Here she is!

First things first...I have been a bad blogger. We have had so much going on the last 3 weeks that I haven't had a spare moment. To answer v.diva: yes I wrote that little Ode to the Van. I had lots of time while sitting on the interstate twice waiting for the tow truck to compose...:-)

This is my beautiful new Nissan Sentra! I did a lot of research on the kind of car we wanted to get when we replaced the van. We didn't quite plan on replacing the van right now, but it became evident that we were sinking more moola into the van than what we would pay for a car payment. I researched all the options and came down to 3 choices: Mazda 3 sedan, Ford Focus 08 and the Nissan Sentra. They all got around the same mpg 25/33. That is just as good as a hybrid car, with out the extra price tag. I drive 47.8 miles to work each day one way, so I wanted a car with really good gas milage.
After getting in and driving this cute little nissan I was in love. We still test drove my other choices (well, the Ford at least...after looking at it live I didnt' really like the Mazda) but this one has better exceleration, was more spacious and the inside is so fun and sporty!


Two of my favorite features are one: I can plug my ipod right into the stereo and zip down the road jamming away. The other is that it has bluetooth capacity with my cell phone, so I can talk hands free on the road. So much safer! SO here she is! I love it. I would recommend it! :-) And the best part...I did it all by myself. I signed all the lines myself!


PS. We named her..."Mini Me"! She is the exact same color as Bill's truck...just Mini! hahaha!