riding in cars with my boy...

a month ago my grandmother called and offered us her 14 year old toyota with 155,000 miles on it which has a working ac so we decided to take it...i now feel as if i'm driving in style not only does it have ac it has "cupholders"...i have NEVER had a car with these precious little gadgets before and to most this sounds crazy but i have spilt at least a million drinks in my cars previously and this gadget will save my floor of the car from my accidents with soda...this car is however our second "granny mobile" our first was bought before our wedding and only cost 2,000 but is a 6 cylinder which is a bit of a gas hog and has NO ac...

this 1st granny car has been shared by us both for months now and what i'll miss most about having only one car will be the time riding with my husband...we bonded on our way to work and school in ways that most couples miss out on...chris says that we'll still ride together because he'd like to make the most of using the public transportation to the airport but i know it will be less likely just because we now have more flexiblity with two cars and i'll be less incline to wake at 3 am to take him to dca before my 9 am class in college park...however, either way we saved on gas and learned to respect one another's schedules to the point that there was never a issue in our one car family...this was a welcomed choice to save on gas, oil, insurance and parking on our city street...it made us work together and respect each others schedules and made me smile even at 3 am because of the quality of the time spent talking and listening to npr...