Overall, I loved the Tahoe. It was easy to drive, handled great (the turning radius was better than my ancient Honda, a much smaller but not better car).  It felt good to drive, and it's clearly been designed with women in mind. Lots of room for cups, kids, and even a DVD player and headset for the kids.  Well done.Things I loved

If you know me and my style of blogging, you know I won't gloss over the flaws in a product, even if the company gives me a free sample or use of it before writing about it.

Impressions of the drive: Smooth, fast, economic, and fun.  Great carpool buddies go a long way toward making a long drive easy, and it doesn't hurt to have a vehicle to drive that has just about everything anyone needs (except perhaps a coffeemaker) to ease the way on the road. We took a wonderful tour of San Luis Obispo, ending in a  wonderful lunch before tacking the most boring part of the drive through Central Callifornia. All very, very good.

The lovely white Chevy Tahoe was delivered this morning with characteristic bells and whistles for our house, which is to say it was a low-key affair. The nice GM folks called when they arrived, had me sign on the dotted line and handed me the keys. All car transactions should be this painless.

I signed up for BlogHer '08 on the first day we could. Having missed last year's, I was determined to make this year a priority, despite squeezed finances and an insane schedule, especially in July. The one thing I did not plan for was how to get from here to there.  This is partly because I was half-counting on cheap plane fares (remember, it was when gas was still well under $3/gallon), and/or renting a car and driving what I consider to be one of my favorite drives -- the 101 all the way up to Northern California.