Nick's new baby

As we all do, Nick has a "bucket list" so to speak.  Things that he feels are marks of success in his life, things he wants to do, have, achieve, see, etc.  One of these things is an old corvette.  He loves these cars and has always talked about them.  Back in December we were talking about it (after he was trying to show me pictures of yet another car he was scoping out online) and he told me how much these cars typically go for.  It was surprisingly low for a "classic" car and was not too far off from what his current economy car is worth.  I said "well if it is close to an even trade, we can make it happen- go for it".  The next thing I knew, he was off and running, looking for his corvette.  Of course it didn't turn out to be quite an even trade, but he does work awfully hard and deserves a car he is proud to drive.

This past weekend, we took a drive down to San Carlos (about an hour south of us) to check out an interesting option.  I frankly didn't think anything of it having looked at other vehicles before.  Little did I know Nick was very serious about this car.  It is a 1974 Chevy Corvette Stingray convertible.  It has a hard top (the kind where you take the whole top off the car to make it a convertible) as well as a soft top.  It is a California car originally and has only had two owners before.  It isn't cherried out or fixed up, but it is in outstanding condition and fully functional.

So today, Nick got a new car.  Call it a quarter life crisis if you will, but I see it as another item on Nick's bucket list checked off.  He does work very hard so it is nice to have those little rewards.  Besides it gives him something to be excited about amidst all of the chaos we are dealing with.  So I say "happy early birthday Nick!  Enjoy it!".

Nick and Bella picking up the car!  Bella is clapping- Yay daddy!

A better picture of the car.