Showing posts with label new car. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new car. Show all posts

14 April 2012

Lately.

What's been going on lately around here? Oh let me tell you, there is always something going on with The Hintons! :)

Luke has been working his tail off, prepping for summer. For those of you that don't know, Luke works at Camp Zephyr, a Christian camp/retreat facility. They predominantly host summer camps for kids/youth in the summer and retreats for adults the rest of the year. The hubs has been spending his weekends working with retreat groups and interviewing summer staff for this upcoming summer. 30+ college kids come out each summer to help organize and run program camps for hundreds of kiddos and Zephyr is known for it's amazing summer staff. I'm pretty proud of Luke and the role he plays in choosing/coaching such an amazing staff!

{You know Luke's busy when his desk has an over-abundance of sticky note reminders, ha!}

What have I been up to? Well, working (what else is new?). I've also been trying to keep up with my half-marathon training. I'm not going to lie; it's been tough. I was super motivated the first 8 weeks, but I think I know I'm getting burnt out. I've tried to do a little cross-training to break up the runs, but with my crazy schedule, I've started to slack a little. NO GOOD! The race is 2 weeks from today and I'm just hoping I can hang in there long enough to make it through. This being my first half, I'm not stressing about time. I just want to finish. Please say a prayer for me! I need motivation!!

{These feet are running a half in 2 weeks...yikes!}

Oh, and we bought a new car! It's a long story, but here's the short and sweet: we needed to get out of a sticky situation. You see, about 13 months ago, I leased a 2011 Toyota Rav4. I loved it! But then Luke and I got married and moved out to the camp. This was no bueno for a girl in a 15K miles-per-year lease! We were pretty much shooting ourselves in the foot to let me continue putting an outrageous amount of miles on a leased vehicle. So, we traded it in at the same place we got the Rav4 and bought a 2012 Toyota Camry. They loved that we came back to them to fix this situation and gave us a great deal on the new car. Navigation, touch screen, blue tooth, sunroof, etc...I'm set! Who'd like to go for a ride? :)

{The new ride}

And this is what we've been up to! That and just enjoying this windy weekend. It's time for me to go run a 9-miler (yuck!). Wish me luck! :)

17 March 2011

Big Spender

I must interrupt my 30 Day Challenge to make an awesome announcement:

I got a new car!!!

Luke and I had been looking for a new vehicle for me for a couple of months now. I had narrowed it down to a Nissan Rogue, Volkswagon Teguan, and a Toyota Rav4. After looking into the different leases (we're leasing, not buying), Luke and I decided that the Rav4 was the best deal for the quality car and amount of money. Plus, it's super sporty, which is always a plus with Luke and I. We need a good car for our road trips and other adventures!!

{This is my new baby!}

{Our first picture together}

{After our big purchase, my mom took Luke and me to Olive Garden for dinner. This is our excited/nervous/but more excited faces. Can't wait to take my new car to work tomorrow!}

13 March 2011

Capturing day-to-day life with my best friend!

I think my favorite part of my new iPhone 4 is that it takes significantly better pictures and video that my old iPhone 3Gs. It also helps that have such cute subjects to take photos of! Here are a few pictures I've captured in the last week. And don't worry, I'll get focused and start that 30 Day Challenge shortly. :)

{I love these sleepy heads. Especially when they cuddle together.}

{The other night, Luke, Aubrey, and I went to Coffee Waves and got to check out our dear friend Jade's new art. Isn't that tree FABULOUS?!}

 {Chocolate big train and chocolate gelato. Bet you can't guess what flavor his wedding cake will be!}

{85% of the time this is what I get when I ask him to smile. What a punk! We had just finished test driving a new car when this picture was taken.}

{Of course, a day spent with Luke must always include shopping for some car part that I've never heard of. Yesterday, we went to Pep Boys.}

{I'm always so thankful for Luke when there is something that needs built/put together. Yesterday he help me put together new shoe racks for my closet. I have officially run out of high heel room and since he'll be moving into the apartment in June, Lord knows we're going to need more shoe space!}

{And of course, all good blog posts have a picture of Miss Brooklyn in them! She loves playing with her Po Bear!!}
Hope you all have had a fabulous weekend and that springing forward hasn't affected you in a negative way. I know that losing an hour always stinks, but I'm excited to have more light in the evenings. Time to start BBQing!!!