Along with the new year...

...comes our new (to us) vehicle! I had literally dreaded this experience. I knew that the smartest and most practical vehicle for us was a minivan, and I just didn't want another one. I'd had my old one for almost seven years, and had just tired of the whole thing. Yesterday I begrudgingly set out with my husband for a day of car shopping. The first place had nothing, the second place had little more than that. The third place had some good deals, but I still didn't want a minivan. We first test drove a 2008 Honda Pilot. Now I absolutely love the Pilots, but I love the current body style, not the old one. I was excited that it was in our price range, although the cargo space wasn't really what I had hoped for, I didn't love the fact that one of the children had to climb over the middle seat to get to the back, and it had more mileage than I really had hoped. But, it wasn't a minivan and I was excited about that. I told my husband at the end of the test drive that we should probably check out the minivans just because that was what we had planned to do, and just to be certain I really wanted the Pilot. The salesman brought us a 2008 Chrysler Town & Country, and I was in love!!!! I honestly did not think it was possible to get excited about another minivan, but I definitely was! I loved the fact that it was black, I loved the fact that it had more storage/cargo room than I could even dream about, and I loved the fact that it had only 31,000 miles on it! My husband managed to work out the deal and we are now the proud owners. I'm so very grateful that is all done!