A Sad Day

We are officially a single car family now. Today a very nice boy named Alex came by, looked at The Olive, took her for a spin around the block, and gave me money. I signed a piece of paper, handed over the keys and that was that.

She's gone.

She was the very last thing that I owned that was all mine. She was the very first car I ever had that I bought all by myself. And as I stood and watched my youth, my independence, my...my...my je ne sais quoi drive away, tears welled up in my eyes as that last bit of "me" drove off down the block.

I know I'm still me. I'm just me in a much bigger car that is far less fun to drive. Ah, The Olive. That car was good to me. I will miss her.

The Olive
1998 - 2008