Thursday, June 5, 2014

Things I Miss #34: The Blazer

When Floyd was in high school, his family restored an old Chevy Blazer.  It was a fun vehicle.  While we were dating, we went on many mountain rides in that thing, sometimes even with the top off.  It was a lot like riding in a jeep.  It was a beast.  I'm sure the gas mileage was horrific, but I had a lot of fun on those drives.  It got sold somewhere along the way and I miss it.  Maybe I don't miss the actual Blazer as much as I miss the freedom to just take off on a three hour drive on hidden canyon roads snuggled up next to my boyfriend - it's hard to say.  Either way, I told Floyd that for my 40th birthday, I'd like a jeep.  By then, I think our kids will be old enough to sneak away on a drive together.  Of course, the bad news is that by then I will also have teenagers and it won't be long until they try to borrow my jeep to take their friends on rides, a thought which leaves me with heart palpitations.  So maybe my 55th birthday when they are all grown up.  I guess we'll see. 

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