You made me sweat that?!

So, as you can see from the previous posts, Rachel and I got new cars. For my car, we went to a used car lot in Puyallup and I decided I really liked this little Civic. So, I did the credit application and we got through all the formalities and after a few days, I decided to take out my loan at this credit union in Kitsap County. Then, I get a phone call from them and they have a "few" questions to ask me. Normally, I would not have a problem with this, but on this particular occasion, I worked myself up into a healthy panic attack. Here's why. First, on my application, the dealer put that I worked at my job for 2 years. He lied, I've only been there 7 months. Then he said that I lived on Fox Island for 2 years. He lied, I've only been here for 8 months. And to top it all off, you have to have some connection to Kitsap County (live, work, worship) and he said that I go to church there. He lied, I don't. Oh, and the name the dealer signed all of the paperwork with was "Bubba". That's not a lie. So, now you can understand why these "few" questions had me slightly worried all weekend long!

So, I get the phone call today from the credit union and I'm dreading answering any of their questions. A woman calls with this sweet voice that makes you think she should be reading books to preschoolers. Anyways, she says that she wants to verify I am who I say I am, and make sure I'm not connected to anything or anyone suspicious. Huh.

This is how our conversation went:

Her: What country are you a resident of?
Me: Uh... this one.
Her: Ha ha, everyone stumbles over that question!
Me: Huh.
Her: So, you work at ?
Me: Yes.
Her: Ok, great! And you are the Social Services Director?
Me: Yes.
Her: Fantastic! And you're the only person on the loan?
Me: Yes.
Her: Wonderful! And would you like to open a savings account as well?
Me: No, not today, but maybe in the future.
Her: Sounds great! Well, we'll be mailing you off documents... .

I guess I passed the test. But, if you really wanted to know I am who I say I am, shouldn't she have asked my company name and what my title is? Call me crazy, but that's how you verify something! Anyways, now I'm annoyed that I let that weigh me down this weekend. And what did this experience teach me? Lie like hell and you'll get what you want!

- Colleen

Rachel's new car!

Yippee!

Colleen's new car!

She loves it :)

Adam's 8th B-day party

Karina's 80's tolo dance

Rockin' it! Yeah.

Spring is here?

Well, there is sun outside. Actual sun. Of course it's 32 degrees but no one cares. It's sunny! When I took the dog out this morning, I immediately started pulling weeds, just because it wasn't raining.
Washingtonians are silly.

Adam's birthday was great. Not too many awkward moments with parents. Most of them pretty much threw their child through the front door and ran away as fast as they could. I think I heard tires squealing a couple of times. We did learn something: Next time we decide to have 9 eight-year-olds in the same house at the same time we're putting on a movie. It was the only thing that pulled them off of the ceiling at the end. Thank you Wall-E.
Well, Adam had a blast and that was the whole point.

Our only other big news is that Colleen finally got her car! It's adorable, she loves it and that's all that matters. No one can complain about a '98 Civic, really. Especially when it's shiny :). We'll post pictures as soon as I can remind her to take some pictures of it when it's light out.

Speaking of light, it's staying light out later. Thank you again spring (and daylight savings). Goodbye driving home from work in the dark, hello BBQ for dinner and picnics on Wednesdays. I'm going to go pull some weeds. After all, it's a balmy 32 degrees and I can see the sun!

I'll post some pics when my computer isn't being an %$#%#@.

~Rachel