Minivan?

So Matt and I are in desperate need of a new car. The Jetta is on it's last leg. I was determined to wait until we either had our third kid or until the Jetta literally fell apart and could go no more. When Matt bought his truck, I was super upset. It didn't feel like a "family" car. I was hoping we'd go the Sequoia or 4-Runner route, something a little more "me" (so selfish, I know). Matt won the battle and bought the truck. So I told him the next car we bought was entirely up to me, he couldn't have one little say in it. I also told him I was going to buy a minivan just to deepen the blow (we, as I'm sure many of you, refused to ever think about buying a minivan BEFORE we had more than one child).

Well, mysteriously Matt the past few months has been super excited about the whole minivan idea. Suddenly he thinks it's a brilliant idea. I was warming up to the idea as well, thinking how much easier it'd be, how roomy, better gas mileage than a Tahoe/Armada/Sequoia. I was also excited about the thought of more room, an isle to get to the back row, key less entry, sliding doors, etc. So we started looking. Not too seriously, but just looking. Matt was 100% sold on the idea, and I was about 99.9%, until I saw this:



Is that the most beautiful thing you've ever seen?! I am freaking out wondering how long it is before that can be my car! It's now back to "wait until the car is completely dead" before we buy, because this car is not in the budget, but it's fun to dream, and hopefully one day!!

Sometimes I wish we leased cars. I LOVE cars and would be in Heaven if I could have a new car once a year. As Matt and my mom would say "you love the Acadia now, but give it six months and you'll be on to something else." Perhaps back to the minivan.