He asked, I said yes. That's all the information you're getting until my wedding site is up. :)
By the way... what a month!!!
New puppy, new car, new fiancee!
By the way... what a month!!!
New puppy, new car, new fiancee!
16 years ago
Household Thingies
Look at me, becoming all domestic. New housey purchases:
Honeywell HEPA-type Air Purifier
We'd been eyeing new HEPA-type air cleaners for a while now, but because they're so expensive we wanted to wait until my Sharper Image Ionic Breeze was out of commission. Well, Steve finally broke it as he was cleaning it (on purpose, no doubt) so we were in need of an air cleaning solution. These air purifiers are usually at least $150... and the more modern-looking black, superQuiet version I wanted was $300. Lucky ol' bargain hunting me found the above version (retails for $140) at Bed Bath and Beyond in the clearance section for $50. It was a customer return, but had all the parts needed except for the original box. Also, we had a 20% off Bed Bath and Beyond coupon. Too good to be true!!! $40! :)
Even though Steve was reluctant to buy it, I convinced him that we could return it at any time if it was broken. Plus we were saving $100! Anyways, long story short, this one is definitely not super quiet. I couldn't fall asleep the first night we had it on because it was so loud (even on the lowest setting) but I didn't want to get up and turn it off because I didn't want Steve to say "I told you so." So now, we have it on a timer in the bedroom to turn on after we fall asleep. :)
Rowenta Effective Iron
The last possible household appliance that we were missing was an iron. We took Easter Sunday as an excuse to finally go out and buy one. Who knew irons were so expensive! Well, at least the pretty ones were. I wasn't about to get a cheapy $15 iron from Target. :P Anyways, this one was $50 but of course, I had a 20% off Bed Bath and Beyond coupon. And furthermore, there was a $15 BBB Gift Card rebate. All those discounts almost make up for the fact that we've only had one use for the iron so far-- Steve needed to iron his pants for church on Sunday. :)
Honeywell HEPA-type Air Purifier
We'd been eyeing new HEPA-type air cleaners for a while now, but because they're so expensive we wanted to wait until my Sharper Image Ionic Breeze was out of commission. Well, Steve finally broke it as he was cleaning it (on purpose, no doubt) so we were in need of an air cleaning solution. These air purifiers are usually at least $150... and the more modern-looking black, superQuiet version I wanted was $300. Lucky ol' bargain hunting me found the above version (retails for $140) at Bed Bath and Beyond in the clearance section for $50. It was a customer return, but had all the parts needed except for the original box. Also, we had a 20% off Bed Bath and Beyond coupon. Too good to be true!!! $40! :)
Even though Steve was reluctant to buy it, I convinced him that we could return it at any time if it was broken. Plus we were saving $100! Anyways, long story short, this one is definitely not super quiet. I couldn't fall asleep the first night we had it on because it was so loud (even on the lowest setting) but I didn't want to get up and turn it off because I didn't want Steve to say "I told you so." So now, we have it on a timer in the bedroom to turn on after we fall asleep. :)
Rowenta Effective Iron
The last possible household appliance that we were missing was an iron. We took Easter Sunday as an excuse to finally go out and buy one. Who knew irons were so expensive! Well, at least the pretty ones were. I wasn't about to get a cheapy $15 iron from Target. :P Anyways, this one was $50 but of course, I had a 20% off Bed Bath and Beyond coupon. And furthermore, there was a $15 BBB Gift Card rebate. All those discounts almost make up for the fact that we've only had one use for the iron so far-- Steve needed to iron his pants for church on Sunday. :)
Boo on Jamba Breakfast
Somehow, adding a breakfast menu caused them to shrink their baked goods menu. No more Jalapeno Cheese twists. That was the only good one!!! :( :(
Finally! A new car.
After car-shopping with me for several months, and doing research on his own for the last 2 years, Steve settled on a new car. :)
We'd been test-driving cars for months now...
