What a couple of weeks Brian and I have had, I believe we are being tested on our ability to handle financial problems together. The BMW was having problems so we took it to our mechanic, a local guy in Corvallis, Horton's. $400 later, they said it was fixed. A week later it wouldn't start and was smoking quite a bit out the exhaust. $1500 and almost 2 weeks later we get it back, quite a lot of money to us newlyweds, but at least it's fixed! The bug decided it needed some attention so the passenger window stuck in the down position, right before rainy season, and rainy season in Oregon is not forgiving. So, $260 later and a couple days, the bug is fixed. Meanwhile my Mom and Randy were so generous and let us use their van, one car is just not doable for us, we work in 2 different towns! So last Friday, I sighed and was so grateful we were done being tested, we did it!!

NOT SO FAST. The BMW had the same problems it did in the first place, smoking and not starting. We took it in and got diagnosed on Monday.....let's just say I broke down in tears the whole ride home from work, another $1000. I vented to my sister Jaime who was more than understanding and incredibly sympathetic. After an hour conversation with her consulling me, I felt so much better. We are still waiting to find out a final figure, but Brian is going to lay the smack down on Horton's, we are not paying another $1000 for something they should have found the first time around.

Anyway, work for me is going better, still slow, but good. This last weekend Brian and I bbq'd at his mom's house with the family which was fun. Then we headed to the Bauer's (our friends) tailgator before the Beaver game started! Man, do the Bauer's know how to tailgate, drinks food and fun :) Since we didn't have tickets to the game, we went to a local sports park and watched it with our friends, Shane and Cheurysia. Sunday was pretty relaxing, we watched my 2 little sisters Abby and Cassidy for a little bit. I took them to the park right down the street from our house and they had a blast!

Well, I need to go for my run, but keep us in your prayers that we are done with car problems for awhile!

I am going to leave you with some pictures I promised on my last blog. The first 3 are from the wedding we went to in Klamath Falls and the last one is Brian jumping off a cliff at Billy Chinook.

Brian and Shane at the Runnying Y.

Brian and I at the Running Y.
The beautiful bride, Tracie
Brian at Lake Billy Chinook!