etc. If I have to cut off communication in order to avoid unnecessary heartache, worry and anger I will. Sorry if that makes no sense.... Just frustrated. It'll be otay though!

In other news, I am having a terrible,no good, very bad work day. Really bad. But, I am not letting it get me down because I cannot live my life that way. I am looking forward. Never back. Screw 'em all! lol

I love....

Tony.

Today, he went with me to an arts/ crafts fair. We walked around, and around, and he never complained. We bought stuff for both my mom and his for mothers day. THEN, we drove around a neighborhood I hadn't seen before and dreamed about living there in a few years ( little cottage-y homes, sidewalks, in walking distance to EVERYthing, TREES, yet pretty expensive)

THEN

We pull up into a parking lot of the Flying Fish which I have been wanting to try and we get fried fish and margaritas. Little did I know that he suggested that I have a margarita because he was about to take me shopping to several different boutique stores I had mentioned while driving by in the past. I mean, we left the restaurant and all of a sudden we are in a parking lot for the cutest little resale shop. So, I went in and shopped around and bought a shirt. I thought, well that was very nice, now we will go get groceries. NOPE, on to the next. Now, you have to understand me to get the significance of this: I. HATE. SHOPPING. I like clothes, but I hate shopping. Tony however loves shopping. So after all was said and done, I got a new ruffly dress (teal green) a black linen top with lace detail and a empire waist top with funky paisley print to wear out.

Such a good day. So thankful for him. ;)

Earth Day

Just saw a link to this, and I think it is awesome. Why can't all food come in packaging like this???? I mean, really? http://www.sunchips.com/healthier_planet.shtml?s=content_compostable_packaging

Happy Earth Day!

Let me take a moment to bask in the glory of my new flowerbeds. Yes, beds, there are TWO. Now they may not be that big or impressive, but this took me ALL day yesterday to make. The ground out here is so hard. I'm not kidding, there is rock about 5-6 inches down, so it is really hard to till up the dirt and create something that resembles soil. Anyway, I did it and I am soooo happy that I finally have SOMEthing to call a flowerbed in this yard of weeds. I will eventually add two cedar bushes for some height, but I stopped here for now. Pshew! Time for a nap. ;)

Cheese Graters are not good....

...when you grate off a little piece of your THUMB. ick.

I wish there had been a camera in the house so I could show you the ridiculousness of myself almost passing out at the sight of my own blood. This always heppens to me; I cannot STAND seeing my own flesh/ blood. Anyone else and I am fine, but when it is me I have to lay down and chill out for a minute or I will seriously pass out. I have done it before.

Ok, so I am cooking ground turkey for taco meat and while it's cooking I am grating cheese. All of a sudden I grate off like a centimeter of my thumb and then I look at it and see my flesh. Not kidding, it is surprisingly deep. I'm trying to find a bandaid, and the blood just starts to flow. I feel myself fading fast so i plop down on the couch and yell out " TONY i grated my thumb! Stir the turkey!" lol.... he was like oh lawd. I had to lay there for like 10 minutes before I felt like I could get up and finish making dinner.

Here's the catch line: I didn't find the piece of my thumb. We probably ate it somehow. HAHAHAHAHA