When I told him that we were pregnant, his first words were, "WHAAAAAT?!......We need to sell the Challenger."
About two weeks ago we did just that. We said bye bye to our V8 engine with Hemi and 372 horsepower, and said hello to affordability, versitilty and ROOM. Will this baby ever know what sacrifice we made for it? Haha. Actually, although on one hand I was sad to see our challenger go (I often wonder who she will end up with, and if they will take good care of her), I am VERY VERY happy with our new Dodge Journey. A fitting name for exactly what we're on - a new journey. Michael and I are both very excited and very happy with our new wheels.
The Dodge Journey is a crossover, and it will seat up to 7 people. It actually has three rows of seats, and the back two rows fold down flat, so we can carry a lot of cargo if we need to. I love it already because it's great for taking Daphne places. We like to take her with us sometimes, and with the third row folded flat there is lots of room for her to lay down. In the challenger Daphne would often drool on Michael's shoulder or whine right in his ear - something he wasn't fond of. But now she's so far away she can't reach us. haha. Plus I think she loves all the visibilty she has, as she's surrounded by big windows. The Journey has a lot of other fun little features, like hidden ice chest compartments, a cooled compartment in front of the front passenger, and a 6 disc CD/DVD player. I love all the configurations I can make with folding seats flat, or leaving them upright, and I love that they are super easy to adjust. I was also pleasantly surprised at how comfortable the mid row of seats is for ADULTS, not just children.
So although we will miss our "baby", we're excited to have made this change for baby. (And by the way - it really wasn't much of a sacrifice at all. haha. I love my new car.)
