We were considering the accord, but went with the CRV after some research. People have been getting awful city mileage with the 08 EX Accord and people have been getting the same to better on the CRV plus you getting the seating position/utility (this is my wifes car as well...).
In MN, the AWD is nice, but a CRV EX 2wd is basically the same price as the Accord EX, so it may be worth a look. It has a better drivers information center too
Nat