we got a new car! yippee! it's officially my car, but i'm sure we'll both be driving it! W kinda sprung this on me thursday, as we were driving home from work. we were planning to get his car first, then my car, the "family car." but he decided it made more sense to get my car first (for many reasons, but mainly for financial reasons) and so the search was on. i've had my heart set on getting a volvo cross country wagon for a while now, and we actually found a super clean black one with some great options and features, and for a great price. but the reviews on them were awful...and the last thing we need is a problematic car. especially since all we've had are very reliable hondas that have never given us problems. so then i started looking around. i still wanted a wagon, but there are only a few out there, and most of them have horrible reviews and customer satisfaction ratings. then i started looking into mid-sized SUVs (which is sooo not my style) and we narrowed it down to the infiniti QX4, it's twin the nissan pathfinder and the toyota highlander. we saw a really nice 2001 QX4 and decided to go look at it. then this morning W found a 2005 subaru legacy GT limited wagon at the same dealer, for about the same price! so we headed over, test drove both, debated (they were both really nice, super clean cars), and in the end, i just felt more comfortable in the subie. so here she is!



things i love about my new car:
heated leather seats!
turbocharged engine (it's got great power!)
sportshifting, right on the steering wheel!! it's like playing GT4!
it's a more "adult" kind of car
the really cool 2 part moonroof
side mirror defrosters
heated leather seats!!! which is something you really do need here in the winter, when it's only 1 degree F outside and you're test driving cars!

i still can't believe we got a new car. this is just nuts.