So I went home for Thanksgiving and my car got me to the airport. The battery light was on the whole drive, but I made it there for my flight, so I was pretty excited. The first plane that I was on was really small. And apparently at some point during the flight the windshield cracked. So when we got off the plane we could see the cracks. It was pretty bizzarre.
Thanksgiving was nice. Our oven wasn't working, so it was lucky that we never cook our turkey in it anyway. But making pies and stuffing was tricky. It worked out though. The next day was baking day and that would have been pretty bad without an oven, so Dad rigged something up to make it work. Sara, Jonathan and Michelle all came. We frosted cookies, made buckeyes, and I burned myself while making fudge. Later that night me, Mom and Sara went to see Enchanted. It was really cute.
Saturday I went up to Appleton to see Sara and Heather. It was really fun. We went bridesmaid dress shopping and found a really cute one. So hopefully the other girls like it too. Then we went and saw Heather's wedding dress at her apartment. Its really pretty. We all went out to dinner with Joe, Heather's fiance, and Amanda and Brent. After dinner we went back to the mall to get old fashioned pictures taken. We did the 20's because we've done all the other ones except the Boarding House Bathtub and they didn't have the bathtub :(
Sunday I headed home and me and Mom went shopping. I really want a long wool coat so we looked all over for those. I finally found one that I liked, but they didn't have the right size. So we called around, but none of the other nearby stores had it either. So that was sad. Then on Sunday Dad brought me back to the airport to fly back to Hays.
My flight was uneventful, but when I got in my car the battery light was still on. So I hoped to make it back to WaKeeney. I got to about the highway and decided to try fixing the problem one last time. It didn't work and when I pulled out of that parking lot the battery meter in my car started falling. So I headed for another parking lot. Then my ABS light came on followed by the airbag light. Then all of the lights started to fade as I pulled into a parking spot. I was pretty distraught, so I called home and was crying on the phone. Then I had to call my boss and she had to come pick me up.
The next morning I worked a half day and then went to Hays to get my car taken care of. I took it to the Ford dealership and told them about the light and they said it sounded like an alternator problem. So I was kinda skeptical. Then they called me later in the day saying when they tried to turn the car on it started right up and the battery light wasn't on. I was again annoyed. Then even later they called me and said I need a new $350 alternator. So I said fine, but was still skeptical.
So yesterday they called and said that my car was fixed. I had asked for the old alternator back though and they told me that would cost me an extra $70. So I was pretty pissed about that, but when I talked to Dad he said that was pretty standard. So I paid it and now have it in my car. But the good news was that when I picked up the car they told me that they had also replaced the plug that plugs into the alternator. (Which is really what I've thought was wrong the whole time) So I think my car problems may actually be solved. So that's exciting news. I drove home using as much electricity as possible and it got me all the way here. WooHoo!!
And that's what I did on my Thanksgiving break.
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