Driving home today I noticed that
our Honda Odyssey minivan is at 99,999 miles. Which is amazing for a lot
of reasons, especially considering that it is 14 years old. We bought this car
the same week that our twins were born. I remember going to the dealership with
my dad that Sunday and saying "we're not buying a car today. We're just
going to look." But our family of 3 had just grown to 5 and we got a good
deal. Who would have known that, bli ayin harah, this car is still taking us
places all these years later.
Over the years this van drove us to
school and did carpool to practices. It took us on road trips from Florida to
New Jersey and from Houston to Santa Fe, and moved us and our stuff from
Florida to Texas and later from Texas to Maryland. It protected us through two
accidents and one blown out tire on the highway. It survived flooding and
having its entire carpeting replaced. It has lived in 5 different homes over
the years and seen its precious cargo grow from infants to teenagers. Our
eldest learned how to drive in it and later used it to move into college and to
get to the airport for her Aliyah.
I hope we will have a lot longer with this car. But she is starting to show her
age a bit. At some point we will have to replace her. Even though she is
just a car, she represents a lot of memories and has played an important role
in our family. So here's to our Honda Odyssey who has been a big part of our
journey. Thank you for the ride.
