Yes, it was getting dusty around here! The lack of posting was causing many to ask questions but I am still here just distracted! On to my post…

Photo taken from Edmunds.com.

So the hubby and I have had many many conversations regarding what our next vehicle purchase will be. This will be hard for some to swallow as they are very anti minivan but I have always wanted a minivan, well, there was a while that I wanted a Suburban but I have fears about driving something so large so I down graded to a minivan. I think that I wanted it because of the status symbol that a minivan is, to me anyway it says, I have kids in tow! I have always dreamed of having a family so I just threw the picture of the minivan into my mind as well, thus the debate/discussion at our house over the next vehicle. Brad is very practical, has great discernment and is almost always right! Based on all this knowledge I was ready to put up a fight to get the minivan of my dreams (sounds odd just saying that “minivan of my dream”) being the stubborn strong willed person that I am as the debate was going to be minivan vs. a Prius. Yes, two very different vehicles! So, we went to test drive a Prius on Monday just to see if either one of us even liked it (Brad liked it on paper but had never driven one). I went first and I have to admit that he was right again!!! I fell in love with the silly little car! What is with that!!! I really like the way it looks and it drives great and I didn’t even feel like I was in a clown car! The kiddos would be closer together in the back seat but as Brad pointed out when they can reach each other even a tiny bit there is already a battle raging so a few inches would not make a huge differences. There is a ton of leg room in the back seat as well. I even like the hatchbackness of it! The swoop of the front of the car makes for a lot of dashboard room which is my least favorite part but I could get use to that. The thing that I was totally not expecting is that it made me feel good to know that I was doing a small part by driving that car to help out the earth. That sounds crazy especially coming out of my mouth but it is true it was just like using the reusable bags at the grocery store! WILD!!! At any rate I am SO excited to have a Prius someday! There is a waiting list to get one of course and we found out with a little searching around online that a new model should be released sometime in early 09′. It is hard to admit yet again that the hubby was right but he was and I cannot wait for the Prius to be parked in the garage…someday! Weird to have a Prius as a dream car!