It's been awhile...

and considering I just started this blog, that's probably not a good sign. I really want to keep up with it, but seriously, who has the time?

So let's see...what's new? Dom and I have started a new job. We're mystery shoppers. I can't talk too much about it here because of confidentiality issues, but we're really looking forward to it. It could be alot of fun. We have our first assignment in a week or so. I'm excited.

We got the new motorcycle. Things have been too crazy to get pictures of it uploaded, but I will soon. It's amazing. I took a ride on it with the previous owner when he brought it to our house. It was the most amazing experience. I can't wait for Dom to have some miles under him so I can ride with him.

Our BFF's bought a house. They close (finger's crossed, knock on wood) next week. We should be moving them in over the weekend. WOOHOO! It's pretty exciting.

Well, off to bed for me. I really am going to try to keep up with this. Night, all!

It's funny how things happen...

So we were all set to buy this motorcycle from MOM's. We were planning on going yesterday to finalize the sale. Halfway through the day I started to feel like shit and so did Dom. We decided to stay home and go today instead. We happen to look on Craig's List just to check one last time for a better deal. We found one. A Honda Shadow ACE 1100, fully loaded. It's gorgeous. It has a custom paint job, V&H pipes, Cobra driver and passenger floorboards and saddle bags. We got it cheaper than any of the other bikes we had seen. The best part is, it comes with riding buddies. The guy we bought it off of had one request. He wants to see the bike riding with his group. It makes me feel better knowing The Husband will be riding with experienced people. They'll protect him from the other assholes on the road.

Pictures to come soon.

The new bike

After we got rid of the Honda Shadow Spirit we decided to go to a place called Motorcycles of Manchester on Saturday. We were impressed immediately. A salesman by the name of Roger approached us so we told him what we were looking for. He was so laid back and cool. He showed us a few bikes. There was one that we were very interested in. Roger recommended that we wait a little while and see what else comes in. He was afraid we didn't love this bike enough. It was cool to have a salesman tell us to wait. Most of them want to rush you through your purchase and get you out the door so they can move on to the next commission. Roger took his time and gave us his full attention. He was clearly knowledgeable about the bikes. If there was a question he couldn't answer, he went to the service techs to find out.

The Husband was checking the website everyday for changes in inventory. He found a few bikes that he liked so he called Roger around 11am. The bikes we in their warehouse which was in a different town. They got the bikes there before 4pm. Nice. We went there when I got out of work. Roger showed us the bike he thought we would love. He was right. Holy hell. It has everything we wanted. Saddle bags, floor boards for both of us, Cobra pipes and a nice comfy seat for my bum. It's amazing. The pictures that I took today don't do it justice so I won't bother posting them. I will get better ones tomorrow so I'll post them.

Thank you, Roger and Motorcycles of Manchester. This was the best shopping experience ever.

Things like this happen all the time

OK. So we bought a motorcycle, right? We got the title and were looking it over when we noticed something. There were 10,000 more miles on the title than the odometer. Interesting. So, The Husband calls the dealership and asks them what the hell is going on. They, of course, start to freak out because title fraud is a crime. We brought the bike back to them so they could check it over. Turns out the odometer had been replaced and whoever replaced it didn't bother to correct the mileage. Nice one. We've grown tired of dealing with these people so we're getting our money back. Now we have to find another bike.

On a side note, we went to look at an apartment the other night in Middleboro. The place was the size of a shoe box. We wound up having an interesting conversation with the realtor about prostitutes and strippers. That was fun.

More bikes and apartments to look at tomorrow and if we're lucky, we'll get some really good news from our BFF's. Keep your fingers crossed!

Holy frick! We bought a motorcycle!

Life seems to be changing at a rapid pace so I've decided to keep a record of it in a blog.

Today was ridiculous all around. I swear things like this only happen to us. More on that later though. For now, I will just introduce the newest member of our family.


NEWBABY!

She is a 2006 VT750 Honda Shadow Spirit and she is beautiful. As with every large purchase we make, I'm having a bit of a panic attack about spending the money. But I have a feeling it will be well worth it. We actually got a really good deal on it thanks to The Husband's sick bargaining skills.