i've had my little blue 1999 escort since 2000, my junior year of college at Canisius. and yesterday, as i was driving back to my parents' house, i realized, this was her last trip...maggy's last drive. yes, i named her maggy. in honor of my high school "magnificat". and our colors were blue, hence the connection to maggy.
next week, when i move my furniture back to ohio, i'll be driving a 10' Budget rental truck. and Maggy will be on her way to either an auto auction or beginning her life with a new owner.
it's so sad, how this little blue car can tug at my heart so much...but she's been there for me through so many life experiences. especially during the time in my life where i was practically living out of her after my first real job out of grad school came crashing down around me.
it's scary too. not having the same freedom you have with owning your own vehicle. relying on public transportation that operates on a schedule that might be different than your own. but it's exciting. the possibility of meeting people you might never have met otherwise, on the train, bus or subway. it's going to allow me to get a fair amount of reading done, prevent me from elevated blood pressure due to road rage and endless lines of traffic.
so it's bittersweet. giving up this little car that is just that...a car. something material and truly impersonal and lacking any emotional value. but at the same time, the memories i have because of the places this little car helped me to get to, the conversations that have been had inside this little 4 door coup, the snow storms that have been driven through between buffalo and cleveland. it's like giving up a part of myself...this little car.
but all good things come to an end someday, and maggy and i have had a good run together.
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Farewell, Maggy, and hello to your hot new life as a T rider!! I'm actually a big fan of the T. Maybe the green line is my least favorite, but where it lacks for efficiency, it makes up for in good people watching. I've never met someone on the T in six years of living here. I am scared of it, actually. I have, however, found a whole new slew of friendly faces now that I'm a rider w/ stroller. Amazing the kindness from strangers....
ReplyDeleteOh Maggy. It's been a long run, hasn't it? Remember when we thought Maggy had been stolen? It took us quite a while to realize that in our "unstable" state the night before, we had actually parked Maggy in the parking lot across Main St. and not the one in our townhouse lot. HA! Cheers to old memories to remember and new memories to be made!
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