Saying Goodbye

Bryan had to say goodbye to his Toyota Corolla today. It's been a great car but it's time had come. The A/C, trunk and the driver's side door lock all didn't work; it had a huge dent in the front passenger's side where Bryan was hit one day; it didn't have any hubcaps; and the paint was fading. It's wasn't much to look at but it ran and had personality.

Bryan bought this car when he first came home off his mission. Last month my aunt and uncle left for a mission to New Zealand and asked if we would take care of one of their cars for them while they are gone. We asked Bryan's brother if he wanted to use Bryan's car, but he had another option (lucky for him!). We decided that Bryan would use the Honda (my uncle's car) and we would donate Bryan's car to charity. We would save money for a new car and then buy one when my aunt and uncle get home from their mission and need their car back.

After a few days with the Honda, it was too hard to give up the Toyota so we decided that Bryan would rotate using both cars. The idea was to keep the Toyota for Ethan to drive eventually (7 years down the road). But then the starter on the Toyota died and it was going to be more money than it was worth to get it fixed.

I called the Make-a-Wish foundation and they picked it up today from Bryan's work. Bryan said he isn't sad but I am a little. It was a good car while it lasted.