Enjoying the Milestones..

... Even if they are the not so fun ones! 

Yesterday, as we were driving home on the freeway after work, we heard a bit of a *thud* and then heard the air come out of the tire.. So we got off the very next exit and were able to get in the right turn lane of the off ramp. We get out of the car.. and this is what we see: 

I also called my Dad just to let him know what was going on, and I mean, how do you even explain that thing?! It's not flat, we didn't blow a tire, it isn't shredded, we kind of just.. popped it and it separated from itself!

So what is the milestone you might ask? Our first time needing roadside assistance together! Obviously I wasn't exactly excited, but honestly, it didn't put me in a bad mood either. I have Triple A with my dad, but since our car is pretty new, we had their roadside assistance under our warranty, so that's who we called.

Now if you really knew me, you'd know I get anxiety sometimes, but I get weird anxiety. For example, running late, public restrooms, and big crowds bother me. What doesn't bother me? Big crowds at places like sporting events, and incidents like this. We were fine, and our only inconvenience was waiting an hour for assistance, paying for our new tire, and The Husband having to take a couple hours off work tomorrow to go get the new tire put on. What did we do during that hour? Stood a good distance away from the car and talked about who knows what, and laughed a lot. That's the great thing about carpooling with your spouse, and we make each other laugh. Neither of us was anxious, or stressed. It was all in good fun.
I will say though, The Husband was going to take yesterday off, and I told him to do it next week, so I would've been by myself, and then maybe it would've been more nerve wracking.

What added to our non-stress level? The guy from roadside assistance. He had us CRACKING up.. Upon seeing our tire he says, "Oh, so you just need a little bit of air put in, right?" I am sure he deals with thee grumpiest, and stressed out people all the time, so I hope he appreciated that we had a sense of humor about it :p I also decided I didn't completely hate his jump suit ;)

Our little spare tire that's hanging in there with us for now, we had a full size spare, which is always a good thing!

And you wanna see what caused all the damage? Yeah, that tiny little hole right there! The one you can barely even see..  :P

At the end of the day, it could have been a lot worse, and I am glad we are okay.

But I am also really happy with how we handled it, we could have been sitting there all upset about it, but it was something we couldn't control so we just enjoyed our time together :P It really helps to have a spouse who you can laugh with, it will make life events like this, go a lot smoother.

30 before 30: Cross off #16

#16: Buy a New Car

I know I've posted a lot about our new car,

so I'll keep it short and sweet. ;) 

We got a new Jetta this weekend,

and we absolutely love it! 

It's beautiful :)
and it even locks itself after about 30 seconds if you aren't touching it,
which is pretty cool haha.

In a few weeks we leave for California, which we could never do in our old car!

I even have an emergency kit in the trunk!

If you could buy a new car, (without price as a factor) what would you get? 

Wonderful Weekend!

I've been playing with my nails lately.. :P

The Husband signing paperwork for our new car :) 

umm.. yes, we celebrated with Fortune Cookies haha. I have a small obsession :)

Learning all about our new car with the salesman :) 

Finally got our car home :) 

love you hubbs.

Tball game! It was FREEZING. 

Baseball season is back! Going to the fist game with Dad and the Husband on Friday night,

so of course I needed a new shirt!

Shopping.. :) What a good Husband! ;) 

Yummy Dinner :)

A special thank you to Tanner's Dad and Stepmom, for making our car ownership possible!

It was great to spend the weekend with you guys, and we miss you already! Come back to Arizona soon :) 

Dreaming of a car...

 I am so in love with this jeep hahaha... it's not even funny.

But with rising gas prices, and a love for road trips, it just doesn't make sense to spend

all that money on a car that gets around 15 mpg...

So sadly, I'm parting with my jeep dream (for now)  and dreaming of something new..

{via}

My new, more sensible dream is....

a JETTA! :)

Here are the things I love about the Jetta...

Sunroof

this is the ONE thing I wanted in my first car,

and sadly didn't get it, but I'm not complaining,

I loved my little Nissan Maxima, it kept me safe, and I am forever grateful.

Definitely excited to be able to get a car with a sunroof :)

Safety Ratings

"I know you're a good driver, but it's everyone else"

I like to think of myself as a good driver,

yes I make mistakes, when I'm driving too fast or not fully paying attention,

(I'm working on that, and I never text and drive)

but most of the time, it really is other people,

texting, talking on the phone, brushing their teeth, putting makeup on, eating cereal..

Yes, I've seen people do more than that hahah.

I don't count on getting into an accident, but Jettas have always had high safety ratings,

so it's definitely a plus :)

I have yet to test drive a jetta, but I am sure I will love it.  I always told myself I'd never buy a brand new car, but with help from the Husband's Dad and Stepmom it's a possibility now :) (Living my dad certainly helps free up the money for a car payment... haha) We also plan on keeping this car for as many years as we can get out of it, hopefully if we take good care of it, it'll keep running until we move..

I guess I should mention that the Husband and I share a car, so it's important to have one that is working... Sadly my little Maxima left my hands a few months ago, (to a good cause though, a guy bought it to fix it up for a friend who was having a baby and couldn't afford a new car... so sweet!), and now we're down to the Chrysler 300 that we currently have.  I love this car, but as it gets closer to that 200,000 miles mark, it's bound to break down sooner or later, and it will be a money pit to put money into it.. I should also mention it looks like a golf ball because... there was a hail storm (worst storm in 30 years I might add) that trashed the car.. But it was certainly a blessing in disguise.  We paid off the car with the money and didn't have to finish paying my Dad off for the car.  It's been making some weird noises, but I just need it to get me through about a month.. and then we'll be ready for a new adventure :)

dreamy right???

I cannot hide my excitement :)

It's just beautiful!

*Pictures of the jetta are found {here}*