new car

We bought a new car. We have not bought a car since we've known each other. We had to do it. The SUV I was driving was getting 13 miles to the gallon.

We wanted to help the world and buy a hybrid. However, we couldn't get our hands one one. It's a 3-4 month wait, now that the gas costs so much. For giggles we test drove a VW Beetle convertible on a used car lot. I was terribly anxious, but kind of excited.

We went to some VW car lots and drove more bugs. We wound up buying a red convertible beetle. We call her Ruby. My mileage is still not that great, about 26 mpg, but if you factor in all the fun, I think it's ok.