Goodbye Old Friend!

We said goodbye to an old friend last Saturday night. It was a bitter sweet occasion for all of us, and as the final moments approached we couldn’t really believe that it was happening. After 7 years of vacations, trips to the beach, bringing home both our boys from hospital, countless food and drink stains, and 147,000 miles, we said goodbye to our sweet Sienna.  Let me just tell you...it was time. The salesman even said that they would likely have to aution it for "spare parts". Whether that was true or part of his pitch, I am not sure, but he was not hurting our feelings at all. Steven's favorite thing to say about the condition of the interior was, "It looks like an episode of CSI was filmed in here!".  We paid it off two years ago and continuted to drive it saving us so much money. It was worn down, but paid for, and truely good to us all those years.



It was after 8:00 pm, we were all exhausted, and no one had eaten dinner, but we were smiling big! 



After doing some test driving,  and spending 4 hours of Steven negotiating with the salespeople (while I kept all 3 kids entertained at the dealership...ugghhhh), we decided to go with the cute and sporty Camry! I know what you are thinking…."How are they fitting all those kids in a Camry?" Though it isn’t common for a family our size to downsize when it comes to automobile choices, we were just ready for something not as bulky and more fuel efficient. After all, the van had really just turned into an extension of the family room. I had to spend time each weekend unloading shoes, jackets, library books, and all manners of things that the kids left behind. The Camry is “just right”. There are enough seat belts for everyone, but not extra room for them to junk it up. I am LOVING it so far.

Isn't she pretty?