Goodbye to Friends, Hello New Ride

Yesterday our friends, Sally & Lee left Cebu to return to England indefinitely. Although we haven't known them very long, we did get to know them quickly and it wasn't long until Andrey and I felt we could really relax and be ourselves around them. We really liked spending time with these two and are now sad to see them go. So that's the sad part of this post. But like many things in life, there are good things that come out of the bad. That's what I want to share with you now and at the same time give you a taste of what Saturday morning looks like around here...
Check out our new ride! (Formally Sally & Lee's car) Introducing our "new" Toyota Revo Sport Runner! It's been a great family car for our friends (they have 3 kids) and we expect to be lugging around some of our own at some point. It has seatbelts! I can't believe I'm thinking about these things already. It feels wild and crazy and exciting and also a little like my chest is tightening when I think of suddenly taking on a couple of kids, but that's beside the point...
So here we are Saturday morning. I slept in which was delightful. Once I got up I found Andrey outside washing our new car. What a great husband! As I type he is cleaning the inside.
It has a few problems that we'll have to take care of, mostly minor as far as we can tell but all in all we think it's going to be a good, dependable vehicle for us. My favorite part is the dark tinted windows so now I don't have to be stared at when I'm sitting in traffic. I can hide! Which on some days is so welcome. The tint on the front is way too dark and quite dangerous for night time driving so we're gonna look at having that replaced. And the air con works great (a necessity) and it's an automatic which is just luxury in a congested city! And in the back there are two benches that fold down and face each other. We can comfortably accomodate 7 big foreigners (that's us) or 11 Filipinos! Sally & Lee said their record is 17 (a lot of Filipinos, mostly kids). Don't worry people nobody drives fast around here and they were only going down the street. Anyway, we really feel this car is from the Lord, just for us. Our friends were willing to give it to us for exactly our budget (it was really a good price) and it is so nice to buy from someone you know and trust.
And did I mention there's a bench seat in the front?? Some of you remember the car Andrey and I drove when we were still dating and how the bench seat was a prized component in our falling in love. Why sit far away when you can sit right next to your man with his arm around you (also possible with an automatic)? ha! Good times ahead. We went out on a little date last night and it was so fun to just slide over to be near my ridiculously good-looking accompany for the evening.
We've been using taxis and jeepneys for about a month now which has been fine but a little inconvenient when there are several stops or errands to make.
Which one of you is coming for a visit next so you can be a passenger in our sweet family ride. It's smooth...