First, I never thought there would be any “blog” about the Fun Car when I went out and bought it last year. I thought we’d just enjoy it like in my earlier post and then sell it a few months later when I realized that having it wasn’t that fun. I honestly thought, I’d regret the purchase and be embarrassed about my “little midlife crisis adventure.” I didn’t even tell anyone we bought it for months. But it ended up being so fun, that that’s what we called it.
Anyway, now everything has changed.
The Fun Car is so much more now. It’s memories of great times of our last summer. But also, it’s what Alex and I “do” now. Maggie and I go out to nice restaurants, and Alex and I go out for drives.
When he can tell I’m getting a little stressed out, he’ll say that we need to take the car out to get gas. Then, something happens, this little tiny boy, who I guess is a man now, changes everything. He asks me questions, gets me to talk, gives the sweetest objective advice. He’s a man (little boy) of few words, but the words he speaks are intentional and powerful. He is very insightful.
He also wants to take it out when things are going well. So we’ll go for a little drive and laugh like crazy at everything! He’ll zoom through the gears and do some sort of laugh-yell, that sounds familiar. Maybe Bert Reynolds makes that same sound when he’s out running Buford T. Justice. Anyway, it’s just hilarious.
So now, the Fun car is a little retreat for just Alex and me. We talk, we laugh, we hang out. We just celebrate a regular day (regular days are worth celebrating!)
It’s therapeutic. It’s a little ridiculous.
But it sure is fun.
