getting the Iowa out of the car

You've perhaps heard the saying "You can get the girl out of Iowa, but you can't get the Iowa out of the girl" . . . well, it's the same with cars. This past weekend, Bryna's parents brought down one of their farm cars (formerly William's Chicago car) to St. Louis -- allowing us to have 2 cars for the impending life change in October/November. First of all, yes, we now have 2 cars (we decided it's just not worth it trying to make it with only 2 cars and 3 people in our family). Luckily, Bryna's parents had this one available, so we jumped at the chance (and are very appreciative).

OK, so we got the car out of Iowa, but now we're tasked with getting the "Iowa" out of the car -- esp. the trunk of the car. Today, I called the "A-Team," a car detailing service here in St. Louis, and they came out to do their best. Mr. T ripped the lining out of the trunk to help remove some of the farm-like grossness, and then they shampooed the entire car from top to bottom. It looks pretty good (after all, the car is in decent shape, for a 1996 that has spent some time in both south city Chicago and central farm Iowa), but we're going to have to wait and see about that trunk smell. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed that the "A-Team" knew their stuff and did the trick, but only time will tell. I drive it to work tomorrow, so we'll see what it smells like then.

Oh, I almost forgot . . . hence forward, the car will be called "Blue Lightening." Here is your first pic: