New Year, New Car

Okay, so I know that we are almost to the end of the January, but if I had a baby that was less than a month old, it would still be new, so yeah.

Anyway, as I may have mentioned last week, I was having troubles with my car. So much so that I was done dealing with it. Period. End of Story. So, even though we weren't really looking to buy a new car last week (we had had the discussion about having my in-laws drive me to work for the rest of the year (since we didn't really budget for a second car payment when I accepted the positions for this year)), we finally just bit the bullet and bought a new car. Now there's no more worry about putting more money into the car than it's worth. There's no worrying that something will break down while I am driving. But I kind of wish this would have been decided back in December before we put nearly (if not over) $2000 (more than Blue Book for it) into the car ($500 on new tires (after the blowout on I-29), and some other thing that I dont' remember). But I digress.

So, my new car is a 2009 Ford Fusion. Yes, I bought, what my father refers to as the "F"-word car brand. But he doesn't have to drive it, he will barely even see it, so it's okay. Anyway, I wonder if the dealer was expecting more emotion when I bought the car. He kept asking if I was excited. I was like, "I guess so. Sure." He had a skeptical look on his face. Apparently, he doesn't know that I am more of a cerebral type person. While the potential excitement of owning something brand new is enticing, I am more of a worrier about the payments. The newness of the car will wear off, but the payments won't. I should have told him that.

And to answer this question, I never did really mourn the loss of my Alero. I was driving it down Galaxie toward the dealer and I was thinking to myself that it would be the last time I would drive that car, and I was okay with that. It has it's memories, but most I can live without.

So, that's my exciting news for the week. I am a new car owner. Yay me.