Bye-Bye Van
Thank you, Brown Van, for taking me from CA to OR to AL to FL to IL to TX to UT to SD. Thank you for 9 long years of faithful service. Thank you for Paul Simon and John Denver. Thank you for never getting in an accident and never catching on fire. Thank you for never stranding me in the middle of an intersection. Thank you for always driving another few miles on empty. Thank you for the camouflaging effect of your brown interior - all stains and messes blended beautifully in with your brown carpet and bench seats. Thank you for the freedom you gave me and the passenger capacity to hold our growing family and visitors. Though you were never stylish or luxurious, you did your job well. May the road stretch long before you.
The Brown Van served us well. I have a lot of memories with that van...we went a lot of miles together. But the '89 Dodge Grand Caravan was tired, and saggy, and consuming a gallon of water at every stop. So we decided it was time to put it out to pasture. Nathan thought I was a maniac for wanting to take pictures of the van before we got rid of it, but I really am fond of that old car.
See Ya!
4 comments:
Ahhhhhhhhh..... that's so sweet! We had similar feelings when we let Russell's convertible go - it was the right thing to do, but we sure miss that little car! Of course, at the time we only had TWO kids..... now it would be useless to us! lol!
Oh, farewell gold van. I remember riding in it when it was the Brinton's long before it was yours! What are you doing with it? Does this mean you got a newer car? That will make traveling to HR a sweet ride next week! Congrats :)
Wendy, You should send a copy of this blog to the Brintons. They were surprised last year when I said that you were still driving the van. It has been an incredible vehicle. Mom
Gosh, I even remember when the Briton's bought the van back in Modesto in 1989! It's been a reliable old pal!
Love the new suburban, by the way!
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