Trip to Utah...

Steve and I bought 4th row floor seats to a Dashboard Confessional, Panic at the Disco, Plain White T's Concert. I know, freaking amazing. How we could afford this you may ask while we are but poor college students is that we bought them in the summer when we had money and we didn't have to pay rent. Well the concert was in West Valley, Utah so we of course had to drive all the way down there to go to the concert. We left at 1:10 p.m. We were almost to Centerville, Utah at about 5. Then our car broke down. It just stopped working. We pulled over to the side of the highway and thought maybe we just ran out of gas and the gas light wasn't working or the sensor wasn't working. So Steve was going to walk to the nearest gas station and get some gas to put in the car. But we happened to be right by a busy construction site and they just gave us 1/4 of a tank of gas for free! That doesn't happen often and they were so nice! But that didn't work. The car still wouldn't start. It would crank and turn over but not start. So we tried all kinds of things to try and get it to start, still nothing. Then we tried calling family that we had in Utah to see if they could come help us out. Steve's brother ended up coming to get us and tow us to a gas station until we could take it to a shop and find out what the heck was wrong with our car. He didn't show up for a couple of hours. So we sat on the side of the road for 4 hours almost. (When you go on a trip, bring food and water or something to drink. Trust me.) We went to dinner and then the next day took it to a shop only to find out there was a million things wrong with the car. Timing belt, injection springs, pulley, ball bearings, and something else I can't remember. Anyways, it ended up costing us $608!!!!!! That is a whole lot of money! Thankfully my parents are either helping us pay for it or paying for it because they felt bad for us. If they wouldn't have we would have almost no money. Thank heaven for parents and everything they teach you! Was it worth it? Quite possibly. We got to see family, had free food for a little bit, gas was paid for almost, and Kelcie got Steve a birthday present. So yes it was definitely worth it. Now, if WE had to pay for everything, that would be a different situation all together. Lesson learned: pay attention in class, you will learn something about cars that could save you and your spouse's life if you're stuck on the side of the road. THANK YOU EVERYONE THAT HELPED US OUT THIS PAST WEEKEND, WE LOVE YOU!!!!