Friday, May 16, 2008

The end of an era....

So today we officially sold our Toyota! We are very excited about that, but a little sad too. It was my first car, and I've had it for almost 9 years. Before that, it was my sister's car and she had it for like 5 years or so before I did. So it's weird to see it go. But at the same time, I'm glad it's gone. Since Patrick got his company truck in March, the Toyota has just been in the way and no one has been driving it. We pretty much just would take it to the gas station near by or something so the neighbors couldn't complain that we left our car parked out on the street for too long. 
I was going to post a picture of the car, but we just got a new computer this week, and so the picture is not on the new computer, and I have no idea yet how to get it on there. So just imagine the beauty with me for a sec. A once tan colored, 17 year old car, 185K + miles, hubcaps rattling as you drive, and the random cosmetic defect from age. It was a good car for us for a long time. I've had some good times in it in college and since we have been married. That little car sure made a lot of trips from Utah to Arizona during my nine year of ownership.  We sold it to a neighbor/friend who needed a cheap car to get to work and back. So it was a perfect deal for both of us. It was a good car...

Long live my little "Tiger" car! (that's what me and my roommates named it in college)  My boys are really going to miss it. I don't know why, but they thought that car was so cool. 

6 comments:

Simon Family said...

It's amazing how sentimental we can be toward our vehicles. We cried when we sold our Toyota.

Ashley said...

I can't believe you still had the Toyota. lol

I cried when I traded in my first car.

Lindsey said...

You gotta love those old cars- I drove an oldsmobile Firenza station wagon we I went to college-it was great-such good memories!

Rhia Jean said...

I am shocked. Janette has always proclaimed proudly that your entire family are Toyota people. Like there is no other kind of car out there. I hope Patrick's new truck is a Toyota or else you might be looking at banishment from the Shumates!

Ashley said...

You can see the P from our front yard. I'll put a picture up when I get the chance.

Ann Sorensen said...

If it makes you feel better, when we got married Ty had a "Jimmy" and it was time to let it go. So when we sold it, He had to have his pic taken next to the car. I thought he was nuts. It was pretty funny.