Giving up my Odyssey - Reluctantly

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The lease is up on my Odyssey. (SIGH) We begrudgingly gave up our oh so pretty Volvo for an Odyssey when my son was about 10 months old. We were the typical "no minivan" couple, who thought a minivan was a sign of getting old and frumpy. It was something for yuppies. But it became clear very quickly that a Volvo, although very pretty and one of the safest cars out there, wasn't going to cut it. So we leased the Odyssey. Within WEEKS, I couldn't see how I EVER got by without it. I fell in love with it. What a joy to drive, how easy it was to get to the baby, how nice to always have a stroller in the back, and how did any parent EVER get by without the DVD player??!! And now the lease is up and I have to turn it in next month. We have already replaced it with a brand new Toyota Tundra. The really big one. It has all the same features that the Odyssey has; it's very easy to get the baby in and out, now he's a toddler and he can get in and out himself, it's very safe, obviously it has alot of storage, and it has the DVD. It's very pretty. But it's frigging HUGE. I hope I can drive the damn thing! I already miss my Odyssey. I guess in joy of motherhood, in the running around to mommy & me classes, in the trips to the pedi office, in the daily life of being a SAHM, I guess I because one of those yuppie mom's who can't imagine what she ever did without her minivan...