I Love My New Car

When my car dealer Randy told me that Mike Martin was going to be delivering me my new car I took it as a good sign. The first boy who ever kissed me was named Mike Martin. This was not the same Mike Martin, but a nice guy who knew lots of my Kinston friends and read my blog. (Jane Brothers he is still not over the Annie Musical.)

Having a car delivered to your house to learn how to use it is the way to go. Learning to use a new car is a big job. So much has changed in the last 12 years. First the pairing the car to my phone is mind blowing. I know that we must be the last people on earth to know this is a thing. Russ was worried that his phone might be too old, but thankfully it worked.

Now I can not only say “Hey, Siri,” but also “Hey, Toyota,” both inside my car. I am never going to feel alone. Right now all my Sirius radio stations, my NPR FM station, my audible and my podcasts are all available in the car. I really should be sitting in my car right now listening to something. I can’t wait to figure out how to dictate my blog while driving.

This is how it would go, “I had a most interesting… God Damit, stay in your own lane…Day.” I promise I won’t post while driving.

I made Russ drive the car this afternoon so he could at least try it before I drive away tomorrow for work. This car has great leg room for the man with the 37” inseam. His big concern is where Shay is going to sit since now we have captain chairs in the back seat, obviously this is going to involve more research about raised dog beds with seatbelts. Shay likes to see out the window while being chauffeured.

When we got home from Russ’ inaugural drive we just went in the house. Once there I got a text on my watch telling me multiple doors on the car were left unlocked. I pulled up the app and was able to lock the doors from my phone. My watch confirmed they were all locked and that the car was parked in the driveway. Thank goodness all my devices are talking to each other and to me, I never will be lonely with this car.