From Bummed to Excited!!

Yesterday we went through several emotions from the completely hopeless to the exhilarated. A few days ago we lost allot of money, which was what we were going to buy the van in Colorado with. Therefore, we didn't have enough for the down payment. We tried and tried to get more money but it just wasn't happening for us. So on our way back from Heathers house, feeling completely bummed out and without a single shred of hope, we stopped in at a local auto dealer called Andy Yeager. They have 3 lots here in our home town. When we got there we saw a very awesome van, but they wanted 14grand for it...Well we're not rich but the salesman Bobby Wolfe, whom by the way I went to school with his younger brother, called the other lot that was up north of town. There they had a van for 2450. We were very excited. So we drove to that lot and low and behold, the van they had was the van we had been looking at, but we thought it was someones personal vehicle because it was parked in the far corner all by itself. Well they took 400 down and we will be paying 300 a month. Finally, we drove off the lot to his mothers house, took out the middle row of captain seats, and drove it to the apt. But on the way there, we ran into an old friend of mine from a few years back. His name is Loopy and he is a mechanic. So he will be helping us with all the work we will be putting into the van. This van is so awesome. It a '96 Ford Econoline with a very strong and sound motor. The inside needs a little help but we were planing on stripping it out anyways. It still has the original wood trimmings which are in great shape so we will be keeping them. It also has inside running lights which work. We will be taking out the bed/couch in the back to replace it with a wooden frame and memory foam bed with a down topper. Paying the deposit on the van gave us only 40 dollars until next payday. So for now we will be putting our mattress inside the van, until we can get the money to replace the floors and add-ins. We will be getting pictures today and hopefully will post them tomorrow. We are super excited. Tomorrow night we will be living in our van officially. Have a great day...I know we will!!!