Behemoth Droppings

This year is going to be a busy year!
This year is going to be a stressful year!!
This year is going to be a great year!!!

Remember I said that, especially the second one. What a year 2010 is shaping up to be. It started with Leslie’s car. We knew it wouldn’t be long before she needed a new one, but we didn’t think it would happen now. I had to get the front differential on her car replaced last year. Less than a year later, the 4wd went out again. I took it in and had it fixed (the part was under warranty), and the very next day after we got the car back it broke again. Turns out her Tracker had “design flaws”, and to fix it a lot more than the differential had to be replaced. I didn’t think it was worth it, so we went out and bought her a new Kia Rondo. She’s happy now!

Next up is our big family vacation. We are heading to Disney World in 5 days and will be spending the full week at Port Orleans – Riverside! It’ll be a blast and the first of two big vacations for us. I’m looking forward to the 70 degree weather, that’s for sure!!

Later in the year we will also be taking a vacation to Gatlinburg with my family. This will be the first time in a long time that my family will be getting together for a vacation. I had originally planned this vacation as an outing with friends last year, but those plans fell through…twice. Instead of rescheduling I thought it would be a great opportunity for a family vacation. It’ll be a blast, and I’m sure we will be needing this one come June!

And the big kicker…we may be getting a new house. Well, I wouldn’t say new…but we may be upgrading to another house. I’ll have more details about this later.

So there you have it. A lot of big plans crammed into one year. Actually, they will probably all be crammed into 6 months! 2010 should definitely be an exciting year for us, and hopefully we don’t hit any unexpected bumps along the way.

With the addition to the family coming in a few months, we decided that my little 2-door Chevy Cavalier was not a good car to have to get a baby seat in and out. I did some research on a few cars, and I decided on a 2007 Dodge Caliber. You may not be familiar with the Caliber, because the 2007 model is the innaugural line of the car. Needless to say, I love my new car…it rocks!! I have added a few pictures of it, so just click on the picture below. I also added some new pictures of Belle. There are pictures of when I took her hunting for the first time, and also a few miscellaneous pictures. Oh, and I also added a random image from my picture gallery on the sidebar.

I just came across a commercial for Honda that has to be one of the coolest commercials ever. The commercial apparently took 606 takes to film. The part with the tires doesn’t look real, but they could have weighted the tops of the tires to make them roll uphill. Anyway, it’s still really cool.

[update: The whole thing is completely real and done with nothing but car parts. It was also shot in one take. You can read more about it here.]