I don’t
think I've ever mentioned to you before that I am crazy about cars. While some women are crazy about jewelry,
clothes or home décor I am absolutely nuts about cars.
Any
time an old car or pick up rolls down the road I instantly perk up. A beautifully restored classic and I quite
literally swoon. My heartbeat picks up
and I want to follow them down the road and get a closer look. If there is a car show going on I want to
go. I'll stop people in the grocery
store parking lot and talk to them about their ride.
I love
to watch car restoration shows on TV. I
hit car museums up when we travel. My kids
know to expect it as part of any sightseeing we have planned. I am a NASCAR fan through and through. I plan to attend a race someday. I love racecars. I even enjoy working on cars.
I don't
love mini vans or station wagons and I'm not especially fond of SUVs either. No offense to anyone who owns one but they
are just not my thing. I love pretty
cars that sparkle and shine in the sunlight.
I will even admit to serious car envy when I roll past a Mercedes Benz
Kompressor or a sporty looking Lexus or an Audi. So while some women dream about a pretty pair
of Jimmy Choos I often pine away for a pretty car.
Last
week a very dear friend asked me why I've never owned a "pretty
car". I've owned nice cars, in fact
I just sold one. So I was a little caught
off guard by his question. He wasn't
going to let it go either. He wanted to
know why I have always chosen to drive an affordable, practical car instead of
a car I truly love. Afterall, in his
words, I'm "a car girl". I'm
very passionate about them. I really
didn't have an answer for him because I honestly hadn't ever taken the time to
actually think about it.
I told
him I happen to love my truck, which is the vehicle I own and currently use as
my daily commuter vehicle. Which also
happens to be practical and affordable up to a certain point. We have discovered in the past couple of
weeks that it isn't very practical for shoving full of and transporting growing
teenagers. I'm realizing that this is
going to be a regular occurrence in my life now too. Bam!
When did that happen? So yes, I
have questioned my wisdom in selling our roomy five passenger Scion XB and
keeping the truck instead. Both of my
vehicles have been very nice, in fact all of my vehicles have been nice. I don't buy crap.
The
point he wanted to make was that I can easily afford to drive a car that I love
and makes me feel good when I drive it while being practical to haul kids
around, pick up groceries and go to work or whatever. I can also easily afford to keep my truck for
all the reasons I have already chosen to do so.
So why don't I?
Well we
all can relate, I'm sure, to the why.
I'm a mom first and I take care of me second. I make sure everybody else's needs are taken
care of first before mine are met. I
have no trouble buying my children something they want for their birthday or
Christmas but will wait and put what I want on the back burner for
"later" or "someday".
My
friend was kind enough to point out I am now 49 years old. Bless his heart. But I also know his heart is in the right
place, especially when he said, "Guess
what? It's already someday."
So...
I have a thing for old muscle cars myself:)
ReplyDeleteMy ultimate dream car is a 1969 Firebird. Black on black. I even have a picture of one as my desktop on my laptop.
DeleteNice!:)
DeleteI always fancied a 72 Nova SS. I even built a model kit one when I was a kid.
Ah, yes. I had friends in high school with Novas. Of course none of them could afford to fix them up so they were pieces of junk. I've seen some beautifully restored ones though. You want to know something funny? I built a 77 Trans Am model once. That was eons ago. :)
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