The Baker's New Ride

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The Baker's new ride
Today, we finally got a new car to replace the black Honda Accord that we gave to Cam when he moved to Maryland (which we officially signed over to him yesterday - going to the DMV is not my favorite thing to do). Today we signed on the dotted line for a 2016 Prius. I'm really looking forward to zipping along in this cute little car, which we pick up on Wednesday. It will be great to have two cars again, as having one has been an inconvenience, but not too, too bad.

Both kids are home for the long Labor Day weekend. Cam came home Thursday evening, and we picked Annalisse up on Friday afternoon. Cam had his interview at UR at 3pm on Friday, and will know if he gets the job by Tuesday or Wednesday. I'm pretty nervous about it, mostly for him because I know he wants it so badly and he will be very disappointed if he doesn't get it. Right after the interview, around 5pm he came into the house, changed his clothes, and was off to with his buddies to camp in Pennsylvania for the weekend. Apparently, one of his roommates competes in speedboat racing and "the boys" went to cheer him on "somewhere in Pennsylvania." I know he misses his friends, all a great bunch of guys, a lot.

Other than that, we are enjoying the long weekend. The fall is going to be a real rat race for me, as I am down a staff member right now and will be having to do more regional travel to Colleges for work. Road warrior mode, for sure! Still, there are a ton of fun things planned this fall, including in October alone, Girl's Weekend, celebrating Annalisse's 21st birthday, Annalisse traveling to Boston for her first professional conference, and parent's weekend at SU. Never a dull moment!

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