Angela Law

I heard from the insurance company on Friday and they’re going to be sending me my money this week, so we felt it was safe to go out and buy a new car. I got a Toyota Highlander. Silver inside and out. It’s pretty nice. I was actually hoping for a different color (only because I’ve already had two silver cars followed by two white cars and I was in the mood for something different). But, like Mick Jagger says, you can’t always get what you want.

We went to my parent’s last night for a family reunion of sorts, so we both got to try the vehicle out. I have to say, it’s a pretty nice ride. I think I’m going to like it. Since I didn’t get leather seats, we bought one of those wire pet barrier things today so that the dogs can ride in the cargo area (and I do believe that action makes me an official card-carrying member of the crazy dog ladies club). At least the dog hair will be contained to one area and not be all over the seats. That’s all I ask for, really. Well, that and an mp3 player. The factory stereo that came with the vehicle is a piece of crap, so I’ll be ordering a new one this week. I sure am going to miss the 6 disk mp3 changer I had in my Scion, though.

Nothing ever turns out as easy as it should, so why should I be surprised that our auto accident is turning out any differently? I won’t go into the gritty details, but basically the other party has changed their story (neverminding the laws of physics) and now it’s going to be a while till the insurance companies decide just who is to blame. But, this only has an effect on the insurance rates, so I guess it doesn’t really matter how long it takes just as long as my rates aren’t the ones going up.

On the other hand, I should be getting my money fairly soon. My car is wherever it is that they take the demolished cars and someone from my insurance company is supposed to look at it this week. Here’s to hoping I actually get the amount I think I should.

That said, I think we’re going to buy a new car this weekend. While it would’ve been nice to have some of the insurance money as a down payment, they have some really good deals going on until the end of the month and I hate the thought of missing out on a good deal. I don’t like the idea of having a big car payment, but after I get the insurance money, we’ll only have the one car payment, so it won’t be an issue (and if, for some reason, it takes a long time to get the insurance money, well, I still need a car, so…). I’ve already secured financing, so if things don’t work out this weekend, there’s always another day.