the past few days!

have been interesting to say the least.  Thursday came and throughout some stroke of luck, i found myself with some time on my hands.  t had been gone and was coming back that night...i was going to pick him up.  first, i was trying to think about what i was going to do with this free time???  there were so many options...but before i could think of them, i decided to go deposit a check.  on the way, i heard this POP noise from my tire.  The first thing i did was pull into a gas station and look at the tire.  holy LUCK, it was fine. 

i did my errands, then came home, only to get out and hear a hissing sound.  by hissing, it was LOUD and fast.  i look and see the tear from the piece of metal lodged in my tire.  i write to t, and ask what i should do.  i went from neighbor to neighbor, seeking help, but finding none, had to change the tire on my own.  now, i had learned how to do this before and in fact, I was the one that had changed my ex-husbands tire in the middle of el paso in the dark of night.  however, that was 10 years ago.  i wasn't up on my "changing tire" skills, people. 

So, i got out the manual.  and did it.  i got to the locked nut on the wheel and seriously, could not, for the life of me, get the damn thing off.  I was using all of my weight to pull up on the thing.  i called my dad and asked "how do you get the special screw off" and finding no reason to do otherwise, yanked up as hard as i could...therefore freeing the "special screw".  I know you are all impressed with my mechanical accumen. 

i call the dealership and tire stores and none of them have the damn thing in and i have to wait...til the next day (today) at 2.  so, i figured that i would take a much needed day off from work and enjoy the time.  i did, however, have to go get t at the airport and what was i going to drive?  i had been WARNED up and down by the dealership that i should, in no way, drive the car with the donut tire on it, for long distances and to even be careful on the turns.  i should know by now, that t was going to argue that point...which he did, so there i took off, with my gimpy car, to the airport. 

today, it got fixed...but in the midst of the day, i was walking and seriously almost fell on the floor.  i couldn't walk upright without shooting pain in my lower back.  my muscles are all SO sore!  i guess cardio doesn't prepare you for the intricacies of changing a tire! 

we closed on our refinance for our home.  YAY!!!  $200 less a month on our mortgage!  SO excited for that and totally worth the 3 month wait to get it done!  Also, no mortgage payments for the next TWO nonths.  WOOOO HOOOO!!!!