after5's Journal: Little Old Lady from Pasa-Dena

So Dena bought a car.

My Uncle Stevie works for Honda of Oxnard, so we test drove a civic there, and also a used Corolla (2001, white). The Honda's offered 1.9% financing on a new car, 5.9% on a used. Good deals were to be had on a Civic EX.

And then we went to Toyota of Oxnard, where my cousin Scott works (although as a service head guy, not a salesman) We'd still get a family discount though, at 100 dollars over invoice. Dena really liked the 2003 Corollas, so she got herself one. That's right, a 2003 Lunar Mist Metallic Toyota Corolla (that's silver for the rest of you) Grey cloth interior, moonroof, alloy wheels, etc. She didn't want any of that really, but the car she was looking at sold after we left to sleep on it. Oh well, that's how that works.

So we got the car for invoice price _and_ got my uncle stevie a finder's fee of 100 dollars. So we basically made off like bandits. Which leads me to... ...el nombre del coche. You see, my family likes to name cars, perhaps yours does too. Dena needed a name, and I provided her with one: Bandito. This serves two purposes, one, we made off like bandits and the car will know it's heritage, and two, she can yell "HIYO SILVER!" when driving the car. I also pointed out that Dena Bandito! sounds nice as well.

So that's our car shopping misadventures.

Today I think my father and I will be roof repairmen for my nana, either that or roof-patch-it-up-best-we-can-men.

I think I shall also be returning 10lbs heavier,if that was even possible.

There has not been a let-up in the amount of food provided. It's nuts. But all my cousins are so cute. Well, second cousins I should say, I'm one of the last of my generation, there are two more under my level! FIVE generations!

On the bonus side, one of them I call Mini-me. Poor kid. I'll show pictures later.

Anyway, I'm keeping some better stories for when I might see any of you in person. So I'll leave you with semi-baited breath. Good times.

Oh, and Jono is now cool, for he has a TiBook, and it is good.

321 Contact (Happy New Year)

[Heidi137]

Congratulations to Dena for obtaining a lovely vehicle! I think she made a wise decision... and everyone knows that silver is a great car color ;)

I shall be returning to school a good ten pounds heavier myself, if not more. Yeah, the holidays have been good to me... Unfortunately, I don't believe that I have caught up on my sleep yet.

I'd just like to wish you and your wonderful family a fantastic New Year. I'll see you when you get back, J.

By the way, does anyone else remember the 321 Contact show/magazine? I'm not crazy, I swear! Well, not for that reason anyway...

Re:321 Contact (Happy New Year)

[after5]

Remember it? Hell, I still have old issues of the magazine in my filing cabinet. Damn do I feel old. The moreso when it is new year's eve and I find myself wanting to go to bed around 10pm and not give a rat's ass about midnight. Maybe when I'm seventy I'll go to bed the week before, ahh...to be a fuddy duddy.

And I'm 10 lbs heavier too.

Yellow?

[Heidi137]

Funny, I didn't care much to stay up to midnight either. My sister went to a party, and my abuelita was actually in kind of a bad mood... My mother got upset when the clock hit midnight and I wasn't jumping for joy. However, I did participate in the usual family/Peruvian (??) traditions of eating 12 grapes (hooray for fruit!!) under a table at midnight (one grape for each month... 12 wishes), and wearing yellow underwear (I'm not sure what the signficance of that is). With all that being said, Happy New Year, and happy new semester...

321 CONTACT

[dmbdoitforfenton]

that was a great show Heidi, and yes you are NOT crazy... I came home from break tens pounds heavier, so I'm going back with about 15...good times. see you on thursday J