No, We're Not Dead

We haven't posted for a while but we are still alive and kicking. Despite a lack of overall excitement in the city of Beckley, WV we have managed to stay as busy as ever. Most of our time is spent working to save up for tuition the following year. We spend the rest of our time doing things around the house and planning our next trip because there isn't much else to do down here. If you had asked me a year ago how i felt about small town life i would have been very open towards it. However, having lived in such a place for a time now i know that city life is the only life for me. I have no hard feelings for the small towns of America, i just don't think that Wal Mart should be a place's biggest attraction.

In more exciting news, last Thursday we finalized our purchase of a new car--new to us that is. We bought a red, 2003 Volkswagen Passat Turbo from a staff member at the school. As for the price, a gentleman doesn't buy and tell. Just kidding, we happily paid $6,000 for it, a whopping $2,700 under the Kelly Blue Book value. In related news i also learned how to drive a stick shift last week, since our new car has a manual transmission. I had never driven a stick until i sat behind the wheel of this car. The learning experience has been both fun and embarassing. All is well now, i can navigate the town in our new car just fine with only a stall here or there. Did i mention i love our new car? Katie does too and she is learning how to drive it as well.