I like clean, neat endings. I can’t stand loose ends. I hate waiting. I dislike feeling like I am in limbo. I don’t care for “in between” stages. It’s like that second trimester of pregnancy… you are in the middle, the excitement of the initial announcement is over and yet it’s not quite time to set up the crib and the nursery.
Such is my life at the moment. My husband has finished his classes, passed his state exam and has a job waiting on him. We are very blessed. No doubt about it. But, we are in a holding pattern. Waiting on the first week of December to begin the next stage of our life.
In the meantime, we’ll write out the grocery lists for Thanksgiving, continue Christmas shopping, and, oh yes, shop for a new car.
Car shopping with my husband… there are few things worse. Perhaps a root canal, a gynecological exam, or wait, childbirth… nope, you can get an epidural for that. Ok, so there are only a couple of things that are worse.
On the one hand, I should feel grateful to be able to go out and get a new vehicle for the family. And, I am. Really. But, on the other hand, the way my husband shops makes it impossible for anyone of the female persuasion to actively get involved.
Why?
Most women shop with their hearts first. We do… I think safety, appearance, features, price… in that order. My husband thinks price, engine, features, safety, appearance… in just about that order. I just can’t really devote myself to this process because about the time I find something I really like, he’s off to look for a better deal somewhere else. I know, I know, this is shrewd, it’s good bargaining, and you have to be willing to walk away, in other words, because of him we’ll probably save a lot of money. Great.
Our last car took him 4 weeks to buy. He found every available vehicle in that make, model, price range that he wanted and TEST DROVE every single one of them. This was a list of over 25 cars.
We bought the second to LAST one he test drove. Oh yes… even AFTER he found the one he wanted, he FINISHED up his list and test drove the very last one too. By the time we got the car, I didn’t want to have anymore to do with it.
So, here we are at the holiday season with three busy kids, Christmas shopping to do, and Thanksgiving pies to bake and we are on the great car search.
Wish me luck…
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November 9th, 2004
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Posted in: Personally
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