Martin & I spent all morning (like 4 hours) buying a car on Saturday. It is lovely but I dislike car salesmen trying to sell me undercoating and saying the weather in Florida is not harsh. I bought a black Pontiac Vibe. It has a sunrook that I didn't really want but otherwise it feels like such a big car compared to the little Corolla. I sit up much higher and it just feels like I'm not cowering at most other car's bumper levels. I am tryingto park as far away from other vehicles as possible. There seems to be the weird phenomenon of people automatically parking by my fancy new car. It's okay as long as the other cars are nice cars too. Otherwise I have to wonder why someone would want to park as far away I am doing.

The only thing the car is missing is a jack for my mp3 player. It's not an IPod, just a bit of rebellion on our part not to believe the hype. Most cars we looked at came with a little jack that looks like a headphone jack to plug the player into and then listen to in the car. We spent a few hours yesterday shopping and going to various big box electronic stores looking for alternatives. So far we've come up with some interesting ideas but most seem to involve a new radio. That's not necessarily a bad thing, just something I wasn't expecting. Will post pictures of the new vehicle soon because I think it's pretty and shiny.