This past week my husband and I were hit by a distracted driver as we were turning on a green turning signal light. The side airbags deployed, a rear tire was busted and part of the bumper was removed. Our insurance company didn’t even try to repair it. They made it a total loss due to the cost of repairing the airbags and the worth of the SUV. They didn’t know the memories we had in that little guy. Over 120,000 miles were put on during our many road trips across the country and the rescue trips I made to take injured wildlife to the rehab center down in Price or down to Best Friends to take fish or other animals for them to take in permanently. We went on our 25th Anniversary trip in Pepe. 23 days alone with each other as we traveled all the way to the Outer Banks of South Carolina and North Carolina. Pepe took us to Washington state, where we visited our extended family there. He also took Don and his friend, Gary, all the way to Calgary, Alberta, Canada and back in four days. Pepe was a very dependable little guy. We kept him serviced and just about 2000 miles ago, I put on winter tires while on a trip down to Albuquerque,  New Mexico, in a bird transport trip. He also took me to many quilt meetings, shows and retreats. Our last trip out of state together was to the Oregon coast for our 26th this past Spring. We were gone 13 days. Memories that can never be replaced or relived are all we have left of Pepe. May he rest in peace.

Welcome – Little Nicholas

After spending the last few days recovering from the accident, we took ourselves to Low Book Sales to look for a replacement. We tried out three different SUV’s, looking for a comfortable ride, seats that fit us and good gas mileage. We ended up with a Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. Same color as Pepe, but more space and more economical on gas. The Nissan Rogue and one neither of us can remember were the other SUV’s we tried out. We wanted to stay close to the same amount each month. Hopefully, we may get a better financing deal through our credit union. Our daughter works for it and thinks our credit is good enough to get a lower payment with Gap insurance included.  

Once we get some light, I will take some photos of our Little Nick and get the hands free blue tooth set up so I can talk as I drive and be in compliance with our hands free laws. Need to see if I can get my SiriusXM added on too. I can’t wait to start making memories in Little Nick too!!