Yay Me!

Yay me for two reasons: (1) Terri will be happy because I am updating my blog (she is a blog master so I must mind her) and (2) I successfully followed directions to a far away destination and got there and back in one piece. :)

So I don't know the Dallas area very well yet and I was driving to Brownwood, TX, that I don't know at all, this weekend for my friend Misty's wedding. When I printed off the directions, I noticed quite a few exits and turns and not so many long stretches of driving. I was a little nervous about it but it all turned out quite well. I was able to navigate there and back, and returned in one piece. My car returned in one piece too and I'm thinking that these days that is a very good thing.

My car isn't doing so hot. I've been driving to and from Austin quite a bit and my car has definitely shown its age because of it. On my way to Austin about a month ago, my speedometer started going all crazy. When it dropped to 0, and I was obviously not going 0 mph, you could say that I was a little concerned. Turns out it was some electronic sensor business that I had to replace, thus carving out a good chunk of my time in Austin...and my bank account.

So I took my car to Firestone on Friday to make sure I got my oil changed (it was due) for the trip this weekend. They did a courtesy check on the rest of the car and found another (expensive) problem with the tires and alignment. So this week I have to go in early one morning to drop off the car for a maintenance olympics on it - I know that the car is having some other problems which I'll have them check out, and you know what? I bet you they find those problems and it will mean more money and more time in the shop. But really it's a good car and my dad believes that putting money into it for maintenance is the best thing to do right now. I agree, and I really love my car, but I would really appreciate if after this there would not be any more problems for a while.

I don't really like the idea of driving long distances and thinking I could get stranded along the way so this is definitely a good move. Especially since next weekend I will be traveling to Austin for another wedding - Terri and Joe's!! I'm really excited and also kind of glad that I "have" to go to Austin for it 'cause I was feeling a little homesick last week.

You know, I don't really want to drive a whole lot more since I've been doing it so much, but I would like to hang out with my friends and family. If I could just be in Austin and with my friends and family without all the driving, that would be great! Actually, it's not Austin so much...it's really just the people that I miss. Ah well, 'tis the way with moving to a new city...