I Bought a Car

I went along, had a test drive, decided I liked it and put down the deposit.

The dealers are really lovely (shout out to Styrin Motors) and very understanding. We had a wander around their cars, and they were great about giving us keys to different ones, to sit in and peer at. I explained that I had just passed my test, that I was nervous and could they recommend a nearby industrial estate to practice in. They handed over the keys and suggested I did a run to bear's school, see me in half an hour. DH took the car out of the yard and then I took over and drove for around half an hour up to bear's school and back, at least 10 miles.

I had real trouble at one set of lights, and I stalled in the middle of a roundabout, but even though I was having trouble getting going, I loved the car, I really did. It just felt right and that she would be a great workhorse.  She's very different from my instructor's car as she's petrol rather than diesel and a lot lighter on the steering, but I loved her, I really did. I think that once I work out how to get going, I'll be fine. It felt that there was plenty of speed in her as I trundled along, strictly under the speed limit.

So we put down a deposit, and I pick it up next Sunday. 

I am now utterly shattered and will probably be in bed by 9pm (8pm, per yesterday as clocks went forward). But I can say I got a car for Mother's Day.

To be honest, I am still feeling hugged by bear's gift of an unusual candle and the care he took to get me a mother's day card that wasn't completely pink with teddy bears. I felt hugged. He is a good lad and I am very lucky.