New Car!

I've been threatening to do it for months now, but I finally did it. I bought a car. It is a 2005 Civic LX Special Edition with a 5-speed manual transmission and a sweet stereo system. This really is my dream car. I was looking at new Toyotas and Nissans, but they were anywhere from $2000 to $4000 more expensive. And they felt like toys. This feels like a real car. I got a great deal on it, and the resale value will stay higher. Anyway, I'm very pleased.

It is going to be weird getting used to a new car. When something is that much a part of your life for over 6 years, it is hard to part with. Everyone told me that this would happen, but I didn't believe them until now. I'm afraid when I pull into my apartment complex with my new car and park it next to my old one that I left in Lubbock, the poor Nissan is going to feel very insecure. Anyway, you've been good to me, Sentra; I'm sorry for abandoning you like this.

I'm accepting suggestions for names for it. I'm not a big car-namer, but I know several of you are very adamant about this, and so I'm keeping an open mind.

Here are pictures:

Christmas time's a-comin'...

Has anyone else heard the Emmylou Harris version of that song? No matter how much I claim not to be a country fan, there's just something about growing up in Texas that makes you unable to dislike Emmylou Harris' voice, especially at Christmas...

Anyway, I just thought I'd comment on how much studying the Old Testament this semester has made me appreciate Christmas. Saturday night, I saw a Christmas story rendition with some soul at the Jubilee Theater in Sundance Square. It was great. Anyway, studying the Old Testament has given me such a richer framework within which I can see the beauty of Christ and of grace so much more deeply. If you were at Southcrest this semester, and especially if you were involved in small groups, hopefully you have some idea what I mean. I wish I could convey everything I learned, but it would be difficult to type a semester's worth of study in one blog entry. However, feel free to ask me about it.

Cheers to having nothing to do for a solid three weeks except try to make a dent in the small library I brought home.