My First Car!

I didn't learn to drive until I was in college simple because there wasn't a need nor an urgency to learn. So when I desperately needed to learn, I had a few friends in college who taught me and got to experience first hand what it was like for me to drive. Thankful for them as they've stuck around even after multiple potential accidents. Ha! Whoops. But you're not living if you haven't ever experienced those moments with your friends. Haha.

This was on our way to Vic's to help with bridal shower decor and Mai drove us down. 

So when I finally got  my license in college, my parents gifted me with a little hand me down car that my brother used to drive. I am never picky with cars and I don't really ask for much as long as it gets me from point A to point B and this one did that. Was it fully reliable? Maybe not so much. There were many times I would go and just pray that it gets me where I need to go and y'all, it was a blessing. It took me to and from my student teaching locations and it brought me and my friends to places like McDonalds and Walmart when the late night munchies kicked in back in college. There was only one or two times I remember actually having any trouble with it .. haha. It was all good either way. 

Even though I drove that car first, I don't consider it my first official car though it will always hold a special place in my heart. Haha. 

My first official one is my cute blue highlander! A couple weeks before I was going to marry Jeff, my parents wanted us to look for a car for myself as a gift from them for my wedding. Honestly, they didn't give us much time to pick and choose so we went with the best offer after just two days of going out and looking at it. After a couple months of driving it, we named her Lola and saw that it fit her well.

This was the first day we brought my new car home. 

And Lola has treated us very well. She rarely had any issues and has taken us to many places that are all so memorable for both Jeff and I - our honeymoon, our moving journeys, road trips to and from home, traveling out of state to see friends. All the things. 

And this car holds an even more special place in my heart being that it's a gift from my parents. So I love it with all my heart! <3