Finally getting caught up on some past writing I’ve needed to do and this past is WAY overdue. A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to take a brand new Chevy Traverse off the lot of Hare Chevrolet up in Noblesville.
I’ll be honest and up front, I wasn’t looking to buy a new Chevy car or anything. I’ve been enjoying driving my ‘96 Camry with 257,000 miles and still getting almost 30 mpg. The problem was, as soon as I stood next to and then sat in the car I was hooked.
The Chevy Traverse is a full-sized sport utility vehicle, but it feels like it has the interior room equal to that of our mini-van. There’s a 2nd row bench seat to help you fit seven people fairly comfortably.
With all the size available, the Traverse still drives and handles like a much smaller vehicle. It has all the comforts and amenities of a luxury car and my entire family was hooked after a single afternoon drive down to Brown County to visit friends. My daughter even said, “this is the best drive to Brown County EVER!”.
The Chevy Traverse also worked well as a stylish upgrade to the standard soccer baseball mom mini-van. Hauling players around as well as their equipment in the back hatch would be no struggle at all.
As much as my kids enjoyed their time in the backseat passing the time of the trip by with each mile on the road by watching a DVD in the entertainment system, it was my wife that had the hardest time letting me take the Traverse back to Hare Chevrolet dealership.
We’re still not “officially” in the market for a new car, but I can tell you this, when we are, I’ll be sure and visit Hare Chevrolet in Noblesville and see what they can do to convince me to buy a new Chevy car… it won’t take much.
I’m not sure when I saw this or completed it for myself, but decided I’d share here with everyone if you were interested.
- I’ve had three near death experiences
- I like eating the tails of fried shrimp
- I’ve biked down the coast of California and gotten college credit for it
- I biked right past Michael Keaton as he was jogging in Malibu
- I met my wife, moved, got engaged, married and made a honeymoon baby in 261 days
- I have kept the ticket stub for every movie I have ever seen
- I have never travelled outside of the United States
- I have serious issues related to my children and them having loose teeth that need pulled
- I was a radio DJ for a 50′s & 60′s music show when I was in high school
- I represented the state of Kentucky in the Independence Day Parade in Washington, DC on July 4, 1992
- I designed the county flag for the city I grew-up in
- I’m not a big fan of dogs
- I own 300+ gallons of aquariums that are not setup
- I regret having not gone into the military
- I’ve only been in 5 relationships prior to my marriage, all after high school
- I once drove to Chicago from Nashville to meet a girl I met online; I ended up leaving in the middle of the night to drive back.
- I have rejection letters from every NBA team in the league
- I have always dreamed of being the next David Letterman
- I was senior class president in high school
- I have submitted applications to be on Survivor five times
- I have never broken a bone in my body
- I’m somewhat of a country boy at heart, but HATE country music
- I did the sound effects on Carman’s “Mission 3:16” music video
- During college I climbed a 300’ radio tower multiple times, with no safety equipment, once during a thunderstorm
- In 2nd grade I barfed on my teacher
The baseball season for our family is in full swing. Not because we’re really that concerned about what’s happening in MLB, but because our son’s baseball season has started. He’s done well thus far and his team has won their first two games of the season.
Last night they had a tough game against his coach from last year and a number of his team mates from his team last year. They pulled out the win!
Ethan enjoys pitching and playing catcher. In the first game of the season he came in as a relief pitcher and through 54 pitches and chalked-up six strikeouts in the process. He enjoys playing catcher and since that’s the position I normally play in softball, I enjoy giving him tips and instruction on how to improve his catching skills.
Yesterday a player, Brian Kownacki, for Fordham College, made an amazing leap over a catcher to score a run for his team. We’ll have to work on how to defend the plate when that sort of thing happens, but I don’t think we’ll be seeing this type of move anytime soon in Little League baseball.
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