wax on. . . wax off. . . (dads not included)

i already told my mom this, but i finally got around to waxing my car yesterday. i've been meaning to do it for quite a while now. . .like about every summer that i've been here. i did a pretty good job of the once-a-year wax when i was still in and around iowa (for reasons that we'll get to in a minute), and i'm pretty good about car maintenance in general, but for some reason waxing my car always seemed to fall by the wayside.

except for this weekend, that is. i finally got around to it and here's what i learned: when i would wax my car at home, i would just get started and my dad would come out and help me. (i remember this happening at least twice.) this act turned out to be one of the nicest gestures ever, since it just so happens that waxing your car by yourself is a crapTON of work. or at least relative to when you have someone else helping you.

however, i think dad would be proud, because look at what i found waiting for me when i walked out of wegmans today:

i remember thinking several times as i was doing it, "i wish i knew how on earth wax worked. . . ," so i admit that i don't know very much, but i DO know that those beads of water are a good thing. so, yay!

all in all then, i'll say the day was & lot of work, and a glaring success. . . no wait. . .a beading success :)