Today I said goodbye to a very dear member of my family...my 2004 Mazda 3! It was my very first brand new car. This car was so brand new I helped unwrap it off the truck and remove the plastic from the interior. Every single mile put on this baby was done so by me or someone I had given permission to. On her last day with me she had racked up a total of 123,231.
She still looks good!
Of course there were more than a few self-inflicted injuries.
One year for Christmas Mike and I drove her from Baltimore to WI, half of it through a snow storm. A drunk, with no shoes, tried to kick her door in...you should see the surveillance video, it is hilarious! Then there was the time it took the Baltimore City Fire Department to help me change a flat tire.
I'll never forget the day I got her, Memorial Day 2004. It's funny to think that Mike was with me on that day too. The sales guy's name was Cal Steele, I'm being serious. But the most memorable thing for me was my reaction as he was discussing all of the safety features. I rolled my eyes with exasperation; thinking there was no way I'd still have this car when I had a child. Now Kolton knows her so well. He still says "a-MaMa" when he sees another Mazda. And lately he's headed straight for her when he's ready to leave. She will be greatly missed!
So now its time to move on....
....into a 2014 Mazda CX5 Zoom! Zoom!
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