The New Car

A couple weeks ago my faithful New Beetle died. It lasted two years of high school, all four years of college, and 103,000 miles. I guess my advice to anyone who wants to keep a car after 6 years and a hundred-thousand miles a should NOT BUY A VOLKSWAGEN!

So, after a little looking around I realized I wanted a BIGGER car. As spacious as the front two seats were in the beetle, there really wasn't a back seat or trunk. I really loved the idea of a mini-SUV or crossover. So we went with a JEEP Patriot. I love my car!

And YES, for those of you asking, I am going to use this car only to drive... not as a storage unit like my beetle!

First Time Blogger

Hi, I'm Kelly Rogers and this is my first time blogging.

I guess the good news of the week is that Brian and I got our wedding album... Finally! We have been married for 1 year and about 3 months and we finally got it. It really is beautiful, so I guess it was worth the wait. Even though everyone told us to sue them (mostly all of our sue-happy orange county friends) we held out because we would rather have our photos then the money back. We still do not have the parent's albums or the story book albums and never got the wallets for the announcements, but at least we got the most important album... ours!

The other really fun thing that happened last week was that I was on the news again. CBS and KCAL interviewed me for a segment about California homes foreclosing.

If you want to see it you can go to http://www.cbs2.com/video/?id=44407@kcbs.dayport.com .

In the background of the interview is the evidence of a fun gift that I had done for Brian. As a semi-joke I called JC Penny's and inquired about their policy on photographing pets. The salesman explained, "If you can carry them in it is allowed." So, with my friend Erica's help, she took the back end and I took the front half and we carried the 40 lb. puggle through JC Penny's to the photography area. I had a couple of the pictures framed, because they are so cute, and put one in my office. When I was watching the CBS interview on television I noticed the only thing you can really see behind me is my professional-framed picture of my dog. Did I mention she is in a dress and is wearing pearls! So... now it is official... I am that weird dog lady that people always make fun of!

I don't want to forget... Happy Birthday Dad!