Little Golden Nugget

We sold our Mazda. This in and of itself isn't really post worthy, but I have a tendency of landmark-ing my life with the things I own. So it wasn't just a car to me, it was a time-line that starts the day after I broke up with Lance Barker. I got a new car (and a sweet sense of freedom). It was two days before I graduated from college. I was so excited to finally have a car- I had gone two years at college without one and I was pretty stoked to finally be able to go where I wanted to, when I wanted to without walking! I was so excited, my roommates and I drove up to campus, blasted our music and danced around (this memory isn't embarrassing, because there is a certain kind of pure excitement you feel as a college student that is not restricted by notions of dignity, and that is what makes it so much fun).

I drove this car everyday to my first job after college, as a high school teacher, teaching random subjects, like Work Skills, and Drama. I met, was courted by, and wedded Cody while I had this car. We brought Claire home from the hospital in my little Mazda; we brought Morgan home in my little Mazda. We drove across the country in my little Mazda. And it eventually brought us to our home here in Virginia. But that is where the story ends with my little Mazda. We sold it to another woman, expecting her first child, ready to start her own timeline with that trusty little golden nugget.

It was a good car, having the decency to never break down on us. I would have liked to keep it for another 100,000 miles, but it just won't fit our growing family. We purchased a mini-van, which I wasn't terribly excited about in the first place, but after driving it around for a while, I am really likin' it. It is a good purchase though, because we need enough room to fit both our little girls and our little boy.

November will be the first major notch in our timeline with our new mini-van.