My Life in Alaska: July 2009

1. It was my first car :)
2. It brought me, my three dogs, my friend Kate and all my worldly positions from Atlanta Georgia to Haines Alaska
3. It was a pretty blueish/greenish color, very important to a girl in her 20's :)
4. It was very reliable....besides that small, minor, transmission problem ;)
5. Even though it was only front wheel drive it got me around a winter in Alaska without chains or studded tires!! Now that is a car!!
6. All the times we drove the poor beast out of town 10 - 30 miles just for a fun trip
7. Having to explain to everyone before they get in my car that 1. It smells strongly of dog and 2. it has transmission problems and tends to shake, seem like its going to stall out and over reves more often than not...oh did I mention it HATES going more than 35 miles an hour?
8. The time Mark got in it all wasted and yelled "OMG! Your car smells like dog and cat!!" me "I've never had a cat in the car" Mark "It's just a hint of it"...lmao!
9. The fact that it made it and continued to run up until 2 days before I am scheduled to get a new car :)

and....drum roll please.....

10. Because it was a little piece of home that I brought with me. See, "Betsy" was a car that my mom spent her hard earned money on and bought me so that I would have a car to get around town in. She allowed me to drive it up to Alaska and allowed me to take the car in as my own without ever reminding me that she was in fact the one who owned it. When it came time for me to get a new car she supported me 100% in trading in Betsy to get a new one and she never once asked for me to return the money she had spent on the car. Betsy was a tie between her and I, a tangible symbol of her love for me and a little piece of my mom I brought along on my journey through life.

Oh How I love thee Betsy! A few pics to remember our good times...

Sitka on the way to Haines Alaska