My Family Jeep

The first Jeep my husband and I bought together was a 97 TJ. It was old, it was clunky, it was overpriced but it was ours and we loved it. The only thing we didn’t love were the constant issues that kept putting it in the shop. That Jeep was a great example as to why paying the money for an extended is a necessity; not a luxury. Within the first month my husband was driving home from a Blues Jam around midnight, he pulled off the interstate, turned the corner and came to a grinding halt, it dropped the rear drive shaft. This was the first in a long line of never ending . In honor of our first Jeep together over the next week I’m going to blog about the trips, trails and general good times that Jeep provided us.

The trouble making Jeep that we still loved

I really should have known better than to get excited over the warm weather. My best friend and I have this running joke; Mother Nature has it out for her and due to association she is now ticked off at me. The weather has gone cold. Not only has it gone cold we had snow. I’ve been looking at the forecast and are under a freeze warning tonight. I’ve been watching the weather and for the next week there is going to be a lot of rain and high temps in the 50’s. It figures, the front window is fixed, the soft top has been fixed and as soon as that was done the weather went bad.

I received an email a couple of days ago that is too good not to pass on. JeepForum is currently running a giveaway that is open to anyone who has a premium membership. If you subscribe before April 14th you will only have to pay $19.95; that’s a savings of 33% off the normal price!

I’m just about to upgrade my membership. I’m a member of numerous forums and I’ve always been impressed with how active the Jeep Forum is. There are currently over 1300 entries in their giveaway and that’s only the premium members. I imagine they have a lot of non-paying members like myself.

They have some really cool prizes in their giveaway check them out!

Yesterday the temperature was in the mid 70’s, the sky was blue and another perfect day for going for a drive in the Jeep. As I sat out on my balcony with my cup of tea I was greeted by a beautiful site; the first signs of spring. The branches of the tree right outside our balcony is covered in little green buds and the grass on the golf course fairway is starting to turn green.

I couldn’t help but get excited and think about all the wonderful adventures our Jeep will take us on this spring and summer. The kids are a bit older this year and will be able to handle some moderate trails. Our little guy was just an infant last year so we were resigned to sticking to trails that were more dirt roads than trails. I love this time of year minus the tornado watches!