Our New Car!

Starting on Monday, Mike and I both have to go to work in separate directions, so we had no choice but to buy a car on the weekend. By the way, Mike is supposed to be in Saudi Arabia working in the American Embassy, but because he now has a contract with a 'foreign national' (aka me), his security clearance has been suspended. He basically got kicked out, but is not jobless, which is good.

So now we are both home and both need cars. We decided to go to Carmax, and I think we ended up with a pretty good deal. We bought a 2007 Toyota Corolla S, burgundy, with only 4500 miles. They figured the previous owners decided they couldn't afford it. It has every bell and whistle possible for a Corolla, side head airbags, sunroof, etc, but because it is used, it wasn't out of our range. It is a very smooth ride, and an automatic, which might be better for traffic on the beltway everyday.

The shopping experience wasn't so fun at times. It was 100 F which is hot when browsing cars in a parking lot. When we would climb out of a car, the 100 F air actually felt good. You can imagine how hot it was inside those cars! After we left, the skies opened up with very impressive lightning and the temperature dropped about 20 degrees.

So, here are our pictures! (Oh, and our wonderful cat, Collette)