lots to say

This has been quite a week and it is only Wednesday. Well, Monday was a very busy, yet productive day. I called several junkyards in the area to find out if any had the back quarter window on a '94 Nissan Altima. Well, one of them did and fortunately it was only 25 minutes away from my work, so I went to pick it up during lunch. It cost me $40, which is not great, but is much better than what it would've cost at the dealer. then, I spent some time online trying to figure out how to put in this window. Luckily, I found a blog by this grad student who had detailed, step by step directions on how he put the window in his toyota. So, I had two major things to take care of when I got home: put in my car window and make stuffed mushrooms for my work's potluck on tuesday. So, I jetted home after work, cleaned the mushrooms and put them to soak in the marinade. Then, headed downstairs with my toolkit and my internet directions (thank goodness for blogs and nice people). It took me about an hour to get the window in, but I did it. Now, I did have some help.

Here it goes: I will say that even though I think there are a lot of mean people in this world(like the ones that broke my window), there are also a lot of nice people out there. So, the directions tell me to unscrew the divider between the main window and the quarter window and by pulling that back, there should be enough room to put the window in. Well, I am having a tough time pulling the divider and pushing in the glass at the same time. Anyway, this guy passes me on his way to the laundry room and says hello. I wave back. On his way back, I am still struggling with pulling and pushing at the same time, so he kindly offers his help. (another "nice person") Well, he helps by pulling the divider as I push the window in. It works out pretty well. then, you have to push the divider while also screwing in this screw and we did that, but I was not completely satisfied with the job (I really do think I am somewhat of a perfectionist :). So, when he left, I unscrewed the divider again to try to make the window just a little more seated in its home. Anyway, I was trying to get the screw back in and my two hands were not enough, so I called gabe (michael's cousin) and he came to help. (third "nice person") anyway, it all ended up working out and it only took about an hour. It still isn't perfect, so I might try and mess with it later in the week when I Michael isn't working, so I can have his help, but it is good for now.

So, after all that is said and done, I am way tired, but I still have to make the mushrooms for the potluck. So, I get that taken care of and it is about 9:00 in the pm when I finally get to sit down. Talk about a long day. It started at 6:00 in the am with a workout at the gym and didn't end till 9:00. Anyway, it is over and I am officially an expert mechanic. :)

well, tuesday was just as long. I had my Spanish class after work yesterday. I am feeling sort of sick, so I thought about not going. but, I am so glad I went. It was so much fun and I really feel like I am learning some spanish. Well, today is another day. I am looking forward to some R & R this evening. Michael is going to make some chicken soup for dinner tonight, so hopefully that will help my throat and I will feel better soon. We are planning to go to Oklahoma to visit Michael's sister this weekend, so I would really like to feel better before then. His sister is the only one of Michael's siblings that I have not had the chance to meet yet, so I am looking forward to it. Well, that is enough for now. Peace out.