Car Shopping

So... I've spent the last two days car shopping, as I begin the long and complicated process of putting my life back together to some semblance of normal. After much hemming and hawing, I've decided to lease a Honda Fit. Now that I've made a decision, I'm so excited! Dad and I are heading to the dealership first thing in the morning to settle the paperwork and all that stuff. Hooray!

And yes, I did end up getting a standard car. My friend Jane (who I haven't seen in the past three years, for all that her parents literally live two doors down the street from mine - our paths just haven't crossed!) came with me today to do a second test drive in a standard model. Yesterday I drove an automatic and didn't like it at all. But Jane drives standard, so she came with me and helped me drive the car to a quiet neighborhood, where I could experiment with the gear shifting. The car handles so much better as a manual gear shift.

So yeah. That's one big decision out of the way. And as soon as I know when I can take delivery of the car, I'll know when I'm heading to Toronto to begin househunting.