Big Excitement

There are big things going on around here.

I stopped at the CVS that is less than 3 miles from my house and discovered this:

I know it doesn't look like much right now and I shouldn't be as excited about this as I am, but this? Is the site of a new Aldi grocery store. And that is VERY exciting.

I shop every week at Aldi and LOVE it. What I don't love is the fact that I have to drive 10-15 miles to get to the nearest Aldi. So the news that this store was coming was very exciting to me. In fact, I think I blogged about it, though I am too lazy to go through my archives to find the link.

Since that announcement, there has been a SOLD sign on this land, but not much movement. And then the economy took a dive and I've been anxiously awaiting signs of life here.

And here they are!! YAY!

In other exciting news, Mike has found a car that meets almost all of his criteria. It is a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. It's blue, it has a 5-speed manual transmission, power windows and power locks and cruise control. The only thing it is missing is anti-lock brakes. It has just shy of 4,000 miles on it and it is in our price range. It is a match made in heaven.

I have spent the afternoon on the phone with banks and the dealership working on securing financing and putting down a deposit so the dealer will hold the car until we can get there.

The only mark against it is that it is in Ohio. 5 and a half hours from here. So, Monday morning, we will be leaving here bright and early and heading for Ohio to test drive Mike's car and hopefully bring it home.