I HATE Audi

Ok, I bought my 1998 Audi A4 Quattro in March of 2007. Since then the following repairs have been made:
Easter 2007- the starter motor caught on fire because the ignition switch was busted. $900.00
May 2007- New brakes. $250.00
May 2007- New bushings (whatever those are??). $700.00
June 2007- Hit and run in the Target parking lot in Cottonwood Heights. $1000.00 (haven't fixed that one yet)
November 2007- New tires. $400.00
Easter 2008- Valve job, new power stearing pump and bracket- $4000.00 (nope, that's not a typo)
And as of today- New alternator. $650.00 minimum.
So for anyone who thinks having an Audi is a good idea this is your fair warning. DON'T DO IT!!!!

Growing Old Gracefully

In the last... I dunno, two years or so I've started to realize that I am in fact a grown up. I don't know why it's taken so long but it has. Recently someone asked me how old I was and I told them "22-errr... uh? twenty....five? Yeah, 25" Seriously. You would think that because I've been paying all my own bills and working to support myself for years, paying for car fixes, buying groceries and coming and going as I please this would have dawned on me sooner. I mean, I have a "career", not just a job- that's what they say lets you know you've arrived in the "real world". But none of those things are what brought on this enlightenment. It was this morning at work, like 5 minutes ago, when jumped on to my blog- this blog, and turned up the first song it plays really loud (the boss is out of the office- I LOVE The Killers). It only took a second before it became too irritating to stand and I turned it back down. And that's when it hit me. Soon a short list of things started coming to mind that I note as making me a grown up, specifically things that didn't bother me when I was young.
Here's the list:
1- Music that is playing too loud when it shouldn't be, like in my quiet office or in the Abercrombie store (1st of all I was desperate for some shorts that's why I went in there. Old Navy, Gap, J.Crew and all the other regular places didn't have any anymore). I was only in there long enough to yell my request directly into the 16yr. old associate's ear, walk to the back of the store and back out. Too loud, too dark. Not a pleasant shopping environment. Loud music while dancing or driving or working out is still just fine.
2- Chocolate milk straight from the carton is just a bit too sweet. I used to HATE it when my mom would put extra milk in it to "water" it down because it was "too sweet".
3- Swiss Cheese. What kid likes swiss cheese? But now I don't mind it now on sandwiches or melted into something.
4- Having a past. I'm old enough to have a past. I can look back a significant # of years and that Shelby was making her own decisions and working. Weird.
5- Slamming doors bugs me. I hate when someone slams my car door.
So there ya have it- I guess I'm moslty a grown up.

Seriously So Funny

This weekend I was introduced to a funny blog. My vote is that the author is doing this as a joke but who knows- it takes all kinds in this world. If you need a good laugh visit www.seriouslysoblessed.blogspot.com You won't be disappointed.

Thank You iPhone!

I would like to give a shout out to the iPhone, or any phone that has maps or some sort of GPS for that matter! Without the iPhone this weekend, my roadtrip would have been a bit more... scenic- if you get my drift. Of course we could have stopped and purchased maps as needed but then we'd have 3 or 4 extra maps floating around that we'd never use again. We got turned around, (aka lost), several times. The iPhone came in really handy especially because the driver on our trip didn't seem to have much of a sense of direction and we ended up 1 hour further East on I-50 instead of on I-80. However, I must say that the state park near Auburn, California is quite lovely. Thank You iPhone.

Fiji

The picture I have up there is one I took while I was on a scuba diving trip to Fiji last year. I'd highly recommend going there if you have a chance, it was unbelievable!!

Post numero uno

I created this blog months ago but have yet to do anything with it. I just wanted to be able to see my friends' blogs so, here I am.