Day 22 ~ My Cruiser
I like to think that generally I'm not too attached to material stuff. It comes. It goes. That's the nature of the 'things' in the world...and I think I'm pretty okay with that. However, I seem to be wholely attached to my truck. I never really knew that I had the capacity to feel so smitten with a thing...but apparently I totally do! My baby, my beast, is twenty years old and has just about 280,000 miles on her. She shimmies a little, and sometimes shakes a bit too, she's a little drippy in a couple of spots, but nothing to be too alarmed about. She groans a little when I turn her to the left and she'd rather be cruising along than creeping in traffic...but then so would I. All these things are constants with an older piece of machinery and that type of familiarity is almost a little comforting. The main thing is, she gets us where we need to go, whether it be school, work, a quick get away, or an extended trip looking for snow and overland fun. I know it must seem a little silly to be expressing gratitude for this 'thing' but I really am grateful that for all her years, she is still so steadfast and sturdy and that our family gets to enjoy such a solid automobile.