R.I.P. Escort

Many of Ladd's friends and coworkers will be excited to hear that the 1989 Escort he bought in High School has made its final trip. Yes, its sad. That car, affectionally dubbed "the G-ride", finally broke down over Thanksgiving and the cost to repair it wasn't worth it to us anymore. That car did Ladd good for so many years. That car drove us to our first date together back in 2000. But, we must move forward. Its for the best, anyway. Ladd really needed a care that had windshield wipers and wiper fluid sprayers that worked, given how much snow we get out here.


So, we car shopped for quite ahwile. Ladd's boss generously let Ladd borrow his car for a couple weeks until I finished school, so we could go car shopping together. We were looking for 4-wheel drive and considered very seriously buying a kia sportage. They have more room than we currently have in our vehicles, so we could easily pack up for camping or trips back to kansas, etc. But... we found something else. Something much sportier and NOT AT ALL what we thought we were going to buy. Nonetheless, I like it, and more importantly Ladd likes it and its a good solid car with plenty of engine power - which is a delight for a boy and for climbing the mountains out here. We bought a Dodge Stratus. 2 door. Maroon. Quite sexy, actually. But, Ladd couldn't help but remember this SNL skit. He referenced it for the first couple weeks of owning the car. :)

Here is the link to the video from SNL, but you have to copy and paste it into IE or else it won't work for some reason. Good stuff! :)

http://video.aol.com/partner/hulu/saturday-night-live-family-dinner/3M4eVQa7zoa_2rPsg68-Rf9D2IvXsUpi