Well, I tell you, I just had an interesting weekend. What started out as a simple plan to put new tires on my existing car somehow turned into me finishing the weekend with a new to me car instead. Never a dull moment friends.
My old car was a 2001 CR-V. We've slowly been doing work on it here and there to keep it going and it's been treating us pretty well. After getting the new tires put on it on Friday, the tire guys mentioned that we had some broken sway bars that we might want to have replaced so they wouldn't cause problems for the new tires. My dad was with me since Mr. Monkey was at work and he said he'd go to my mechanic with me and pick me up while they worked on it if I wanted. I figured, I have the day, why not. My mechanic said they'd call when they had everything figured out. Well, when he called it turned out there were far bigger issues going on with the car than we realized. Major issues that would be cause for safety concerns. The cost to repair these things were suddenly almost as much as the car was even worth at this point. My parents had a quick pow-wow away from me and then came back into the room and offered to sell us their much nicer newer 2008 CR-V for a very generous amount of money considering it has extreme low mileage and has been very well cared for. I got the Pants Monkey on the phone and we chatted briefly and agreed we'd be foolish to turn this down. My parents had been wanting to upgrade to a newer one anyway, so they got themselves a nice new 2014 and we get their 2008. Somehow everyone wins, but this certainly wasn't how I expected my weekend to turn out!
Tank top - Old Navy
Blazer - Bill Blass, thrifted
Skirt - Tandem Vintage
Necklace - Gumeez teething necklace via Zulilly
Boots - Target
We will be under a bit of a tighter budget even with my parents giving us a nice deal on buying their car, so it looks like I might be giving up shopping for Lent after all. I wasn't going to this year! Fortunately, I had a gift certificate to Tandem Vintage - so I picked up this fun leopard skirt at their sale this weekend. I had done a little shopping at Target and Old Navy last week before this all went down too, so at least I got myself a handful of pretty new things. Time to lock up the wallet for a little bit though! But hey, I have a pretty nice new ride, so I guess things could be worse!
CUTIE! I am sad I missed you! Let's grab a drink so I can see the peanut!!!
ReplyDeletecongrats on the new car! chris and i were just saying that now that the hullabaloo of birthdays is over, we should really cool it on the spending. so i'm right there with you! love the skirt!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your new to you car! Funny how things work out like that :) Love the leopard print skirt!
ReplyDelete-Sharon
The Tiny Heart
That is so sweet of your parents and great timing that they wanted to upgrade too. Truly everyone wins and I think most of all Little Oliver! haha looking good friend.
ReplyDeleteAww! HOw awesome! Congrats too! Having a good, safe car to drive is ideal, and that is great of your parents to help you guys out! I love the skirt! I think you will be okay, soon it will be garage sale season, you can find cheap deals then and bargain!
ReplyDeleteHow generous of your parents! And how fortunate he was there! X
ReplyDeleteGreat new car and new skirt! I still would not believe you have had a baby, You look great. My 1dd is still packing a bit of weight and she had her Baby Z a month before you had Oliver. hmmmmm? She can lose until she completely stops nursing; that her M.O. but when she starts exercising she gets in size 8 jeans in no time and she is 5'9". I'm only 5'5" but that's why I wear and can wear heels. Ok have a great day, my friend! Glad you are not sick of the sparkle jeans. I wore them to The Huntman and as soon as my new oncologist saw them she complimented me on them. Cool doctor, huh? YAY!!!
ReplyDeleteIT's too bad about your car, but glad something worked out so quickly and so well! Peace of mind > Shopping?
ReplyDeleteSorry the old car bit the dust, but that's awesome that you have a new ride for a good deal! And I'm sure it's a relief to have a safe, reliable ride :) I love that cute leopard print skirt, I can't get enough leopard!
ReplyDeleteYour new vehicle is pretty sweet! ;)
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a great story! Glad everything worked out for all of you. Enjoy your "new" car! :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your new car and your new clothes from Old Navy & Target. Can't wait to see them. =)
ReplyDeletewhat a blessing that you were able to work something out with your parents to buy their CRV! i have a CRV too and love it, even though it was bittersweet for me when i purchased it too because it was a result of my car being stolen but it was definitely a good thing in the end as i am sure this will be for you and your family too!
ReplyDeleteToo bad you already bought the tires!
ReplyDeleteA new car for you is an exciting change.
I bought my first car on my way home from buying shoes. I wasn't even looking or researching.