Goodbye Beetle.

4:16:00 PM

Yesterday I gave up my first car, my 2001 VW Bug. It was so much sadder than I expected. I remember buying her when I was 16 with my mom. I remember blasting music out the windows as I drove away from school on my last day of high school. I remember packing her full of my belongings driving her out to the College of William and Mary in Virginia. I remember hitting my first animal while driving her-- a raccoon in West Virginia. I remember driving her to the mall in countless snowstorms. I remember driving her around the deserted Chesapeake Bay area after the hurricane. I remember driving her during tough times with family and relationships-- she was a good companion. I remember driving her back to Minnesota from Virginia after college graduation. And I remember driving her out to Las Vegas with my mom for my new adventure at Zappos.com. She has been so good to me, and I will miss her. I will miss walking out to her in the mall parking lot. I will miss getting honked at by other VW bug drivers. I will miss seeing kids smack each other as I drive by, mouthing "slug bug, no backs!" I will miss her. But as my boyfriend told me, she was a good car for me during those times, when I was in high school and college. Now it's on to the next chapter with my new car, a Hyundai Elantra. Let the adventures begin.

Remembering the bug's life....