a new family member

It is amazing how attached we become to material things when they have protected us, housed our memories, and been with us for a long time. Our Durango “Tinkerbelle” has been just that for us. Dan bought her before we even dated. But she is getting old and we felt the need to get a more reliable and gas friendly car.

Check out “funder” or “twinkle” or “wanda” ---

It makes me happy!

We purchased the car kind of on a whim – we were looking but didn’t think that it would be the first car that we tried out and even sat in. We got a steal of a deal on it-

So these names-

- Funder – Have you ever heard Bryan Reagan? Well he has a line in one of his sketches that he says, “Where we goin’ Thunder?” We say it often when Abi asks us where we are going. One night she said the whole line but said “Funder” instead. So it kind of stuck- but we are torn…

- Twinkle – This is Abi’s deemed name because of the Subaru logo with “twinkle stars” on it

- Wanda – my mom’s name for our car… although I dislike it, she calls the car that. She is just trying out her wanted name when she gets an outback.

One more thing-

You know how most people have “punch bug” contests. Well, in our car, we have “smack – back” contests. And, if you see an outback that is black – it is even more points! I am good at the game and Dan will forever hate the day he created the game.