2006 Suzuki Forenza and a Blown Headgasket

So, I went to leave work on Saturday and after turning on my car there was quite a ruckus and white smoke started blowing out of my exhaust, so I parked it, turned it off and let it be. It's been there ever since. From everyone I've asked, it seems to be a blown head gasket. Which is not an easy or a cheap fix. So after a lot of stress and worry I've decided on getting a new car.

The hardest thing about this is that I am upside down in my car right now. I owe 4.5K, the car is worth 3.8K, to fix the car it would be about 1.5K... soo it's just a bad situation in general. So Skyler and I decided that instead of sinking the money in my Suzuki we are just going to look for a new one, annnnnnnnnnd I found it.
I've already been qualified for it.
Are you ready?!?!?

It's a 2013 Mazda Mazda2 Touring! 

I am so excited for it right now.

Don't get me wrong, I have not signed any paperwork yet and I haven't even seen the vehicle so it's not guaranteed. I am going to see it tomorrow night though!! 

My payment is going to go up.. which is not cool. I'm paying $170 and the Mazda payment will be $250. 

le-sigh

Although, it's going from a 2006 to a 2013 and I'm rolling over a balance.. sooo I guess I can't really complain. Ya dig?

HOWEVER! My insurance won't go up... kindof.

I want to switch from StateFarm to Allstate. If I stay with StateFarm I will pay $86 a month. If I move to Allstate I will pay $86, but I can get a little toggle thingy discount where it tracks how I am driving and I get a discount, bringing me down to $74. 

Sooooo I would actually save $0.94 by switching to Allstate!!

I'd rather save a dollar than pay more than $10 more....

I also have some good news that I can't quite say yet!! 

I will be able to announce it later though! 

Working in a financial institution

While I love working for a financial institution, it has some very big downs. Mainly since money is such a fragile thing now a days and not a lot of people have a lot of money.

Instead of complaining, I want to make it very clear that I am always willing to answer any questions about the finance world that I can answer.

Just please, please, please do not blame your lack of money management on me.

Lava Hot Springs (late post from Tuesday)

We have been back from Lava and I've only done 2 loads of laundry. Not as much as I could have done, but I'm not to concerned about it. I did however, make grilled cheese, tomato soup and brownies.. well, I had Skyler's help, but I'll take all the credit. ;)

The weekend itself was good. Skyler and I fought for a good majority of the time, but honestly, it felt like we needed to get a good fight out. The air does feel cleaner and hopefully it's moving forward from here.

anyways. Skyler and I went swimming both days, and that was nice. I got a typical bikini tan line, that I want to try and even out.. Although I hate tanning because I get so bored and it's lame. That and I don't want to pay for it.. :(
So we went swimming and I went down the scary yellow slide that goes fast and I even dived a couple of times. I'm trying to learn how to swim without plugging my nose, but a big fear is suffocating and I'm always afraid that the water is going to go up my nose and I will panic and end up drowning from panicking.

Either way, I am still working on it!
So as I was saying, Sunday night I ended up going to the hot springs all alone and I now regret it. Especially since I saw Skyler there and I wanted to so badly get his attention but I was so emotional that I just saw and tried not to cry.
:(

Good golly, after typing this I want to go and hug Skyler and let him know how much I love and care about him.

Things I love Thursday's

Today is a weirdly easy and hard to write about.
Mainly because yesterday Skyler and I went to therapy to help me deal with some.... issues.

Either way, we should get started.
I love that fall is on its way. Mainly because that means I am that much closer to my Virginia trip!
The iPhone 6 is supposed to be announced on Tuesday! Yay for new phones!
When I buy new fancy pens and they write amazingly.
The smell of Skyler before I fall asleep.
How organized I am at work, even if my desk is always a mess.
I'm getting my hair done this month, along with pedicure :)
I'm still deciding what to do with my hair and it's exciting.
Vanilla latte with soy milk :) yummm
also, grande soy chai! with light ice.
Kirby triple deluxe.
Triple Town on the iPad!
The excitement of getting a new iPhone!
34 days to Virginia!
I'm getting over cold! hooray!
learning more and more and more and more
Reading some books
hoodie season is almost here!