Some of you may not know this but I was in a car accident in our Mini Cooper about a month ago.  Long story short I was hit from behind and forced into oncoming traffic on a 2 way street and did a 360 degree spin.  It was raining and the roads were slick.  No one was seriously injured which is the good thing in all this:)  And the Mini kept me very safe(You should have seen the Toyota)  However our Mini has died- which is the bad thing in all this:(  I was sad but my husband is even more sad- he loved that car like a person!  I liked the car- it was fun, easy to park in Hoboken but it was difficult for Chris to drive his clients around in.  Everything happens for a reason, right?  (Chris doesn’t like that phrase, especially when it has to do with the cooper)  Instead of getting another Mini we opted for a Subaru Imprezza 5 door- lots of room for people and stuff!  In the mini we had room for people or stuff!  Well we did have the roof rack but what if it was raining?  Plus the new car is still small enough to still easily park in the city areas.  Not to mention all wheel drive for the snow- last year we had like 4 feet of snow.  Because we now have all wheel drive I’m sure it will only snow 4 inches.  And there are lower maintenance costs- that mini was expensive!

A trip down memory lane with the mini, these were all taken with my phone over the past 2 years.  We had the car for over 5 years!

Carting lots of wine, a pumpkin and 4 people home from our weekend in Hudson Valley:

Our first Christmas tree in our new house:

3 feet of snow 2 days after our first Christmas in the new house:

Frozen over this past winter in yet another snow storm:

Saving me in a really bad accident:

We will always remember you Mini:)  Photos of the new car soon- picking it up today.

XOXO