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Sorry it has been so long since my last post. Things have just been a little crazy the past couple of weeks. We did attend the Texas State fair two weekends ago. It was so fun to be around friends and enjoy the crisp fall air. However, this was a very different experience for me. Growing up around County and State fairs as an exhibitor, showing animals . . . it was hard for me to be the spectator at this fair. It was hard on a few levels. I became those people that spent waaaayyy too much money on a corn dog, who walked around aimlessly and it was just a foreign concept to me. Although it was very different, it was still a fun day.

Since then, Tyler and I have been wrapped up in some different things. We renewed the lease on our apartment and will be in 835 until the end of June. We are excited because we love our apartment complex and it gives us more time to save towards a house (maybe a car). Also, Tyler and I have been enjoying the tennis courts at our complex occasionally. We have so much fun going out and just playing and having some athletic activity. In addition, we have been watching some hockey. Between Connor and Seth Morris, we end up seeing at least one hockey game a week. The biggest thing we have been dealing with recently is our vehicles. My car has been in the shop twice in the past week. Tyler's vehicle is making a funny sound in the engine. So, we are considering a new vehicle.

Yesterday, we went to Frisco since it was such a beautiful day. We visited Ikea where we got two seat covers for our balcony table. After that, we decided we would just go look at some cars to see if we could get a better idea of what we like and can afford. BIG MISTAKE!!!

We test drove a Nissan X-terra. We loved it, but it was a 2006 with 48,000 miles on it, no key-less entry, there were a couple of dings on it, some scratches on the back gate, and the back was falling off the front passenger seat. They were asking too much for a vehicle of that quality. So we told the salesman that we weren't going to take his offer and we were just going to leave. So he said he would go get us the keys for Tyler's car (they took them so they could inspect it and see what they could give us as a trade in). Anyways, he did NOT get us the keys, he brought another sales guy back with him that was pushier than a push-pop!! This guy was insane. He looked like he was in his late 30's early 40's, was missing his front right tooth, has 10 kids and moved from Illinois to Texas because he bought a house (not for a job, or family . . . a house). He just kept saying "What do I have to do to get your business today?" It was so annoying. Finally, after we told them 'no' ten times, they said they would go get our keys for us. We were relieved . . . until we saw yet another salesman walking up to us. AAAAAHHHH!!! He was much more polite and mild-mannered, but still trying to sale us a car. After being at the dealership for 3 1/2 hours, we finally were able to leave. We were both exhausted and starving. So, we went to eat Asian food at Pei Wei and relaxed.

We are still looking for a vehicle, preferably an SUV. So, if anyone knows of a good deal on an X-terra or any SUV, please let us know!

After our slightly intense experience on Saturday, we had a beautiful lesson at church this morning about husbands and wives. If you want to hear some of the sermons that our preacher has given recently just click here. God is so good! He just continues to bless Tyler and I in our journey together. We pray that all of you have a blessed week.

Love,

Nicole