Dream Car!

Many people, especially guys, I would say, have a dream car. For some it is a Mustang, Corvette, Lamborghini, Cadillac or something else expensive. I must admit, the first car I remember really liking was a Camaro. After that, though, my tastes changed a little bit.

I went from Camaro to Neon to Metro. After that, I just stuck with metro but wasn't too interested in cars for a while. I ended up with a Lumina as my first car, given to me by my parents as a wedding gift. I am pretty sure a lumina is nobody's dream car. It wasn't mine. But I enjoyed it while it lasted.

After that started giving us problems we were in the market for a family friendly vehicle and ended up with another vehicle from my parents, their Dodge Grand Caravan Sport. They gave us a great deal and we really appreciate.

Around the time we got the van, we were thinking it would be very convenient and maybe even "necessary" to have a second car, and because of the deal we got on the van, we could afford to spend a little on another cheap car. I started looking around. Then somebody brought up the reality of paying insurance on two cars, which kind of mitigated my idea of getting another car.

Then, I realized that to have a second car would not only be convenient, but if I could find one with good gas mileage, it could save enough money in gas to pay for the extra insurance. Now back to my dream car.

As I said, I liked the metro. Well, I continued in the vein of economy cars but started liking more boxy cars, like the VW Golf which is generally out of our price range. I then saw a Ford Festiva. I liked it. Well, I thought I liked it. Then I learned more about that specific one that was for sale, and liked it less the more I new about it...this is wrong and these window decals and this might have to be fixed...you know the deal. So I kept looking. After looking at a Ford Aspire, a couple Metros, and trying to chase down a Yugo, I found another Festiva.

To make a long story short, I got a 1991 Ford Festiva, royalish blue with pink stripes along the sides. It has a few aesthetic problems, but seems to be mechanically sound. And it's a stick. I have never regularly driven a vehicle with a manual transmission. I have, however, learned to drive a stick a couple times, never getting completely comfortable.

I spent a little bit of time yesterday re-learning the stick, and it went pretty well...I would say smooth, but that was not necessarily the case, as I imagine is true for most people learning stick.

In summary, I got my dream car, and I am excited. Hopefully I'll get the Title transferred and get a plate for it tomorrow.

Also, I am looking forward to Kassie's dad helping me clean it up a bit.

Christmas Decorations

I have never been a huge fan of Christmas decorations, but I like them. I get slightly mesmerized looking at the lights on the tree and for some reason that is enjoyable.

Kassie also enjoys them, much more than I do.
Having the Christmas decorations somehow makes me more acutely aware of our lack of wall decorations. Kassie doesn't really like my large painting and discourages my attempts to hang it.

The church looks nice too. I have been gone for a few days and all of a sudden there are a bunch of Christmas decorations, which I heard were put up by the Boyls. Good job Boyls!

I am also very appreciative of Jesus. I often thank God for everything he has done for us or given us and then think "Wow, that thank you really doesn't even nearly begin to be enough, nor do I even understand how much I am attempting to thank God for." Yet, God's pretty cool and understanding, and I think he enjoys even our meager attempts to give him thanks. Really all year should be Thanksgiving, and as far as a Holiday, I think Christmas should definitely also be Thanksgiving.

Auction

Today was the first YFC auction I participated in as an official staff member. It was pretty sweet. It was quite exhausting, but a good experience nonetheless.

I watched the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy a couple nights ago and wasn't impressed. The book was much better.
The book seemed much more intelligent than the movie, or something.

I made some friends this weekend and met some pretty sweet people through the auction. I like that about YFC. There are many things I like about YFC. It's cool.

Rainy with a chance of rain

I am going to try to post more often on this thingy. We'll see how long it this lasts. I probably won't post everyday, but I never know what to expect when it comes to this Josh Hill character.

Kind of like the weather in Michigan and probably many other places. Today it is kind of a little bit slightly rainy off and on around the Thumb area. I ran into one or two patches of light rain on my way to and from Pigeon today.

In other news, I finished listening to the Hitchhiker's Guide. I now feel much more prepared for galactic traveling. in fact, I think the book mentions multiple galaxies, so I might look into doing some inter-galactic traveling as well.
I am not really sure of the point or plot of the book, but I think it raises some interesting theological/philosophical questions, such as how many roads must a man walk down. the answer to that, according to certain mice, is 42.

Well, now, Kassie and I are off to the big town of Caro.

Look forward to seeing you soon.

New Bed

I picked up a new bed yesterday on the side of the road. I think it is a kid's bed. It is in pretty good shape and looks pretty nice. It took a little bit of work getting it into the van and it barely fit.

I have been listening to a book on CD recently. A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It's quite interesting. I think I am glad I am listening to it rather than reading it, not only because it would be hard to drive and read at the same time, but because it is read by the author who has a sweet British accent.

Next week is Thanksgiving! I have a lot to be thankful for, of course. I am thankful for my wife. Right now she is sitting with a blanket that has a big picture of a cat on each side. It is actually kind of strange, especially when folded so that the cat face is all that you see.

This blog post was inspired by my wife telling me about the Waterbrook Multnomah blogging for books program being back in action. For some reason, she got an email about it and I did not.

Kelsey did it...

Well, I was inspired by Kelsey's most recent post to write something in my own blog.
But then I realized I don't really have anything that I feel like writing about

Truth

I am currently reading a book called The Veritas Conflict by Shaunti Feldhahn. I think she is my favorite fiction writer. She also writes non-fiction, some of which is somewhat boring, but in her fiction she is able to include things from her non-fiction and make it interesting and applicable in a pretty cool way.

For example, I read a book non-fiction book by her about women in the workplace, and she does a lot of gender-based research and writing. I also read Lights on Tenth Street, another one of her fiction books, and it showed some of the gender-based stuff, how men differ from women and applied those to marital relationships, and other real life situations (well, they were made up but were still very real) in the book.

Both books also have great imagery of the spiritual warfare and the angels and demons around us all the time along with the power of prayer to empower the angels and allow them to fight off the demons giving God control in our lives.

Anyway, this isn't a review or anything. I am just writing because I really like this book and the other fiction one of I have read by the author. Sometimes I try to stay away from fiction because I tend to get sucked in and it tends to be meaningless or not have much affect on my life. I enjoy these books because they are fiction and they suck me in, but they also give me great reminders and new perspectives on prayer and other issues.

So, life is going well. going to Cedar Point this weekend. Lots of people from Cass City and Kingston going.
Baby is healthy. we couldn't find out the sex today but will eventually. Kassie's doing pretty well. We're both still adjusting to our new life in Kingston. God is good. life is good with God.