Goldie

I literally started writing this like a year ago.  Here's to maybe finishing this.

When you move to or away from and island, the things you take with you are pretty minimal.  Just in comparison, when I moved from Omaha back to Cedar after dental school graduation, I filled an entire 10 foot moving truck and the trunk and back seat of my car.  When I moved to Maui I took four suitcases weighing 240 pounds or less.  That either says I have a lot of things I don't really need, or I'm just really good at living minimally for a short period of time!

Regardless, when I moved to Maui I brought my car Goldie with me, but I decided it wasn't going to make the return trip back to the Mainland.  I was getting nervous about all the things I needed to do before moving, so right after getting back from my visit to Cedar in May, I put my car up for sale on Craig's List.  I was amazed at how quickly my faithful little car sold!

I met with a guy to test drive the car, and June 12th I sold it to him!  The guy paid me in cash, so I was walking around with an envelope full of a couple thousand in hundred dollar bills.  My friend told me I should take a picture of it all spread out with me laying on top of it like in "Indecent Proposal."  I was totally up for this plan, but it turns out I was too nervous carrying around that much dough, so I headed straight for the bank!  It was a little bit sudden, and I had just over three weeks left when I still needed a car.  I got a sweet deal from Costco, and I was driving a rental for my last couple of weeks in Maui.  It was this sweet little Dodge Caliber that had the wimpiest engine ever.  Luckily no one really needs to get places fast in Maui!  So here's to my sweet little golden car.

Things we did:

• Started out with me in College, and my first year of Dental school at the U.  This equals late mornings trying to find parking up at the hospital, and late nights hanging out at the library.
• Moved a good number of possessions from Incline Terrace apartments up the street to my cute Corner house.  This included a rather large dresser that actually fit in the back seat!
• Moved out to Omaha with me.  This trip it took on a trailer behind a Penske.
• Survived those horrid winter snow months, including spinning out and landing in the median at least twice.  (Cops were involved both times.  Urgh.)
• Speaking of cops, I think I got one speeding ticket, and at least one or two warnings….
• Became the designated road trip vehicle.  This friend went to Nauvoo twice, to the Mall of America, and a couple of times to Des Moines.
• Got multiple bumps and bruises from the dental school parking lot at Creighton.  Seriously, worst parking area ever.
• Moved from Omaha back to Cedar in a 15 hour caravan with David Densley.
• Was shipped from Las Vegas, across the Pacific, all the way to Maui.
• Multiple maintenance issues.  Tires, brakes, hit a deer, minor fender bender, and new tint that was replaced twice, then removed to be legal in Maui.
• Got a random huge crack in the windshield one night in Maui that had to be replaced.
• Got me safely around the entire Hana road at least three times, and up and down Haleakela another three times.

Apparently I get attached to my vehicles!