Always Good For a Laugh

It's always fun to have a good laugh at someone else's expense. So, here goes:

The other night Jeff took the kids out to dinner and to play arcade games so that I could go see my grandma in ICU. Before he left with the kids, he took the stroller out of my car and put it in the truck (it doesn't fit in there with all the kids). I took Nick to my mother-in-law's house in Lindon and upon arriving there found the tailgate of the truck down. Initially, I thought that was weird, but then it dawned on me that the stroller had been in the back of the truck and now was no longer there! A series of feelings went through my head as I headed to the hospital:

1) what if I caused a wreck? I was ready to call the Highway Patrol and fess up so that I didn't see some news segment on the 10 o'clock news about how the driver never stopped when she caused a giant wreck on the freeway because the stroller fell out of the back of her car.

2) what an idiot that I didn't notice the tailgate falling down as I was driving!

3) pissed off about my brand-new $200 stroller that I am now going to need to replace.

I called my neighbor and had her go check my driveway and the street, but the stroller wasn't there. So, I stewed over it, went to the hospital, picked Nick back up, and headed home. I watched for the stroller the whole way home, but didn't find it. My other neighbor called (word gets around in a small town like this) to say that he had seen it not far from the house near the highway, but someone had picked it up and taken it. I have to admit that even though I'm made about being so stupid, I'm so glad to know that I didn't cause a wreck.

Now, the real question is...which stroller do I buy to replace it? It took me months of looking to decide on the one that I liked, but they don't sell it just as the stroller and I don't need another carseat and base. The one that I lost was the Eddie Bauer Adventurer and I liked it because it protected Nick from the weather, it folded so that the stroller didn't end up on the ground, and it was a neutral color (I just can't do the babyish stuff).

So for those of you who have a stroller you love, let me know what it is. I've been out twice to get a new one, but I don't like any of them. I spend an hour at Baby's R Us on Saturday folding and unfolding strollers and left without one. I know a lot of you are going to say the Mcclarren is awesome, but I just don't think they are protective enough for when I'm outside.

Please, Please, Please...any advice is greatly appreciated.

And...if you're the one who picked up my brand new stroller, I hope you enjoy it!