Kevin's New Ride

This past weekend, we went to Olathe to spend some time with Kevin's family. We took our pup and hit the road on Friday after Kevin got home from work. Benton did SO well on the 3-hour journey. We put him in his crate, and he slept pretty much most of the way. He enjoyed meeting Kevin's family (his brother was at a fraternity event and one of the twins was at camp).

Saturday, we made an unexpected trip to KC, MO. Kevin has been searching for a barely-used Jetta TDI (diesel model) for several weeks now. It gets around 45 miles per gallon, and he likes it because it can still accelerate comparably to a non-fuel-efficient vehicle. They are available, but the problem is that they sell SO fast. We have called dealerships that just posted them before to find out that they had already sold. Kevin's dad had seen an add for a VW dealer, and we called to make sure it was still available. It was, but they said it had several appointments already. We raced to the dealer. We had to wait for one couple to stop looking at it. As soon as they walked away, our dealer had us RUN to the car and get inside. We took it on a test drive, and Kevin loved it. We had very little time to decide for sure if we wanted it, but thankfully we had already discussed pricing and decided that if one came available we would get it if he liked it. An hour later, we were driving back to Kevin's parents' house. It is a 2006 Jetta TDI, and it is a great dark blue color exterior with a mid-gray leather interior. We weren't planning to buy anything this weekend, so we had driven up in my car. We plan to sell Kev's car soon (either advertise it or trade it in at a local dealer). If you would be interested in a reasonable 1999 Saturn with just under 100k miles that runs GREAT, let us know!

Here's a picture of Kevin's new ride!
Saturday night, we were able to get ice cream with Tina and Ryan. It was so great to see them again! They are getting married the first weekend in September, and it was fun to hear all about the details.

We left Sunday to come back home, and Benton has been adjusting well. I think he was ready for a little R&R.