Lexus IS250: His original choice, and actually my back-up choice if I didn't get the RX400h. We both like Lexus and have both worked on Lexus at some point... so this was a very logical choice. Unfortunately, I couldn't shake the cramped carsick feeling you get in the back seat and the limited view you get from the front seat. This would have been a good car for either of us if not for our large families. :)
Mercedes C300: On the top of my list... new aggressive looks, superior handling. I've always had great service at WI Simonson so I was itching to get into another MB. However, Steve was adamant about "not being a Mercedes" guy so I reluctantly had to let this go. Maybe once I'm tired of my hybrid, *I* should switch to this. ;)
Toyota Prius Touring Edition: This was a short-lived obsession. In theory it sounds like a great car, but 110 hp on the freeway is always a bad idea.
BMW 3-Series Sedan: I was briefly tempted to get a 3-Series just because of BMW's reputation as the "driver's car" and of course because of the close-to-nothing maintenance cost for the first 4 years. But then I was aptly reminded that I don't like "BMW-guys" and didn't want Steve to turn into one of them.
Acura TL Type-S: I think for a while this was our "last resort" car... it was great on the average. Had the room we wanted, had the hp that Steve wanted and had the navigation with traffic that I wanted. Unfortunately the FWD engine did a poor job of harnessing all that power and I couldn't get over how plastic-y everything in the interior was. At the heart, the Acura is still just an overpriced Honda.
So finally I let Steve drag me to the Infiniti dealership to test-drive what was his first choice all along, the G34 Sport Sedan. I have to say, I was immediately impressed by the way it handled 300 hp on tight turns and it's power-hungry acceleration.
For the automobile-illiterate folks in Indiana, this is an Infiniti G35S:
I still don't like the analog clock in the dash but was pretty impressed with the navigation/onboard computer. It has traffic, it's touch screen, and has a built-in iPod integration. I was sold.
So we negotiated and haggled the day away and in the end we came out with a deal that even beat the employee pricing for Infiniti, since I get a corporate discount through my company. We're both very happy with the purchase but a little worried that it seems to be guzzling more gas than we expected. :(
We'd been test-driving cars for months now...
Lexus IS250: His original choice, and actually my back-up choice if I didn't get the RX400h. We both like Lexus and have both worked on Lexus at some point... so this was a very logical choice. Unfortunately, I couldn't shake the cramped carsick feeling you get in the back seat and the limited view you get from the front seat. This would have been a good car for either of us if not for our large families. :)
Mercedes C300: On the top of my list... new aggressive looks, superior handling. I've always had great service at WI Simonson so I was itching to get into another MB. However, Steve was adamant about "not being a Mercedes" guy so I reluctantly had to let this go. Maybe once I'm tired of my hybrid, *I* should switch to this. ;)
Toyota Prius Touring Edition: This was a short-lived obsession. In theory it sounds like a great car, but 110 hp on the freeway is always a bad idea.
BMW 3-Series Sedan: I was briefly tempted to get a 3-Series just because of BMW's reputation as the "driver's car" and of course because of the close-to-nothing maintenance cost for the first 4 years. But then I was aptly reminded that I don't like "BMW-guys" and didn't want Steve to turn into one of them.
Acura TL Type-S: I think for a while this was our "last resort" car... it was great on the average. Had the room we wanted, had the hp that Steve wanted and had the navigation with traffic that I wanted. Unfortunately the FWD engine did a poor job of harnessing all that power and I couldn't get over how plastic-y everything in the interior was. At the heart, the Acura is still just an overpriced Honda.
So finally I let Steve drag me to the Infiniti dealership to test-drive what was his first choice all along, the G34 Sport Sedan. I have to say, I was immediately impressed by the way it handled 300 hp on tight turns and it's power-hungry acceleration.
For the automobile-illiterate folks in Indiana, this is an Infiniti G35S:
I still don't like the analog clock in the dash but was pretty impressed with the navigation/onboard computer. It has traffic, it's touch screen, and has a built-in iPod integration. I was sold.
So we negotiated and haggled the day away and in the end we came out with a deal that even beat the employee pricing for Infiniti, since I get a corporate discount through my company. We're both very happy with the purchase but a little worried that it seems to be guzzling more gas than we expected. :(