For those of you that guessed "a new car" the other day on my blog....as you can see, you were right!  We purchased the '07 Infiniti M35 yesterday and yes....I'm one happy female!  We'd been thinking of getting a new one and as a previous Infiniti owner, it was my first choice.  We'd bought our other one brand new in 1996...The I-30.  I'd shopped around looking at Lexus, Mercedes and BMW.  The Infiniti dealer was my last stop that day and the moment I saw it and then I test drove it.....I knew it had my name on it.  And I've never been sorry since.  So my feeling is....if you're happy with a make or product, stick with it and that's what I did. The exterior color is called Diamond Graphite and the interior is Graphite Leather with the rosewood.

The only problem was the only Infiniti dealer in the area is in Clearwater at Lokey Motor, where we purchased the first one.....87 miles from here.  But it was worth it and we made the trek down yesterday.  And here I am looking mighty happy.

She's a real beauty and I can't wait to sit in my driveway tomorrow and try to learn everything it will do.  The Dealer Coordinator went over it all with me.....but my mind was mush at that point and I said "just show me how to turn on the radio and play some CD's for the drive home."  It has keyless ignition....who would have ever thought that some day all we'd have to do is push a button to start a car?  It has what looks like a mini computer screen on the dash that tells me the status of everything.  Climate control seats, the Bose stereo system like my other one, lights that tilt when I turn corners, Bluetooth for my cell phone.....the girl programmed my phone and I just push a button on the dash or steering wheel and voice activate who to call and then talk on the speaker phone. (A VERY good safety feature, I think, when driving.  No need to even reach for my cell phone)  It does and has a million other things and I'm overwhelmed.  So I intend to spend much of today in my driveway getting acquainted with her.

They had it all ready for me when we got there (but still spent 2 hours learning all the features) and I literally drove it off the showroom floor, through the glass doors (not literally...they opened them for me) and we did the 2 hour drive back to Cedar Key.  And lemme tell ya....what a sweet drive it was.  I about died when I glanced at the speedometer on the Veteran's Parkway and saw I was doing 90!  Shhhhhh!  I didn't get bagged and brought her down to 80.  I must say, that girl has got some speed. 

I wasn't the only one happy yesterday.....we gave the other Infiniti to our son, Brian and he was thrilled.  He came with us and he drove that one away with a big smile on his face.  But I'm still not sure who was smiling more....me or him.

So that's my news for today.....and I'll see you tomorrow.