We finally caved and bought a new car. Aaron's Golf has been hanging in there for a couple of years, just barely. We figured since he works from home half the week that it is just not justifiable right now to buy a new car, when the Golf was being driven just 3 of 7 days a week and only about 30 miles a day anyway.

But, the time came that we have been expecting. Aaron's car wouldn't start Monday of last week. He determined that it is probably just a starter, which is a relatively inexpensive fix and wouldn't break our bank right now. We discussed the options (keep putting money into the Golf, more and more, before it just bites the dust, or take what we have now and put it towards a nicer car).

I swear, it was about a minute of discussion. 

We spent the entire week, all of our free time, researching cars, dealers, deals, test driving, etc. We finally settled on a 2010 Nissan Murano, from the dealer in Mayfield Heights (shout out to Nick, Carl's uncle, for taking such great care of us and giving us an AMAZING deal on it). 

It's purty and we love it. 

Now that we have Lucy, we are glad to have a bigger vehicle. She would have settled for the back of a sedan for the course of her life but it would have proven challenging and annoying when there was the need to fit dog and child in it, which will happen eventually (the main reaction we have received over this new vehicle is how much of a family car it is, so therefore we must be expecting or trying to expect. For the record, no, we aren't). 

Aaron observed how he is just one (big) step away from complete domestication. He's got a house, a wife, a dog, and now an SUV. Just add a child to that and we're pretty much set.