I wouldn't call Malu a car enthusiast, but there's something about fast cars, or maybe just cars in general, that just makes a guy go goo-goo ga-ga. Ever since we moved to Germany, Malu's exclaimed on more than one occasion that wants a fast car--a muscle or sports car--like a BMW, a Mustang, or a Dodge Charger. I mean, imagine what it's like for him to be on the autobahn in our tank of a Jeep Commander and getting passed by fast car after fast car. He likes to joke that he's in a quarter-life crisis and that I should allow him to get his fast car. I deny this request vehemently. The thought of him speeding around on the roads just freaks the heck out of me.
There's a place in Stuttgart called Meilenwerk. It's a place where you can purchase high-end luxury and sports cars. It's a place where people who own these kinds of cars can work on them or have them serviced. There's also a museum with classic cars, a hotel and a few restaurants.
To me, the placed reaked of carbon monoxide and I surely thought one of us was going to pass out from the fumes. To Malu, it was heaven. We saw classic and new Mercedes and BMW vehicles. There were Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Porsches and Maseratis with million dollar pricetags. Wow!
Funnies (and cuties) from that day...
~Looking at a used Mercedes, Malu says, "Babe, this one's not bad. It's only 59,000 Euro." Yup, what a sweet deal, babe. That's like $80,000.
~Sina kept saying "car" or in Sina-speak "cah-yee".
~Sina sported her black tutu, leggings, and her smokin' furry black boots from her Uncle Jon and Aunt Jolene.
~Malu saying, "I'd totally buy one of these cars if they could transform into a house that we could also live in". For real?
I'd say that another cute thing was Sina tap-tapping on a quarter-million dollar McLaren, but it got me in hot water with Malu since she was on my watch at the time. That was no bueno.
Malu has admitted that he really doesn't want to buy a sports car. Thank goodness because there's no way we want another car payment. He said that if I let him rent a fast car that he can take to his next drill in Grafenwoehr, he'd be forever in bliss. I've been looking around you guys, but the fastest cars that get rented out here are BMWs and Mercedes. What to do? I guess I'll keep on looking. And at least he's easy to please :)
On a totally random note, Sina was using one of those harness-leash things and wonder if people think it's a weird thing to do. Is it? We can't help it though. Sina hates being in her stroller and doesn't want to be carried for too long. Boy, does she love to explore. She is a big girl and she wants to go everywhere on her own!
Well you guys...yet another week has arrived. Can you believe that we're under two weeks away from Thanksgiving?
I can't wait! Have a great week everyone!
