1987

That was a good year. At least if I could remember it, I'm sure I would think so. I was 7. The car Brian calls his was just coming off the assembly line. Which leads me to this post. That blasted Blazer is the car I love and hate all at once. I love the junky look, the bold and unwavering way it drives, the red fake velvet seats with red leather. I hate that it is now requiring a large sum of money to keep it running safely and legally. We are today replacing the blower so that the heater will work. Next week we will be adding a new muffler and exhaust system then registering it. As this has started to become a burr in my boot I realized something. This car is younger than I am, would I begrudge something the chance to keep on going a few more years? Would I be very happy if someone told me I was too expensive to keep running? I know this is silly comparing my life to a cars, but let's take a moment and think of all the silly things we do in a day.

Did you have a freak out moment today because you were too generous this Christmas? I did. Did you stress out about making a nice dinner for you family even though they would have been just fine with peanut butter and soup? Basically what I'm getting at here is, let's try to have a little more perspective this holiday season and if we can swing it, for the rest of our lives. What do I care that the car we're about to plug $500 into is 23 years old? At least it runs! I wouldn't blink an eye putting that into my explorer. Our families will not only survive, but be very happy to have a casual, very "kid friendly" dinner tonight! So whip out the Lucky Charms baby, mom's taking a night off! Christmas will be here in 10 days, does it matter if you bought the perfect thing for each person you know? NO! Everyone will survive without everything they want, and probably be the better for it. I did not make Christmas cards this year, I figure those of you who know me read my blog. If you don't read my blog, then you didn't need a Christmas card anyways! And frankly, our 2010 sounds a little depressing if you don't personally know us and have the joy of partaking of our sense of humor over the whole thing.

What can you do for you tonight to keep you running? I bet it won't cost $500. I bet it's simpler than a muffler and ever better than a blower. Let go and keep yourself running smoothly. You're worth it even if my 1987 Blazer isn't.