Last year my birthday was miserable. Definitely the worst birthday ever and probably one of the top 10 worst days of my life. The whole year actually is something I'd just as soon forget ever happened, but the birthday - it sure did start the year off on a sour note. On January 13, 2014 I was forced to sell my beautiful dark blue Jeep Grand Cherokee to CarMax for 1/3 less than I'd paid for it at the end of 2012 to cover a couple months of household bills and get out of paying the taxes that were due. All of my adult life one of the two cars I ever truly wanted was a Jeep Grand Cherokee. I had it and it was taken away from me. And all I could do was paste on a fake smile, nod like a bobblehead and go about the day telling the people around me that everything was ok when I was far from ok.
But this year, 2015, is different. And, while it's just a few days early to match the precise anniversary of my entry into this world, I got to replace that crappy memory with a good one! I got myself a car. It's an older Ford Explorer with reasonably low miles on it considering the age. The body looks good, the engine checked out as mechanically sound and it's had a recent tune-up, new battery, a fresh oil change and has 4 brand new tires. It also has some fun features like remote start up, a kickin' custom sound system and sunroof. It's not the vehicle I really want, but that will come with time. And this one will certainly do what I need it do: get me and 3 big dogs from where we are now to where we need to go. Check off one of my big goals for the year!
Happy Birthday to me!!
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| My "new to me" Ford Explorer |
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| Looking at her head on! |
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| What I'm looking at driving her. |
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| What you'll see if you're behind me... |
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| Back row comfortably seats 3, 4 if they're skinny folk. |
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Cargo space (aka where you'll find the boys hanging out).
The back seats fold down to give them even more room. |
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