Sunday, March 1, 2009

Out wit the old, in with the new

I have never been so excited about a household appliance before, so I feel that our new washer and dryer deserves to be acknowledged with a blog. We didnt plan on buying a new set but when Daniel found himself with two wet loads of just washed laundry at midnight on sunday night and a dryer that decided that life wasnt worth living anymore, we had to break down and get new ones. The old ones came with the house and we knew it was only a matter of time before we had to replace them. I loved them at first, they were the first washer and dryer I had ever owned. I knew my nights sitting next to a homeless man at the laundromat fighting over a three day old newspaper were over. No more saving quarters, forgetting laundry detergent or trying to find the best dryer before the person next to you did. The washer and dryer that came with the house definitely had been around the block a few times but I loved them at first. It was so nice washing clothes in my own house on my own schedule. Unfortunately after the novelty worn off I realized how desperately we needed new ones because these barely were up to the task of cleaning clothes. So when the dryer crapped out on Daniel that night, he was cursing and I was acting upset, but inside I was ecstatic. I knew we wouldnt break down and get new ones unless we were forced to.
So here are the new ones, not only do they look great, we got them in "breakwater blue", but they clean great too! I never thought I could be so excited about an appliance before but man I love them! They sure can wash some clothes and save some water. Now I am going to keep my fingers crossed that the dishwasher decides to give up on life next.