As of today, the Carrigans are the proud owners of a 2001 VW Jetta. It is Baltic Pearl Metallic (teal-green) and has 22,800 miles on it. The 2.0 liter engine packs a pretty good punch.
We asked God to lead us to the right car and this is the one he led us to. Therefore, its name shall be Samuel, because God heard our prayers. (See 1 Samuel 1:20)
If we pick up a digital camera soon, you can stay tuned for pictures. If not, you'll have to have us over for dinner, or hang out over coffee, so that you can see it. ;-D
Love you all! And thank you so much to all of you who prayed for us during this interesting time!!
Jesse and Amy
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Friday, May 19, 2006
The Carrigans' Horrible Awful Terrible No-Good Day
So yesterday, I stayed home from work because I was very sick. I hate being sick, especially when that means that I have stay at home, in bed, in the dark, all by myself. So the day started off bad and got worse.
Around noon, I woke up to see that I had missed a call from my hubby. I called him back and found out the insurance company had totalled out our car. Which was a major let down after yesterday, them telling us that they might not have to. Fortunately, Hondas keep their value and we're getting almost all of our money back. We'll end up owing a couple hundred on it, but that'll be pretty easy to pay off.
Then, my mom called to let me know that Hannah, my dog, was really, really sick and that she was taking her to the vet to see if they could figure out what was wrong with her and decide if she needed to be put to sleep. I was sick and couldn't even drive out to the vet to see her.
Mom called back a couple hours later and said that the vet couldn't figure out what was wrong with her and they were going to put her to sleep. I cried. She hasn't really been *my* dog for the last few years, but still...
Then my husband had to go to school and take a test so he couldn't even come home and be with me. When he DID get home he was all bummed out because he doesn't think he did very well on the test, due to all the distractions of the last few weeks.
The insurance company was only going to give us the rental car for another five days, but through begging and pleading, we managed to get it until the 30th. Which means that we have less than two weeks to find a new car. Grr.
I'll end this post with a few pics...
I'm going to miss that dog...
And I'm going to miss this car...
Hopefully, I'll get one of these (Mistubishi Lancer)
Around noon, I woke up to see that I had missed a call from my hubby. I called him back and found out the insurance company had totalled out our car. Which was a major let down after yesterday, them telling us that they might not have to. Fortunately, Hondas keep their value and we're getting almost all of our money back. We'll end up owing a couple hundred on it, but that'll be pretty easy to pay off.
Then, my mom called to let me know that Hannah, my dog, was really, really sick and that she was taking her to the vet to see if they could figure out what was wrong with her and decide if she needed to be put to sleep. I was sick and couldn't even drive out to the vet to see her.
Mom called back a couple hours later and said that the vet couldn't figure out what was wrong with her and they were going to put her to sleep. I cried. She hasn't really been *my* dog for the last few years, but still...
Then my husband had to go to school and take a test so he couldn't even come home and be with me. When he DID get home he was all bummed out because he doesn't think he did very well on the test, due to all the distractions of the last few weeks.
The insurance company was only going to give us the rental car for another five days, but through begging and pleading, we managed to get it until the 30th. Which means that we have less than two weeks to find a new car. Grr.
I'll end this post with a few pics...
I'm going to miss that dog...
And I'm going to miss this car...
Hopefully, I'll get one of these (Mistubishi Lancer)
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
2000 Civic, anyone?
Jesse talked to the insurance adjuster yesterday and got a little more information about the state of our car.
Wheels and tires are gone. Stereo system is gone. Steering wheel and column gone.
Other than that it doesn't sound like anything else is missing, and there's no structural damage. So they should be able to fix it.
Which is kind of nice cause that means that we don't have to go car shopping again, just six months after the last time.
Wheels and tires are gone. Stereo system is gone. Steering wheel and column gone.
Other than that it doesn't sound like anything else is missing, and there's no structural damage. So they should be able to fix it.
Which is kind of nice cause that means that we don't have to go car shopping again, just six months after the last time.
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Grapevine
For those of you who haven't heard through the grapevine yet...
Thursday morning Jesse got up to go to work (I was going to *finally* get my name legally changed so I was sleeping in), I heard him leave and then about 30 seconds later he came back in. He threw his shoes and bag, and I knew something was up.
He came into the bedroom and says, "The car is gone." In absolute shock and confusion, I asked, "The Honda?" "Yeah."
I got up and looked out the window, and sure enough. The car was not where we had parked it the night before.
So Jesse called the police, the insurance and the apartment complex. It was 7.30 and the only people he actually got ahold of were the police.
So, now, not only had our car been broken into and hit in a parking lot, it has been stolen. All within three weeks.
The Tacoma police called Puyallup saying they had found a car matching the description and plate number of ours. So they went and positively IDed it. It was ours.
The officer who has been working with us called to say that the wheels and tires were gone and the interior was "pretty well stripped". We're still not sure exactly what that means. We'll probably find out tomorrow (Monday).
So yeah... This week has been a little wierd to say the least. :-P
Thursday morning Jesse got up to go to work (I was going to *finally* get my name legally changed so I was sleeping in), I heard him leave and then about 30 seconds later he came back in. He threw his shoes and bag, and I knew something was up.
He came into the bedroom and says, "The car is gone." In absolute shock and confusion, I asked, "The Honda?" "Yeah."
I got up and looked out the window, and sure enough. The car was not where we had parked it the night before.
So Jesse called the police, the insurance and the apartment complex. It was 7.30 and the only people he actually got ahold of were the police.
So, now, not only had our car been broken into and hit in a parking lot, it has been stolen. All within three weeks.
The Tacoma police called Puyallup saying they had found a car matching the description and plate number of ours. So they went and positively IDed it. It was ours.
The officer who has been working with us called to say that the wheels and tires were gone and the interior was "pretty well stripped". We're still not sure exactly what that means. We'll probably find out tomorrow (Monday).
So yeah... This week has been a little wierd to say the least. :-P
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