Goodbye, Govn'r. You served the Hanson family well 1997-2007.
Sad but true. Grand theft auto strikes the life and times of Erin Hanson. I had the most wonderful evening with the Roundhills and Gordons after youth group last night...cupcakes, pumpkin pie, baby gifts, karaoke...and pulled into my favorite parking spot right in front of the house around midnight. Slept soundly, woke up late (as usual), got dressed, and flew out the door at 7:15am sharp to discover...nothing but the curb, street, and fallen leaves; my car GONE! I should say I'm not surprised. Honda Accords are very frequently stolen. It is more of an inconvenience than anything, and I'm more mildly irritated than upset. The three things I am sad to be gone are:
1. The September '07 issue of Vogue ("Our biggest issue EVER!") which I just began to read
2. My favorite blanket which I got at H&M in London during the Christmas of '04
3. My journal which contains thoughts and records of events over the past 3-4 years
I wish they would have emptied out the car and left these things lying in the street at least. I'm especially sad about the journal as I'm sure there are many things contained therein that I will never recapture even if I was able to lock myself in a room for three days straight and try to remember everything that's happened and how I felt about it. I mean, it's totally impossible.
There is of course still a chance that the car (and/or its contents) will be found. But I am not expecting this to happen.
So...I called the police, spoke to the officers, filed my report; called the insurance company and made my claim; took a shower; walked 15 blocks to the rental place and got myself a nice Hyundai Elantra; and arrived at work only three hours late.
We just never know what can happen in a day, do we?
11 comments:
Lame! I'm so sorry, Erin!
Oh Baroness,
I'm so sorry. You are welcome to use my '97 Honda Civic if you want to drive the 1000 miles+ to get here! :-) Mine sits in the driveway and I've often wondered if it will suffer the same fate one day....
Duh, how can you drive the 1000+ miles to my house without a car? Well, I guess you have the rental but then how would you drive them both back? Road trip for me!!! Yay!!! Only I will NOT be stopping in Sinclair, WY to spend the night. Ahem.
Also, just wondering if you could take that blasted "word verification" off your comment settings!!!? It makes talking to you that much harder...
Hey Chatterbox Queen!
If I take off word verification I'll get spam!
Oh my goodness...SINCLAIR. What a memory...thank you for making me laugh today. Hellish construction zones, glowing animal eyes in the dark of night, legions of mice, fat snowflakes, Christmas carols at dawn, cliffsides, real cowboys, and grey gluey mud...ahhh, what a vacation it was!
I'm so sorry! If it makes you feel any better, we're driving a PT Cruiser from the rental place since my accident on Tuesday. We should start a trend...forget owning a car, just rent one! Maybe we can swap if we get tired of what we're currently driving! :)
super lame no flobob no honda no fun! i'm so sorry my dear!
lame. your journal? the worst. i think i'd be more devastated over my journal than my passport, credit card... anything!!
OH is THAT the point of the word verification? I wondered what that was for. I don't have it and I never get spammed. Someone spams your comments? I'm confused.
Anyhoo. You forgot about Rich freaking out about his van when we were a few feet from that moose and Dean kept saying, "oh c'mon, just back up a little more so I can get a good picture!" Hee hee. And the infamous McD's drivethru fiasco. And the clods of mud that kept falling off my Ford for the next 2 months. No joke. Did I tell you I sold old Betty Ford a couple years ago? 'Tis true.
Anne - Heck yes, it's a cultural revolution. Rental cars for everyone!
Rich - I love how you threw FloBob in there.
Spiro - I miss you best friend Jamie!
now you must buy a red sports car to match you. :)
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