There are just some things that are hard to let go of. I never thought that selling a truck would be so hard. When Chad got out of the army in 2000 he drove home in is 1998 Ford F150 that he had put a lot of money into. It was his pride and joy at the time. When he came back to Morgantown it was the only one like it in town. Once I realized that he was driving it I could pick him out of any traffic. The old Ford took him through many good and bad times in his army life and then once he came home he shared the truck with me when we started dating my senior year of high school. We drove that truck EVERYWHERE!!! We would fit as many people as we could in it just to go out to Bowling Green. I remember me, Chad and Deanna driving home from Bowling Green one day and when we got to the Butler county line he pulled over, got out and told me to drive. I had NEVER driven a stick shift before so I quickly started freaking out. Deanna of course was laughing her butt off. To many surprise I made it all the way into Morgantown and then that is where I left the biggest longest black marks that truck had ever made at a stop light. Not on purpose though I got scared and gunned it and that was the outcome..I think Chad was jealous that I left those black marks and he didn't...LOL.. But because of Chad and that truck I learned to drive a stick shift that day.
That truck moved us to Ashland KY, Crossville Illinois, Evansville Indiana, Huntington West Virgina, and back to Morgantown KY. It has picked up many hitch hikers a long the way. It drove us home from our wedding day, drove us to our honeymoon, and most importantly it drove Peyton home from the Cabell Huntington WV hospital when she was born.
I can remember hearing Chad sing for the first time while we were driving down the road in his truck. I still remember the song and where were going.
It holds so many memories to our relationship that it is almost crazy. When Cahd decided that he needed to sell it I was heart broken, We had talked about it many times before but just couldn't bring ourselves to do it. Then he put it on ebay and sold it.. I was broken hearted. I really didn't think it would affect me but as silly as it may sound I was saddened.
While Driving home from work a few weeks ago(the day Chad sold his truck) I can remember passing it on the Natcher parkway watching someone else driving it home. I called Chad immediately and told him that I just saw our truck and he laughed. It was strange to see something that had been with us our WHOLE relationship driving away.
Now we have to make many more memories without the Ford truck in our life. To bad Tarryn will never get to see daddy's truck!!! LOL...
