Thanks, "TigerMom"!
Owlie, you should totally get one!!!
Gocard- yes! I think I did get a good deal... especially with the few extras that I got with it as well And yes, I can't wait to take some pics of my new bestie and post them- lol!
It was really the only bike that I felt "good" on in my massacre of trying SOOOO many various bikes at several different bike shops.
Honestly, it was a horrible experience. If I wasn't a determined person, I would have given up getting a nice road bike after the first... or second... or even third or fourth! But at the end of it all, I learned that there are several not so common factors about myself that effect the type of bike I need, and I have a bike that I am so incredibly happy with. So the end result is wonderful and that's what I'm going to focus on. But I do still need to find a decent (yes, I will settle for decent, not great at this point!) LBS that I can take my future business/needs to.