I love that you love it.

There are few things in Tim's life that he just LOVES:

Me (thank you!)
Claire
Chips
The Gospel

and now...


his 1973, brown, beefy, smelly, old, dirty GMC truck. In his words, "it's freakin' awesome." He has really enjoyed hauling dirt, mulch and sand, taking fallen tree limbs (ours and the neighbors) to the dump and picking up snow blowers and rototillers. He takes it to scouts, he takes it to Lowe's, and he especially loves to take it around the block to give it "a nice warm up."

Back in September we all (even Claire) headed up to Kayesville to buy our new trees. Tim drove, I sat in the middle, all romantic like, and Claire was strapped in on the passenger side. The windows were rolled down (no air conditioning and only one vent for heating) and the country radio station wailed away some Alan Jackson. There we were. All three of us enjoying some time as a little family. We couldn't go on the freeway, I can't remember why, so we went on all the back roads through Farmington and Fruit Heights. The wild sunflowers were in full bloom and fruit stands dotted the highway. It was a beautiful sight. The ride was long and bumpy, but worth every minute. Thanks, Tim for a wonderful memory.

The other day Tim said to me, "I will never go without a truck ever again. I just love that thing!" I am glad you love it. I love that you love it.

Comments

The Jessups said…
haha, the things our husbands have in common. We borrowed a work truck from Cliff's dad while Cliff's truck was being worked on. It looked very similar to this...I'm not sure what year. And it was BRIGHT blue. And he LOVED it. He was sad to part with it. He was SOOO proud to drive it and was thrilled to take me out in it one night.
i love it too! it's a truck that screams, "i am man!"
Taylor's said…
That truck is beefy! I love it! My hubby says the same thing about our 4-Runner; could not live without it.
Whitney said…
oh my gosh you have no idea how much this story rings true to my heart! my fondest memories with my dad are in his beat up truck. and josh always talks about how he wants an old chevy truck to drive around and to just have. i love this story so much! i am so glad you shared it with us. it painted such a good picture for me!
ps- i love the new blog do!
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birdie said…
Andy's been wanting a truck for a long time - for all the reasons that you listed - especially for hauling STUFF!
yeah, Jared has one of those "beefy" old trucks too. I hate it but it's paid for and it works. Take care!
Mrs. Cropper said…
taylor is totally jealous. and i love "beefy" as a description. Awesome!
Anonymous said…
Nate is just biding him time as a sedan-driver -- can't wait to get himself a pick-up. Love that beefy, brown truck! Glad that Tim's so tickled with it, too :)