I just bought a new car. :)

I’m excited, but we were at the dealership for HOURS (like 5) and all that waiting and negotiating kind of killed the mood. I’ll have to wait until tomorrow to post pictures and act properly goofy about it all.

Chrysanthemum told me how sad she was when she got rid of her VW Rabbit, even though it had been years since it ran. It wasn’t until I was cleaning out my Civic and realizing we were going to leave it there that it hit me. I’ve had this car since it was new in ‘99 and now no more li’l Honda. No more tracing that “H” on the steering wheel as encouragement to help it climb aggressive hills. No more saying “Sorry, I can’t drive, I have a teeny Civic.”

The upside is that I have a car that has basic features that everyone but me has had since … oh, forever. Things like power windows, keyless entry, cruise control and automatic transmission (I’m reluctant about that last one, I’ve driven a stick my whole life). But I have to say the best feature is the small SUV size. It’s not TOO big but at least now we’ll be able to go to Ikea and buy things w/out having to borrow a car or unpack all the boxes in the parking lot to make them fit.