Since I know that everyone desperately wanted to know (actually, a few people did tell me that they did want to know what I decided), this is the freezer I got.
I read all your comments and opinions and decided to go with the upright. Then I went back to the store and discovered that oops, the upright wasn’t $349 like I remembered. It was $499 instead. So I decided that was more of an investment than I wanted to make right now. So I got the $178 chest freezer and spent all morning cleaning out the garage to make room for it. (Actually, I spent about twenty minutes cleaning the garage to make room for it. I spent the rest of the morning just cleaning the garage. It looks fantastic now and I have removed Clean the Garage from my to do list.)
Tomorrow, I begin to FILL the freezer. I am thinking primarily fresh fruit (frozen for smoothies, I love Matt for getting me a super awesome blender that actually WORKS for my birthday) and casseroles. I also have plans on another batch of breakfast burritos, a bigger one, because we finished that last batch a week or so ago. Now tell me, does anyone have any ideas on how to make scrambled eggs in bulk?