Happy New Year! And WELCOME to the forum.
I think I traded up, too. I traded a Taurus PT22 that I had picked up for a good price at a gun show that was just sitting in my safe. Couldn't see any sense in carrying a .22 and it really wasn't all that much fun to shoot, tough trigger, short barrel, accurate at appropriate distances, but I like to shoot the bigger stuff more. It's a little more expensive to shoot my 9mm and .45, but I save my pennies and enjoy it more. I usually buy a box of ammo every week when I have to buy groceries with my wife at Wal-Mart so it doesn't feel like I am spending quite as much. Now I can start picking up a box of .380 too!Welcome and it sounds like you traded up!