It's red. It's a manual. It has a rusted undercarriage and is usually going over the speed limit. It has strict safety belt regulations. It's hauled many of you around. It drives in the snow fabulously. It is a beast. The driver's side window is broken. It has a very noisy exhaust system. It's usually messy. It's MINE! :-)
I feel now is the appropriate time to write an ode to my little red Honda CRV. It has carried me many, many miles. Countless trips back and forth to Gettysburg. My CRV and I met in 2003 before I knew how to drive a manual transmission. An all-holiday present from my parents, we continue to be in a long term relationship...and a happy one at that. We even made it through learning to drive manual...I'm sure that was tough on the CRV!
I recall going up the driveway to Fox Run (where I was about to start working) and stalling out. I spun tires and rocks that day! It's no wonder the CRV still loves me.
It overcame the incident pictured below...Anna driving it around the parking lot in Gburg, loaded to the gills with my favorite people.
It carried my mom and I cross country. It saw many things...including:
Kadoka, SD:
Mt rushmore, yellow stone, a tornado, a lot of cheese in wisconsin, the wild wild west...well, you get the picture. My Mom thought it was a sweet ride too.
It carried me from WA south, to my current home. Since being in California, the CRV gets moderately offended from time to time because I chose to walk over driving it, but to make up for my neglect, I take it on some pretty awesome adventures.
Like to Big Sur....
Part of my Honda's enduring identity (and mine) was that it had NY license plates.
Well, this weekend, I paid my dues to the state of California. Laying out $200+ dollars to declare my permanence. I had my car plated here. It was very sad.
The (grouchy) DMV person snatched those beauties right out of my hands (along with 2 months worth of grocery money) and I nearly cried. (Partly because of the remaining $0.93 in my bank account!)
I affixed my new plates and adjusted to them and told the CRV not to despair, we could still drive like New Yorkers. :-)
Here's to the journey of the next 130k miles, CRV! Thank you!
Cheers!
3 comments:
ummm I believe you forgot to mention that a midget took that pic in the parking lot of the science center.
yes, i did forget to mention that! LOL. i miss gettysburg sometimes.
...but the font for the word "California" is so awesome (as is the state, itself)!
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