going places

So I bought a new car. Not brand new, but new to me. My uncle just bought a brand new Cadillac (it's pretty slick), so my aunt is now driving his old Intrepid and they sold me her old Mercury Sable for a ridiculously low price. I still like my little Firefly better, but this one is way more reliable and I can actually take it on the highway and drive faster than 100 km/hr without feeling like the car will fall apart. And it has one of those funky remote starters, which is very cool because nothing makes me more miserable than going outside in the winter to start the car. I'm not a morning person at all. So it's nice getting into a toasty warm car in the morning. My mom is all excited about it because this means I can drive myself home to the farm and stay for however long I want without having to work around the work schedules of my sister and brother-in-law.

I'm going to Jamaica!!! Yay. This will be my first "real" vacation ever. So exciting. One of my girlfriends is getting married down there in November, so I'm totally going. I'm not good at saving money, so I'm nervous. But I reeaaalllllly want to go. I have to put away around $400 a month until September so all of my impulse shopping is going to have to stop now. Consider it stopped! I think I need an overseas vacation. There's my justification, I need it for my mental health. And I want to meet a cute Jamaican boy and kiss him on the beach at sunset. How old am I? I thought that as "women", we were supposed to stop having these fantasies around the age of 16. Guess not. Probably because when I was 16, my vacations consisted of maybe one day trip a year to Katepwa Lake. Not exactly a prime location for romance.

Anyone watch Grey's Anatomy last night? I'm sure most of you did, because I can't imagine anyone not wanting to watch that show. How many times did I cry? I think it was around six. When George was yelling at Bailey and Richard, I almost bawled. And then when the family was deciding whether or not to take him off life support and they all looked to George, I pretty much lost it. How much does everyone dread having to make that decision? Kudos to TR Knight, what a phenomenal performance on last night's episode. And for the record, I think that although Alex and Addison would have the most beautiful babies in the world, the whole thing just strikes me as kind of....ewwww. Love that show. Other than The OC, it is the only show I watch regularly. I like to be picky about what shows I give my time to. And they're cancelling The OC. Sucks. I think it's better now that they killed off Marissa than it ever was before. Sorry if this offends anyone, but I really didn't think that Mischa Barton was a good actress at all. Ironically, her best scene in all 3 seasons was the scene where she died. K, enough about TV, real life - more important.

Congrats to my cousin, Dr. Dave and his wife, Dr. Lisa on the birth of baby #1, little Ava Hope. Isn't that a pretty name? Ava Hope Stoll. It's got a ring to it.

K, I gotta get back to work. Here's a cute picture of Cassidy and her step-sister, Kiyra. Have a great weekend, everyone.