April Notes

Colors are popping out everywhere- yellows, pinks, blues, and whites are spreading fast and look so pretty, and smell so pretty, too! The ancient mountain range that surrounds us here and protects us resembles a puffy green cloud at the moment, that hangs low, as its tree tops fill in and show off their lush and sturdy blooming exteriors. I drove over a hill a couple days ago and realized that. I wanted so badly to fly to these tree tops with my little girl and just rest up there for the afternoon. My imagination made me feel our "rest time" would be more like floating around time- full of us dancing and jumping over the fluffiness similar to what we would do on a trampoline. Also similar to what I imaged souls that had passed did in the clouds when I was younger. I remember being on airplane rides back then and looking for signs of people ( or what I thought souls would look like) tucked away in the clouds. I thought ...'this is so beautiful- this has got to be what life after Earth looks like.'
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This week has been marked by some closures. My nannying jobs are starting to end- so finding new work for myself is on my mind. But I'm finding this to be exciting, not stressful at the moment- I'm ready to do something new.
Kyle and I have also been embarking on the adventure of buying our first car. We've had our eyes set on this car for a couple months now and really are in need off some new wheels. Our first experience with a car dealer was interesting- we definitely felt a bit vulnerable and naive when it came to the "game" involved with this type of purchase- we knew the likelihood of us getting played was high if we made a quick decision due to excitement. So despite our love for it, we told him we had to think about it and just came home. Once we put Sage to bed that night, we shared a bottle of wine- dug deeper into researching the best price out there and had fun practicing our negotiating skills- Kyle became quite good at this, I have to say!
And I think we have finally found our car- and most importantly (to us, at least) for a price we feel good about.  If all works out- our new beauty will be ours to love this weekend.
And my beloved old car that I've been driving around since I was sixteen will still stay in the family. My dad will be taking it over and using it until it can absolutely run no more.  So, my closure with this vehicle is an easy one. She will still be around for me to be nostalgic about.