Maries Has A New Bebeh! :-)

Maries is now a bona fide American.  She owns a car and owes money :-) Welcome to America, Maries!

Ate Vicvic accompanied her to the car dealerships to shop, but Maries did all the hard work.  She researched, she comparison-shopped, she saved the down payment, and she will be the one making the monthly payments (Owie!).  Ate Vicvic was just along to drive her around, and for moral support and to make sure the car salesmen did not bamboozle her sister.  And, yes, they tried to sell her stuff she doesn't need, but overall it was a fun though exhausting experience.

Here's Maries and her Toyota Matrix in front of the Marsdens:

Maries is excited. But also a little freaked out to owe that much money and to have monthly payments.  But she'll be okay.  She just got a job with the Fire Council of California.

Maries really wanted a Mazda3, but she couldn't afford it. That's alright.  I think she did really well getting a Toyota.  It's still going to zoom, zoom, zoom her around :-)

 Congratulations Maries! A new car is a big milestone in your American saga.