miscommunication . . .

a manager called me back and asked me to please come in.  they had talked to the GM and it was a miscommunication.  (((((cough))))).  i explained i no longer had a ride to the dealership.  we will pick you up.  and they did.

they "ate" (((((cough)))))  the $790 some odd dollars.  andy teaches me the ins and outs of what's new in cars since 1999.  it's a learning curve.  where's the darn key???  we fill out all the paperwork and finally the finance director is free and i set off for his office.  we fill out more paperwork and then he tells me . . .  you can only put 5K on your card.  the howl was reportedly heard in ames, iowa.  he was so disconcerted, he ran out of the office to check with another manager.  meanwhile i am frantically digging through my phone because i made them send me the quote in writing including the part where i could put the entire thing on my card.  mr. money man comes back in looking sheepish while i am still glaring holes in him.  miscommunication, i can use my card.  oh, the points, i say.  oh, the agony, he says.  do i care.  not a teeny tiny bit.

tucked carefully in the garage next to her little sister is my brand spanking new honda cr-v.  oh happy day!!!

so kidlet and tj and i headed to genovese to celebrate!!!!