From Mini to Mini Van...

Ok, so I've never really owned a Mini Cooper. I actually own a 7-passenger SUV, but I have always coveted my friend Robyn's ruby-red cutie that NEVER has to worry about parking challenges, and doesn't even know what a 3-point turn is! AND until fairly recently, I could almost justify owning one. Great Gas mileage, enviable zippines, undeniably hip, can fit car-seats, .....and right there, my friends, is where my earstwhile dreams of owning a Mini have come to a screeching halt.

It won't fit 3 of them. Truly, 2 car seats would have been quite a challenge, and really only possible if Connor stopped growing and Brian and I never drove anywhere together ever again, and we could certainly NEVER go to Costco. But it was possible. It was still out there......but i had to let it go.

So, head hanging, I went to look at Mini Vans this weekend. I'm going to hate myself for saying this, but they truly are the only workable option that makes any sense for a family of 5 with three kids under 5. I am officially uncool. And there's really no going back once you make the minivan leap. I'm afraid it's inevitable.

But I have to admit, I love those automatic sliding doors! And Kim, I take back every crass anti-minivan thought I ever had when you got yours. If there was ever any doubt, you are clearly the smartest of us all!!