for the LUV

8 years ago we took a trip to Oklahoma to visit Josh's mom for Thanksgiving. While there we purchased a truck. But not just any truck. We became the proud (2nd) owners of a 1979 Chevy LUV truck. Baby blue in color and with less mileage than our 1999 Toyota Camry had.

Throughout the years it's been a good truck for us. It made the trip back from Oklahoma just fine and since then has been through many moves, back and forth anywhere from Layton to Lehi and then some. It even took the trip a couple of years ago to carry the gear to and from Youth Conference. It also served as a tent for us one night at a family campout as I was not about to sleep in a tent where we were at. The air conditioning didn't work and the inside was a little beat up but it got us (mainly Josh) from here to there. It survived a blown out tire on the freeway losing the tread on at least one more (separate instances) and has been backed into a Lexus without leaving a scratch on the Lexus but getting its rear bumper pushed up into the bed. It was our trademark vehicle. An easy way for people who knew us to recognize us out on the road; it also helped Josh get back in touch with a college roommate.

Josh has spent COUNTLESS hours working on this truck to keep it running. So when he called me from work a couple of weeks ago saying it wouldn't start I thought "well looks like he'll be spending more time working on it the truck" He has often commented that neighbors probably think he's ALWAYS working on the truck and that they probably wonder why we just don't get a new car. Well after towing it home and changing out a couple of parts it still wouldn't start. So we decided that now was as good of time as any to put forth the CASH to purchase a new car.

So for now it sits out in our parking spot until the day when (running or not) it pulls away for the last time and we say "goodbye little LUV. Thanks for all the memories."