Good Bye Old Friend, Hello New Pal

Yesterday was a bitter-sweet day for me. On one hand I had to say good bye to an old friend, my 1996 Isuzu Rodeo. After 12 years and 200,483 miles the time had come to move on to something new and just a little more reliable. The picture above was taken minutes before I sold her to someone I hope will use her and get their money out of her. My Rodeo has taken me many places to enjoy time with my family and friends. This was the ride Dawg-ette and I took on our first date, on our honeymoon, and the ride that brought Puppy home in from the Hospital after she was born.

The final mileage for me, 200,483. Many trips to many events and good times with family and friends.

Now for the new Pal.

Last weekend Dawg-ette, Puppy and I decided it was time for a new ride, so we went car shopping and found our new ride. We picked out a 2006 Dodge Durango Limited. The first time I drove it I fell in love with it. It has everything that we wanted in a new car except navigation, but that was something Dawg-ette wanted and we'll take care of that down the road. For Puppy, it has a DVD player in the back so she can watch DVD's when we start going on road trips. Seating is outstanding. We can seat 8 people, and they each have their own cup holder as well. But the thing I like most about our new ride is the room I have behind the wheel. I have a ton of head and leg room. So now I feel like a normal sized person when I am driving, and not cramped behind the wheel unable to stretch out.

Well now we will be making new memories in our new ride, but I will not forget the memories I had in my old ride. Thank you old friend for the times we had, and the trips we went on. Hope you are as good for your new owner as you were for me.