"So Long Sweet Summer"...

               For a few reasons, this song by Dashboard Confessional puts a pit in my stomach every time I hear it.  It all began in high school when my good friend Laura informed me that she and her boyfriend Colby broke up and they listened to this song right before they went their separate ways. I was sad, maybe a little too sad...I cried.  I'm not even kidding, we still laugh about it today.  What a sad song to break up to!  It's a song full of goodbyes and changes- two of my least favorite things.  It also makes me sad because I HATE saying goodbye to summer.  Summer has always been my very favorite season and each year when I notice the days growing shorter, the air getting chillier, the school supplies loading up on the store shelves, I can't help but feeling a little melancholy.  My summer of 2011 has been a great one.  I mean a GREAT one.  I've been busier than I've ever been in my entire life and loved ever second of it.
Some highlights of my summer include:
sleeping in, Seven Peaks, Lake Powell, scooter rides on my foster scooter Jes let me keep at my house, My sister Angie's wedding with the whole fam, got engaged for a day(really got punked and am still suffering the consequences), Arizona on the BEST trip to visit my sis and her family, Lotsa temple trips, tubing down the Salt river in Arizona, Diamondbacks game, Bee's games, BYU soccer, LOGAN, got a new car(more details to come), many dance parties, SHOPPING, hundreds of fabulous new friends, BBQ's, working full-time(the mula was nice?), many dates, Boondocks, Trafalga, lots of time with my family, Culvers runs, snow cones, THE GLEE PROJECT, Bachelor Pad, the Simpsons, Many movies, dinner group, Sundance ski lift, dinner parties, boating, long boarding, ReAl games, and the list goes on and on.  Loved it, will miss it... now, bring on the homework. Blah!!!

My name is Rachel Pitts and I am a summer girl through and through!!!

Car Shopping...

A few months ago- to my dismay, my dear sweet Percy gave up the ghost. After two unforgettable years together, memories shared, thousands of miles traveled, it was time to say goodbye.  I first fell in love with Percy in the summer of 2009.  I met him through a mutual friend Jenny Shaw and he soon became mine.  We were inseparable!  We went to work together, school together and rode home to West Jordan every week for Sunday dinner.  Percy was peppy, upbeat and always there to serve.  He broke down every now and again and had to make a few trips to the shop, but I loved him nonetheless.  As in life, good things often come to an end, so did the life of Percy.  A rod was thrown in the engine, which I don't completely understand, but it basically means the engine was done for.  We had the choice to replace the engine or look for a new car and since Percy was getting a little old, the latter was the smartest decision.  It was hard to say goodbye but I was excited to see what else was out there.  Now here I am...car shopping.  and believe me, it's been an interesting adventure.  While helping me through this process, my dad will often say, "We'll find the perfect car for you, don't you worry" or "Don't just settle for any car, the right ones out there for you, you just need to look."  The whole process has seemed vaguely familiar to me and I just can't pinpoint what it is :)  I've come across cars that are flashy on the outside and attract my attention but have a crappy interior or don't run well, cars that don't look all that great but run like a champ, cars that seem perfect but just aren't the car for me, there are cars that don't have a radio and bore the life out of me, there's always the car that I just know is my dream car but it cruises by too dang fast to even catch name of it, some are too old with too many miles, some are too freaking loud, and the list goes on and on.  After a couple weeks of searching, I've come to the conclusion that I'm most likely not gonna find a perfect car (especially with my price range).  It may have a few small dings and scratches, it may not be the perfect car in someone elses eyes, It may have been down a very different road than mine, it BETTER have a radio, it may not be what I was expecting or looking for, but it will make me happy and take me where I need to go.  Catchin' my drift???

 

My name is Rachel Pitts... and I'm shopping for cars.  Any suggestions???