Well we gave old blue/strutless wonder away, it was kind of a happy sad moment for both Daryl and I. Daryl said when he bought old blue, that he just needed her to get him through college. She did much more than that. Daryl has had old blue ever since he got off his mission, so there are many memories with the strutless wonder. Plus it was sad for me because it holds many special memories in it. But I am a person that becomes attached to enadament (if anyone knows the correct spelling for that word tell me, I can’t find it online) objects. Old blue was the car that brought Daryl to Wyoming, and to and from Illinois many times after. She was the car we had our first date in, she was there when Daryl asked me to marry him, she was around for our first baby, and our first big move together. Paiglee loved the strutless wonder, she would always ask to take her instead of the white one. She called her blue car all the time, and loved her probably as much as Daryl and I did. When we lived in Laramie and in our apartments I could always hear when Daryl was almost home because old blue didn't have the quietest muffler on her, she got louder with her age as well. I would always listen for that sound of her muffler to know that Daryl was so close to being home. Seriously I could hear her from pretty far away. It was the sound of freedom and a break for me. Some would probably be embarrassed from how loud she was but she made me smile when I heard her. I can still remember specific conversations Daryl and I had while dating in old blue. The strutless wonder was good to us, but it was time to let her go to someone who would benefit from her charm.
Old blue was falling apart on us slowly, she was strutless in the front, had a slight oil leak, let the rain drip in on rainy days, and the wear and tear were ever so evident. So we gave her to someone who really needed her, we still see her every now and then when we drive by her new home. She still displays the country 5 plates, and is representing strong. The day we gave her away Daryl and I both said it was kind of sad and that we missed old blue. Weird how something can hold so much meaning for some people. We will miss her but hold the memories of her close to our heart *wink*.
The day we let old blue go
2 comments:
Haha! I know just how you feel. We sold Justin's corolla just a few days before we left Laramie and I was kind of sad about it...but more excited about the $700 we got out of it (we weren't as generous as you guys!). I did run out to take a picture though before the guy took it away.
I think the word you were looking for was "inanimate."
Have you listened to the version of Avril Lavigne's "Slipped Away" on your music player? Haha, what is that all about?
LOL! So I listened to the Slipped away song thinking what is there a curse word in it or something, then I start listening to it and I couldn't hear anything so I thought it was blank so then I turn it up and there is this high picth chick singing, I have no idea what that was about, LOL! I busted up laughing, I hope no one thought it was me LOL! too funny, I swear that was not the song I put on when I loaded it up.
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