Sunday, August 2, 2009

Door Dingers Will Be Punished

Jeez it took me a long time to get around to this post!! There were some pictures I needed that were on my dad's computer and I have just been to lazy to take the time to get them off!!
I remember I used to be SO scared of driving! I was baffled about how you were supposed to keep the car going to the speed. It was also really really hard to keep the car in the same line while looking over my shoulder to change lanes. And driving on the freeway..... FORGET IT!!
But I finally go the hang of it and passed my driving test the fist time around!!

I always used to joke that I got my first car from the tooth fairy because my parents bought it not to long after I got my wisdom teeth out!! It was a good old Ford Taurus. (I look ABSOLUTELY horrible in this picture... so PLEASE just look at the car)
Man I had some interesting times in that car. The first time I ever ran out of gas was in the car with my best friend Lacey. I was so mortified at the time, but now looking back it was pretty dang funny!! I did a 360 on the freeway on ramp in the car and I broke down in that stupid car more times than any one person should have too!!
I also remember many HOT summer days, coming home from Utah county with my awesome friend Amanda, and the darn car would start to overheat so I would have to turn the heater on. Yeah.... 100 degree temperates+Heater on high=One dang long drive!! THANKS for sticking it out with me Amanda!!! :0)
That car also had stupid trunk problems!! When it would get to hot, the trunk would just pop open by itself. I got to be a pro at stopping really fast and slamming it shut while driving!! One day, after a LONG day of work at Discover Card, I went outside and of course the trunk was open. I tried FOREVER to get it shut with NO luck!! I finally slammed it so hard that the top of the taillight broke.

After the Taurus I moved onto a Pontiac. Her name was Bonnie the Bonneville! I was NOT happy about driving it as first, it was a boat compared to the Taurus!! But the air conditioner worked, it didn't over heat and the interior wasn't maroon! I got in my first accident in that car, and my tail light bit the dust again!


I also got in my second accident in the car. Solidifying my terror of driving in the snow!! That car also broke down on me. I guess I shouldn't complain, because it only happened twice. Where as with the Taurus and I cant even remember the exact number of times!! The first time I was in Salt Lake and the battery died. So I hung out on the side of 7th East until my dad could get there. The second time was on my birthday and I was trying to get up to the U on my first day of school. Yeah, not so fun!!

And now that I am FINALLY done with school (I swear the graduation post is coming soon) and I am working full time, I FINALLY have a new car!!!


I LOVE it!! I bought it on June 28th from Riverton Hyundai!! It is a 2009 Hyundai (the Y is NOT silent according to my Korean speaking brother) Elantra. It has air conditioning and cup holders, two things I had been missing for a very long time!!!



It's a lot of fun!! And it's still kind of weird that it is mine!! I don't know how I'm going to feel about it on August 6th when I make my first payment though!! Haha!! Just kidding!! There is no way I could not love my pretty silver car!!

So this next picture is VERY random, but it has to do with my car..... well, with the windshield anyway!! I went through the car wash last night and the place i went too had yellow, blue and pink soap. After is gets sprayed on it sits for there for a minute and this is the result:

Crazy huh!!! I took lots of pictures of it while I was sitting there!! It's the little things that entertain me!! :0)

2 comments:

Nicole said...

Yay! I am so excited you got a new car! And right when I got rid of mine. Sadness :( They can never be friends. haha.

Amanda and Chad said...

Your new car is sooo nice! I love it and am so excited for you!
I loved your old Taurus- we had some good times in there. I had totally forgot about driving home in the summer with the heat on. how funny!
I love your title about door dingers. We just bought a new car too and Chad makes me park far away from everybody. It drives me crazy because I'm just too lazy to have to walk ten extra steps but he is so paranoid of people dinging our doors.

ENJOY IT! Let's go get slurpees in it and maybe you'll even get pulled over for driving drunk!