The Burb

Well, I woke up today thinking this was the day we took another step at getting closer to being ready for the addition to the family. The government suburban came up for auction today, as all government vehicles do. I have driven this vehicle for 3 years and have thought of the day I could bid on it and finally have that bigger vehicle. The past two days Tracey and I spent down at the auction house inspecting the "Burb" and a few other suburbans. I did my homework and studied prices, but had never been to a real live auction. I got there bright and early at 7:15, looked them over again and received my bidding sticker. the first suburban to come up was the one I was use to. Before I could hardly bid, the price had skyrocketed to well over what I was wanting to pay. I was in shock. I watched two or three more go about the same way. We had one left on the list that would work for us. I was in a bidding war with one other person. Something just didn't feel right, so I stopped at what I told myself was the limit, only to watch the other person take it for my top limit. I left kind of bumbed, but it was a learning experience, and maybe it was not meant to be today. I think our "burb" is out there somewhere, but just not today. As everything else in this adoption journey, we will wait patiently and try to understand the curve balls thrown at us.