Happy birthday to me!

My husband bought me the most expensive birthday gift I've ever received... a car! Of course, we have been planning on replacing my old one for a while, and it's really just a coincidence that we bought it the day after my birthday, but I'm calling it my birthday gift anyway. It sort of makes it more fun, you know?

This is what I was driving:


This is my new ride:




Maaaajor improvement, no?! It's a 2002 Mazda Tribute. A little baby SUV. Now, I never ever ever thought I'd ever own an SUV. I'm not a fan of the SUVs. But, we really wanted something bigger for our (hopefully soon to be) growing family, and also something that is more comfy for my very tall husband with a very bad back. We considered several options, and this thing gets pretty much the same mileage as the sedans we were looking at, but it has the plus side of being more roomy.



And it can tow things. What? I don't know... but I'm sure I'll find something.




And it has a 6-CD changer thingy. I'm more of a radio-in-the-car type person, myself. I mean, half of my friends are DJs (including hubby dear, though he gave it up for a bit and hasn't yet returned). But it has a cool gadget, and that's just, well, cool. We looked at some vehicle that had OnStar. Didn't buy it. That's ok, I don't normally get lost going to Lowes.

It's definitely a huge change. I've never driven anything but tiny cars, so I'm having to almost totally re-learn how to drive. This little Mazda has all that "zoom zoom" that the commercials brag about. It's a peppy little thing. It was taken care of really well by its one previous owner who put low mileage on it.

Happy birthday, dear meeeeee... happy birthday to me!

Now I just need to learn to park it. Until then, I'd advise you to stay away from The Targets. The Wal-marts are safe. We don't go there. But if you park at The Targets? You better beware.