Bring on the carpools!

June 22, 2011

We have recently added to our family. With my job ending, I’m losing some perks of my job including my company car. As Adam and I planned how our family is going to weather this change, we started discussing what vehicle should replace my current one.

A couple of months ago I got rear-ended and my rental car was a minivan. Previous to this experience I thought that I would never own a minivan. It does more for the image rolling around town in a large, expensive, gas guzzling SUV than a minivan. However, this experience with the rental van was very enlightening. The comfort of driving a minivan, which in fact drives a lot like a car, was unbelievable. Managing the countless bags, strollers and junk was so much easier. When the two weeks were over, I sadly gave back the van.

As we weighed our options for vehicles it became incredibly apparent that a minivan was the way to go. A couple weeks ago, Adam and I trekked out to Milwaukee in search of a great Internet deal. Somewhere around midnight and a lot of money later, we rolled out of the dealership in our very own minivan!

The minivan has already done us well – fitting an abundance of birthday gifts, a train table and countless other things. There’s enough seating for grandparents to ride along and room to scoot up the seats from a three year old that likes to kick.

I may not be the most stylish person in town riding around in those wheels but I sure am comfortable. I guess it’s just another way I’m embracing the fact that I now am a full time mommy. And at a red light when I pull up next to a young thing in a sporty car, I have to accept the fact that I’m no longer going to get the eye from him. Maybe it was Adam’s way of tightening the reigns or maybe it’s just time I accept that I am a mom through in through.

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