For The Journey Not just the destination…

I have thought about quitting NaBloPoMo the past couple of days, but then I end up making another post, and in turn continue the madness. So, despite the fact that this is yet another post, I’m quitting. Hopefully, from now on out, I will post when I have something to say or show, and not on a daily basis just because it’s another internet trend.  Woo hoo!

Toys - Little People, VW Bus MicroMachine, Troll, Doozers, R2D2, Dala Horse, Nom, Owl, Alien

These toys are going with me to Belgium. I call them my cheerleading squad. They sit on the shelf above my desk and cheer me on. I didn’t expect the reaction to the bus toys I posted yesterday. I wanted to clarify that those are not my entire VW bus stuff collection, nor even a small part of it. It’s just the cheap plastic buses that have broken doors, or crazy paint jobs. I even have duplicates of some of them. I’m absolutely keeping my special VW buses – ones that were a special gift, or are unique, or fancy, or just something I really like.

Do you have an icon?  You know that single thing that when people see it, they think of you? It’s VW buses for me. It’s frogs for Thomas. We both have a ton – more than we can display in our house without looking like obsessed freaks. :) And many of the things are great and I love them, because buses make me happy.  But some of these, like these plastic buses that don’t do anything, and I don’t remember where they came from, sit in a box in the back of the closet.  I don’t display them because then my really cool collection becomes a cluttered mess.  Anyway, I just wanted to explain that I’m not giving away my collection, I’m emphasizing the special.

Besides, my kids are probably going to hate VW buses.  Isn’t it the rule that your kids never think your taste is cool?

Curious Bird‘s Color Week finishes up with blue. This is my 1971 VW Bus – it fades from light blue to dark blue. It was originally going to be sky blue with clouds fading into navy blue with stars, but I never got past the fade – long story. You can see more photos of my bus and it’s various paint jobs in this old post.

• Faces of the Bus

Just to finish up, Thanks Curious Bird!  I had a great time participating, and even more, I enjoyed meeting some great new bloggers.

Just after Thomas proposed two years ago, he bought a motorcycle. I’ll admit, I’m not a fan, but atleast he’s gone to all lengths to put safety first. He rides it to work, about an hour each way, every day, even in the cold or wet weather. Since he hardly ever drives his car anymore, he decided to go ahead and sell it, rather than have it depreciate in our driveway.

He got the car right before we left Indiana. We were living in a tiny town where Thomas could walk to work, restaurants, and stores, so he didn’t need a car. But when we moved to Atlanta, he quickly purchased a Nissan Maxima to get around our new spread out city.

The Nissan was a good car, but it just didn’t fit Thomas’ personality. It was big, with gold trim, and he’s an Earth-friendly, little car kind of guy. Recently, I asked him why he picked that car and he explained that he had grand ideas of taking his new Atlanta coworkers to lunch in a cushy famly car. Huh?  That doesn’t sound like Thomas…  And the work lunches didn’t really work out – first he worked at a job where he mostly worked from home, and now he’s at a place where they provide free fancy meals at their office everyday.

Anyway, this morning, Thomas sold his car through Craigslist. We’ll still have 2 cars (Honda and bus), 3 bikes (his recumbant is for sale too), and 3 kayaks (one is Dad’s). That should be enough for us to get around for a while, or atleast until we have kids. At that point, I’ll probably pass on my Honda to Thomas, and get a new (used) 4-door car for me. By the way, I recently realized that kids in carseats can’t ride in VW Buses – no back seatbelts. I wonder if we’ll have to give up bus camping for a while when we get to that point.

So what do you get around in?