Bad things come in threes, no?
With the arrival of summer comes the ever present query, "what do you want to do?"
Well, for once, I actually knew. So I dragged Danielle up to Signal Hill Wednesday night (after her Spanish class, which left her *slightly* loco). Just a normal night, right? We made a pit stop at Starbucks for drinks, then pulled the blanket out of my car to sit on and look at the lights. Evidently brain deprived from her class, she looks over the expanse, and asks, "is this ALL Long Beach?" About 30, maybe 40 minutes, after we arrived a security guard came flashing the brightest light into everyone's face, telling them to leave. Fine. We'd go to a different park, no problem. WRONG! As files of people stream past us to get to their cars, my car decides to- NOT turn on!! So there we sit with it 'revving' but not starting- looking, well you can imagine how intelligent. :). Eventually, we were able to call a tow truck (Danielle had AAA, thankfully), and about 45 minutes after the park closed we were on our way home. You can imagine how thrilled the security guard was when we couldn't leave. The next morning my dad and brother took it to my dad's old work where, since he is friends with all the mechanics, we don't get ripped-off. (Because, naturally, once we had it towed to the mechanics by my house, it started. Figures, right?!). Anyways, we got a call the same day, saying they'd fixed it! Awesome!! My dad and I went to pick it up. I told him I needed to stop for gas, so he told me to follow him, and after a bit on the freeway, we'd get off. Once on the freeway, though, things didn't looks os good. My temp. gauge turned to HOT, and my 'check engine' light turned on. So there I am crawling behind (rush hour), honking my horn repeatedly, and waving my arms to try to get his attention (he has no phone). I can only imagine what those around me thought. Anyways, to head this off.... turns out my car is definitely over-heating, and Monday I need to take it back to where we first had it towed, because it won't make it all the way back to his work. Yay for being ripped off by mechanics, eh?
And now, my computer is acting up, and won't let me on Word, and keeps freezing or alternately shutting down- which defo needs to be fixed before school starts. BUT I just had it fixed!!! ARghh.
And because, as the saying goes, bad things come in threes, I am deciding to count the fact that my bike is broken, as an 'evil.' I didn't get paid until Thursday, and my car broke Wednesday, so I didn't have a chance to get a new tire. Blech. Would've been nice to at least have a bike while my car is broken.
BUT, on the bright side. I might be watching a second little boy this summer. It would be at the same time as Aiden, so it might actually make things easier, and the money will definitely be useful in the car/computer situation. So much for saving up for next year life/college expenses, right?
