tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post2674658210004923487..comments2024-03-02T03:16:49.548-05:00Comments on Every little thing: I have a car! The personal reflections, with picturesAlison Piepmeierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-56320762018578284452014-06-27T00:58:07.671-04:002014-06-27T00:58:07.671-04:00Not sure if you saw my FB, but we just got a new c...Not sure if you saw my FB, but we just got a new car as well. Husband rides a motorcycle now to campus, so we don't need two cars. So we decided to get something that mainly worked *for me.* We got something I could move in. It isn't a struggle to get in and out of. It doesn't hurt my back to be in and out of it all day from struggling with the doors or height. I can pull down the seats myself. The doors aren't too heavy. I CAN SEE. When those of us with disabilities find something that makes things easier, it's such a feeling of lightness. Especially when we didn't even realize how stressed how we were to begin with! I appreciate the help I get and having wonderful people in my life that don't mind helping, but I also highly value being able to do for myself. Congrats on the ride!Regan Fantrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-71750916014878892002014-06-25T16:42:34.835-04:002014-06-25T16:42:34.835-04:00Reading this makes me ridiculously happy. And that...Reading this makes me ridiculously happy. And that's not solely because I know you. :)pdfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07858767431228551484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-36430194817278322482014-06-25T12:18:06.041-04:002014-06-25T12:18:06.041-04:00Hmmm...Melanzane...do you think that's too fan...Hmmm...Melanzane...do you think that's too fancy for this car? Is there an Italian name that means goofy?Alison Piepmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-34050018767049835902014-06-25T12:16:27.637-04:002014-06-25T12:16:27.637-04:00I love love love The Eggplant! That's it: th...I love love love The Eggplant! That's it: the car's name.<br /><br />And that's really interesting that you have the "anywhere" thought too!Alison Piepmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-73275653038354077092014-06-25T11:20:23.311-04:002014-06-25T11:20:23.311-04:00This is so exciting -- and to tell you the truth, ...This is so exciting -- and to tell you the truth, given what your disability is, I think I know -- a tiny bit -- about what you've felt and the elation you feel now. The heaviness of disability, the perpetuity of it, is something that I wrestle with, and anything that lightens the load, however periodically or temporarily -- is cause for great celebration. <br /><br />Plus, I love the eggplant color and wonder if it calls for an Italian name as well? How about Melanzane?Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-53060658390047646322014-06-25T09:23:05.843-04:002014-06-25T09:23:05.843-04:00Oh and I meant to say CONGRATS ON YOUR NEWWWWW CAA...Oh and I meant to say CONGRATS ON YOUR NEWWWWW CAAAAAAAR! (read in Bob Barker's voice for full effectiveness.)Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11554498539390028841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-5841620757620080672014-06-25T09:20:23.368-04:002014-06-25T09:20:23.368-04:00First of all I love The Eggplant (there now your c...First of all I love The Eggplant (there now your car has a name and is much more attractive)! Secondly, every time I fill up with gas I get a momentary thrill thinking "I could drive ANYWHERE!" then I go on to work, errands, etc. but that momentary thrill happens every time as if some day I will fill up on gas and take an epic spur-of-the-moment road trip.Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11554498539390028841noreply@blogger.com