| My wife and I just had our first child. And I'm man | | | | fuss. |
| enough to admit that I was more than a little scared | | | | Of course, we wanted something family-friendly - |
| about what it all meant for me, my marriage - and | | | | and I wanted something that wouldn't force me to |
| frankly, my lifestyle. And just as I was getting used | | | | give up my youth - so after much research, we |
| to the idea of painting my den a soft shade of | | | | settled on the Buick Enclave. Not only is it sporty, |
| kumquat (is that even a real color?) and moving my | | | | powerful and roomy, but it has front- and side-impact |
| Fantasy Football haven into the basement, my wife | | | | airbags, rollover protection, and remote keyless entry |
| sprung on me the fact that we'd also need to rethink | | | | so we can get in the car with ease - even when |
| our driving situation. In wife speak, this basically | | | | we're carrying the baby. |
| meant that I would need to send the convertible I | | | | So there it was… we'd found our car. And at |
| got for college graduation to a "farm" to live with my | | | | the Northeast Wisconsin Buick dealers' website we |
| dog that died when I was seven. | | | | were able to check the inventory at our local Green |
| Obviously, I wasn't thrilled, but I could see her point. | | | | Bay Buick dealerships and schedule our test drive. In |
| Unless we wanted to drive with the baby tucked into | | | | no time we were driving away in the car that not |
| her car seat and strapped to the hood like a dear | | | | only made me happy, but gave my wife a newfound |
| (which, of course was NEVER an option), I'd need to | | | | glow, too. |
| find a new car. And so the car search | | | | Although - as it turned out - that glow was probably |
| began… | | | | due more to her pregnancy than the car because |
| After driving about 20 different cars at dealerships | | | | that night she went into labor. Thankfully everything |
| both near and far, we decided to shift gears and | | | | went off without a hitch and we were able to bring |
| shop online - which is when we landed on the | | | | baby Brighton home in our new Buick just 24 hours |
| Northeast Wisconsin Buick dealers' website. And not | | | | later. |
| a moment too soon. (After all, one of the reasons | | | | Of course, the baby loves her soft kumquat-colored |
| I've had the same car since college was to avoid | | | | bedroom (and I'm getting used to my basement |
| shopping for a car…) | | | | den…), but frankly I think we both prefer |
| At any rate, with just a few clicks at the keyboard, | | | | spending time cruising through town waving to the |
| the Green Bay Buick dealerships - and all the great | | | | guys at the Green Bay Buick dealers decked out in |
| deals they had to offer were right at our fingertips. | | | | our Cheesehead hats and on our way to the game. |
| Which meant that we could do all the shopping we | | | | (Yeah… daddy's little girl may only be a few |
| needed from home and then just test drive the car | | | | months old, but she already seems to have a love |
| at one of the Green Bay Buick dealers. No muss, no | | | | for the game. |