that baseball playoffs are back! Just finished watching the Boys from the Bronx beat the Twins, 7-2. There's just something about October baseball that is really special - I was a bit disconnected from the playoffs last year due to work, so it's been wonderful to reconnect this year!
In other news, I am down for the count with a nasty head cold. I woke up yesterday morning with a scratchy throat and some pressure in the sinus/temple region, and by this morning it had reared its ugly head and become a full-blown cold, complete with a constant headache (that sinus pressure is so mild but so uncomfortable), stuffy/runny nose (how can a nose be stuffed and runny at the same time?!), intermittent coughing, and pronounced fatigue. I was supposed to head downtown for the day to catch up on some work at St. Paul's, but opted not to infect the entire student center and instead, perhaps only (and unfortunately) my husband. Hoping that it will pass in a few days and I can get back to some semblance of normal.
Last on the docket is our car situation. The trusty Buick Century that we've had for about ten months, known fondly as "the Green Machine", is ailing fairly rapidly. We put a couple hundred bucks of repair into it about three weeks ago when the starter failed, and last week, it was serviced and diagnosed as leaking coolant into the engine, which will ultimately be what causes the Green Machine finally to keel over. We're holding our breath now, significantly rationing our car trips (as few as possible and only on the west side of town, using the bus when necessary to get elsewhere in town), filling the car with coolant as necessary, hoping it starts each time we need it, and........starting the grown-up process of car shopping, and all that it entails. We're looking at all of our options right now, applying for a loan, and hoping to have the situation resolved sooner rather than later, because we're not sure how much life the Green Machine has remaining!
The Buick has been a really reliable vehicle, up until about a month ago. It was sad finally to come to the realization that the car is on its last legs - it served our purposes wonderfully for so long. We've had so many fond memories in that car. Embarking on dozens of trips home to visit my family, freezing our butts off in the dead of winter when the heater took forever to work (and would squeal if turned on too quickly - I kid you not), the countless trips we took back to campus in our engagement when Brad would drop me off at home, usually as we prayed a rosary, those trips a beautiful reminder of the sacrifices we were making in engagement for love of each other and of God, in anticipation of the marriage that was to come. I know we'll both be sad to see the Green Machine leave our lives, but I can't say that I won't welcome a new vehicle and the reliability, and ultimately, the money saving (at least on repairs) that comes with it!
A presto :-)
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