Exhausted..

This is the story... My husband bought a new Infiniti G37S (sports car) last September. Great car - very sporty and fast. He loved it! Heck, I loved it! Its rear wheel drive, though, so of course, not the greatest in snow and ice. But that was okay because we purchased a Jeep Wrangler for him to use when the weather was bad. All was good, right? Well, then Matt gets this crazy idea to sell the Jeep because he hated having 3 vehicles. So I listed it on Craigslist and we sold it this past spring. So now they are predicting that this winter be a bad one! Of course he could always drive my Lexus because its AWD, but then what would I do for a vehicle? I drive Maggie to and from school everyday, so I'd need something reliable through the winter months as well. So Matt decides he's going to have to sell his Infiniti and buy something else. So he started looking and looking and looking, and finally after many trips to various dealerships, he decides on the BMW X5. Great SUV - roomy, powerful and great in the winter! We're done, right? Think thats where it ends? Nope... none of the dealerships here had what he wanted (black exterior, 4.8 litre engine, Sports package, 20" wheels, blah blah). He was bummed! So being the nice wife that I am... I went online and searched all the dealerships in KS, IN, AR, and IL to see if any had exactly what he wanted. I found one! Problem? It was in Lake Bluff, IL - 6 hours from here!!

ROAD TRIP! We decided, why not? We like road trips, and going up to Chicago will give us a chance to eat Portillos (the best beef in the world!). So I had to deal with the salesman over the phone to agree on a price (the sticker was 73K and we paid 66K - total steal!). We decided to sell his car to Carmax, which was a total risk (not knowing how much they'd give him for it), so Matt and I drove separate just in case something went wrong. To make a long story short (I think I'm a little late for that), we drove all the way up to Lake Bluff on Friday night, and on Saturday morning for 6 hours, we sold a vehicle, got a check, and turned around and bought an SUV!

And AFTER ALL THAT, we drove another 4 hours to Springfield, IL where we met up with all of my family for a weekend of camping! I just got home yesterday, and I am exhausted...

I hope we never buy another vehicle again. Or at least if we do, I hope its in the same state that we LIVE IN!!