Lose 5 pounds, Gain a Car

Meet the Lily Pad (or Lily for short)

She came home Friday night. I’m still in shock when I look out and don’t see Rufus (aka, the 04 CRV I had). Truthfully, the dealer offered me a deal that I could not pass up, plus I save about $50 a month on car payments. Yeah for getting older and earning more money!!

The true tipping point came when I was at work and I mentioned that I was thinking about buying a new car. I was told “If I was your age, single, and didn’t have to answer to anyone, I’d completely do it. Who knows, this might be the only time you get to buy a car on your own terms. If you get married in the next 5 years, you and your husband would have to make that decision”. Is it wrong that I completely bought into this thought?

So, we are getting to know each other. She’s awfully high tech. I have sensors telling me if ANYTHING goes wrong, right down to letting me know if I didn’t screw on the gas cap. There is a phone charger/ a/c jack in the front, but also in the back seats for others to use. She is iPod ready so I can plug it straight into the car. Plus, when I pop a CD into my player, the album name, artist, and song playing are displayed. I nearly shit a brick when it did that.

This morning I stepped on the scale, and for the first month of NS, I’m officially down 5 pounds. Not shabby. Definitely continuing on for the next month. Dad & I both agreed to continue on for 3 months total, so in November we will re-evaluate our progress.