Some of you may remember a recent blog entry in which I asked the question “which one of you dingbats, I mean kind and generous people, bought me a Prius for the holidays??” Well a few days I figured out who the dingbat kind generous person was… TW BOUGHT ME A PRIUS FOR CHRISTMAS!!!
She’s soooo bad at keeping gifts a secret, which is good because I truly do not like surprises. She would drop remarks about someone, probably my sister, buying me the car for Christmas. Now some of you who know some things about my sister could maybe see how this could be a possibility. But, those of you who would think that (including TW) just don’t know my sister. So it really never was a plausible idea for me.
I really just thought someone was playing around and clicked the “reserve” on my Things I Want list. No way TW would buy me a car. We can’t afford it and while money, or lack of, has never stopped TW from indulging me (or anyone else she loves) she knew that I would truly not have been happy about such a purchase.
So a few days ago I was talking to my mom on the phone about holiday travel plans and gift purchases and I jokingly asked her if she bought me the car. She laughed and said “that would be your sister” ha! My sister was in the room and said she saw it was reserved but she certainly didn’t do it, ha! again! And then it hit me…
TW did not buy me a Prius, she rented it! For a week! Just the perfect amount of time for me to enjoy it, play with it, figure out how the magic of 99.9mpg works and show all sorts of people how cool it is. And just the perfect amount of time for me to figure out whether or not I really and truly want one, if I ever actually have the $30,000+ it would cost to buy it.
So the car arrived today. It’s white (which is good because that is the last color I’d choose so it will be easy to take it back). It’s fuel efficient! It’s interesting! It’s fun! It’s magic! I LOVE IT! It’s one of the BEST gifts EVER!
Be on the lookout for more PRIUS driven posts over the next week… pictures too, and the pictures are important because TW did some “detailing” that you really MUST see!
Happy Happy Prius Day!
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