I’m so sorry about Mr. B! Saying goodbye to a car can be really, really hard. We live so much life in our vehicles, and so many memories are attached to them. It’s not a small thing to grieve it. I did the same in early 2024 when we sold my 2005 ford Explorer. I still miss her (she was definitely a ‘her’ can’t explain it, I just knew), and I occasionally see her around town, which makes me smile and tear up simultaneously. I wrote about her last year. Thanks for sharing your story. It’s no small thing to say goodbye to a beloved car. https://open.substack.com/pub/aprilswiger/p/saying-goodbye-to-a-beloved-car?r=63o4p&utm_medium=ios
Oh Liz, I'm so sorry to hear about Mr. B! And very glad you are all okay after the accident. Mr. B tugs at my heartstrings because I, too, had a beloved Honda Civic. I bought her in 1999, in high school, and she saw me through college, grad school, meeting and dating my husband, a move to LA, and the birth of our first child. When we finally sold her to Carmax before we moved to Seattle, I knew she was worth more than the measly $700 they gave us. She was, as Mr. B was, a rich repository of sacred memories. I hope she was the vehicle for someone's joy rides and was not squashed into scrap metal, at least not immediately! Perhaps she and Mr. B are now revving their engines in car nirvana. One hopes!
A beautiful tribute to a car and a life well lived, both of you.
Thank you so much <3
I’m so sorry about Mr. B! Saying goodbye to a car can be really, really hard. We live so much life in our vehicles, and so many memories are attached to them. It’s not a small thing to grieve it. I did the same in early 2024 when we sold my 2005 ford Explorer. I still miss her (she was definitely a ‘her’ can’t explain it, I just knew), and I occasionally see her around town, which makes me smile and tear up simultaneously. I wrote about her last year. Thanks for sharing your story. It’s no small thing to say goodbye to a beloved car. https://open.substack.com/pub/aprilswiger/p/saying-goodbye-to-a-beloved-car?r=63o4p&utm_medium=ios
Thank you so much! So much life, so many memories. And thank you for sharing your lovely story! No small thing, indeed <3
Oh Liz, I'm so sorry to hear about Mr. B! And very glad you are all okay after the accident. Mr. B tugs at my heartstrings because I, too, had a beloved Honda Civic. I bought her in 1999, in high school, and she saw me through college, grad school, meeting and dating my husband, a move to LA, and the birth of our first child. When we finally sold her to Carmax before we moved to Seattle, I knew she was worth more than the measly $700 they gave us. She was, as Mr. B was, a rich repository of sacred memories. I hope she was the vehicle for someone's joy rides and was not squashed into scrap metal, at least not immediately! Perhaps she and Mr. B are now revving their engines in car nirvana. One hopes!
Aw that's also such a long life through so many changes in yours 💙! So many sacred memories. Definitely revving together in car heaven - I like that!!