Them tail lights are Pimpin'

Well, its been awhile since I last posted. The main reason being that I've been extremely busy, but also because I didn't think anyone actually read this thing. But after being scolded by my cousin Alex for not updating my blog, I've been inspired once again.

So the big news is that over the Easter weekend I traveled half way across the country to get my new pickup truck. It's a long story, and I have time, so here it is. I've been drooling over trucks for the past year, but never felt like pulling the trigger since my car was still under the manufacturer warranty. Well, about 3 months ago when my car hit 61k miles it decided to blow a camshaft sensor. And oh btw, I found out my warranty ended at 60k. Figures. So I started getting serious about dumping my car and finding a truck.

At the beginning of March I found out my mom was having some car trouble. That's when I ran the idea past her that maybe should should upgrade from her '92 Accord to my stunningly beautiful '01 Galant. That was like selling heat to an eskimo, it was a done deal in seconds. Now I just needed to find a truck. Enter eBay. After scouring adds for about 3 weeks I found several Ford Rangers that I wanted to make a run at. Unfortunately, they were all more than what I was selling my car for and Jamie and I didn't want a new car payment. The other problem was that I hadn't really run the truck selections past my wife. Well, with the likely addition of a child through adoption this year, she made having a back seat a requirement. Sooo, I had to revise my search a bit, and that's when I found her. Actually, Jamie did. As soon as I showed it to her she said, "That's the one." The only problem is that it was more than what I wanted to spend, but hey, what the wife wants the wife gets, right!?!? :) If you ask her though she'll tell you that I wanted it and I'm the one who spent all the money, but lets face it, I know she wanted it!

So on Friday morning Jamie dropped me off at the Rochester Airport and I flew all the way out to Queens, NY. While I was out there I was able to hook up with an old friend, James, and we had lunch and he gave me a quick 2cent tour of Brooklyn. Then I bolted for Millersville, PA to spend the night at my sisters place. I spent a few precious minutes showing Sean how to put the biscuit in the basket on his PS3 and then took off bright and early on Saturday for Indiana. After a nice 10 hour trip I pulled into Middlebury. I met up with Jamie and her mom there since they drove my car down to Indiana for my mom after they left me at the airport. Then on Sunday we all hopped in the truck and headed back to the frigid confines of Rochester.

All in all, I traveled nearly halfway across the country in one weekend. I got to spend quality time with myself and Vince Flynn's "Executive Power" audiobook.... highly recommended btw.