Valentine's Day

 For me, Valentine's Day was more busy than romantic, but I'll go ahead and share about what's going on in the Pollock household.

First of all, it was 7 years ago yesterday Gary asked me out on our second 1st date (like I said, long story, which you can find here). I'm SO glad I said yes. That date led to another- then several others. I'm seriously the happiest girl and so glad I ended up marrying this handsome man. I have to admit- I love the beard. I think it works better than his baby face.

 I had the day off yesterday, which was fantastic. The family I work for on Thursdays actually went out of their way to make arrangements to give me the day off so I could spend it with my sweetheart. Love!

I spent most of the day cleaning the apartment, grocery shopping, running errands, etc (pretty much a typical day off, right?). I went to Sears and bought Gary a nice tool cabinet for all of his tools that lay around everywhere and a nice card.

When he came home, we headed over to a car dealership- and purchased our first new car!

Now, before you think we just strolled in there and bought a car, that's not true. We've been on the search for quite some time now. We've spoken to many sales people, did some bidding wars, did our research, sent emails, and visited other places. So we were prepared!

What I wasn't prepared for was the 4 hour wait. This was my first time going through a new car purchase, so I didn't expect it would take SO long! I heard buying a used is even longer. It was crazy. Anyway, we were excited when we finally got to drive off.

 It's a new 2013 KIA Soul. We picked it because of all the great features and reviews. It was featured in Reader's Digest (I'm a subscribed reader, so I showed it to Gary) and various other sources as a recommended vehicle. I did several comparisons to other similar cars and this one kept coming back on top. Like I said, we did our research since we've never owned a KIA before. We were told they have gone up in reliability over the years. Anyway, we took it for a test drive and loved it.

It will mostly be Gary's car, but I get to play too, so there. It comes with Bluetooth calling (so we can talk through the car and not phone), XM radio, great mileage (has an ECO option), trip computer, USB plugins and ipod integration (though we don't own ianything), and a fully installed alarm system.

There are more neat features, but what we love most is the space! We call it the Tardis (for you Dr.Who fans), because it looks small outside but it's super roomy and spacious on the inside. The trunk is deep and roomy, it's high for taller drivers, and there's a lot of leg room. The back seats can fold flat for even more space- it's awesome. We were very impressed.

Anyway, that was our Valentine's Day. Gary promises today will be more romantic, so we will be celebrating the romantic portion of it today.

We also have some awesome news, but it will have to wait. And no, it doesn't involve future little ones- sorry to disappoint.

So that's that! Time for work. Thank goodness it's Friday!