Friday after work, my friends Alaias and Mike came over to hang out and work on the car with me! What an absolute blast it ended up being. I was definitely nervous to have a group from work over to my house without a huge amount of prep time. Ever since the hurricanes my place has been not as neat as I’d like, but no better time to whip into shape like a party! A&M arrived a little after noon, and we got the music going!

In addition to a snazzy record player, Alaias was kind enough to bring alcohol for the group! Some ciders and non-alcoholic beer (Mike doesn’t drink) was more than enough! However, I may have convinced us to hit the Wine & Spirits near my place for a special treat: Fully loaded Blue Moons! Very simple concoction of Blue Moon, schnapps and some orange juice!

Working on cars is always more fun with some beer and friends! Before starting on the car, we had to hit my favorite restaurant near the house, Ybor Grille!

Speaking of the car, here’s picture time:

We smoked, drank a little, worked on the car, worked on the car some more, drank some more, and just had a blast hanging out together! But what exactly were we doing on the car? I’m SO glad you asked! This is the little part we went to replace, known as the thermostat:

This item opens and closes depending on the temperature, allowing coolant to flow through or not. One of many maintenance items I needed to replace on my old ass car.

Anyways after a hot minute, we switched out the part and enjoyed a solid test ride late in the night. Thanks to my friends Alaias and Mike for spending the day with me, and making a dreaded car fix become an enjoyable time!