Whew! We finally made it through one of the most disastrous, drama-filled months that I can remember. Thankfully, this past week was relatively calm. My Mom and I got a fair amount of things done and settled. One of the big things that we got crossed off our post-accident “To Do” list was that we purchased a new car. A 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer to be exact…and a black Chevrolet at that!
Okay, truth time here. When we went looking for a new car, I was leaning towards a Chevrolet or a Ford. When we went to the Chevy dealership there were two SUVs that my Mom and I were looking at: a red 2023 Equinox and the 2022 Trailblazer. Initially I was leaning towards the Equinox because it had some extra “bells and whistles” (most noteably the Sirius XM radio) but I could tell my Mom liked the Trailblazer. When we were talking with Sean, the salesman, I got thinking “Ok, grow up! This is not about bells and whistles, this is about what my Mom will be more comfortable driving!”
And so, we decided to go with the Trailblazer. And then it struck me. “Wait a minute…If we buy this car, I will own a black Chevrolet! HOLY CRAP!” So yes, I am now a proud member of the Bowtie Brigade. (As it turns out, the Trailblazer has Sirius XM radio too! So win/win there!)
I don’t know if any of them will ever read this but I want to give a big “Shout-out!” to the staff at Ingersoll Chevrolet-Buick-GMC for AMAZING customer service. They were very friendly and helpful and made buying the new car a breeze! They went out of their way to ensure that Mom and I had everything we needed with the new car and followed up on a couple of loose ends after the deal went through. If anyone in the Ingersoll (Ontario) area is looking for a new (or new to you) car, check out Ingersoll Chevrolet-Buick-GMC.
I will say that on Wednesday, the day we picked up the car, I was nervous. After I got picked up from work, we had to drop off our rental car at the Enterprise location at the east-end of London. We then had to get a cab from the Enterprise place to the dealership in Ingersoll and we had to get there before the dealership closed at 6 p.m. As someone who worked retail and had to deal with customers coming in at the last minute when we were trying to close, I did not want to be “THAT PERSON!” (Some of my colleagues from my retail days know what I’m talking about!) Thankfully, everything went very smoothly and we were home in time to watch Storage Wars. (Kumbaya, America!)
May is always a big month, gift-wise, for my Mom (birthday, Mother’s Day and it was her and my Dad’s anniversary) and with the past month she’s had, she deserves something nice. So, in addition to buying her a new car, I also got on Amazon and bought her some colouring books. Plus…the other day when we were taking the cab from the rental car place to the dealership, we went by the Ingersoll Theatre of Performing Arts (ITOPA). My Mom said “We should go to a play there sometime this summer!” I haven’t been to a lot but i like live theatre. (Some of you may have been privy to my stint in “The Perfect Wedding” and some might need to hear the story.) So, as part of my “To Do” list, I decided to check out ITOPA’s website and ended up purchasing two tickets to their performance of “The Long Weekend.”
So we have the new car but haven’t really done too much with it so far. It gets me to work and back and there was talk of us going to Innerkip to the second Reuseapaloozaha of the year and checking out Innerkip’s town-wide yard sale. However, with the rainy weather, we decided to stick around Delatre Street, work on some home projects and just have a quiet, relaxing weekend. (We needed it!)
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