Topher!

The little red ford that I learned to drive in, my beloved Topher has officially died! That car survived 3 teenage drivers...barely! That was the car I felt most comfortable in and now poor little Topher has given up the ghost!

That little car and I have some pretty great memories! I remember when Carissa was first driving him and we had to come up with a name! Topher just seemed to fit and so it was! I remember when I finally learned to drive, running into the fire hydrant before I even got my license and destroying the whole side of my beautiful car! That bent up side stayed with me always, a constant reminder to drive safe! I remember making tape after tape since there was no CD player! The day the eject button broke was the day I was forced to listen to my Sunday tape over and over again because that's the tape that got stuck inside!

I remember driving across the country in that little car hoping that we would make it to Utah in one piece! Carissa and I had so much fun but unfortunately we did bust...we were afraid it was the transmission and that we would be stranded in the middle of Iowa! Well Topher pulled through and thank goodness we made it to Utah!



I remember the times Topher got decorated for my birthday and the times I would blast the music loud with the windows down thinking I was the luckiest girl alive! I remember the early morning drives to seminary and my special parking spot at school! Even though Topher has not been my car for a while (he has been passed on down to the next teenager, Drewbie) I will certainly miss that little red Ford I learned to love so much! When Drew texted me to say he thought Topher was dead I was hopeful he would pull through again! This time he wasn't quite as lucky! May you rest in peace my little Topher and remember how much I truly loved you!