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How Far Will You Go?

How far would you go for something to make your loved one happy? I went all the way to Green Bay!

My wonderful Hubby had been looking for a 1995 Buick Riviera to buy. Everywhere he looked the cars he saw had high mileage and some were not in really good shape. Then he found it; a beautiful car with low miles and a reasonable price. He contacted the dealer, and decided to go look at the car– in Green Bay, Wisconsin. We live in a city outside of Detroit, Michigan!

So we traveled Friday night to Chicago to spend the night with my sister and her family. We were tired but excited. We got up really early on Saturday and drove the 3 hours up to Green Bay. It was the quickest time at a dealership I’ve ever had! Green Bay is c-c-c-cold! But the car purred. Obviously it had been owned by someone who was OCD! We test drove it, inspected it (hubs was once a car mechanic – handy skill!) and then we handed over the negotiated price and we left – all within one hour!

So I found out that I will travel by car for 4 hours after working a full day and getting up at 5:20 AM, then drive 3 hours with only 4 hours of sleep, stand in the freezing cold, then drive an additional 3 hours (back to Chicago), and drive home again – literally spending the weekend driving! All to see that excited glint in the eye and happy smile from my loved one. But I really already knew I’d travel to the far ends of the earth or live in a cave to see that smile!

Needless to say for the next couple of months I am wife of the year!

Posted by Anne Marie on Dec 07, 2009 print article e-mail to a friend
  • Me-Mo

    What a lucky guy,My ex-wife wouldn’t ride across town to look at a car with me.I was married for 10 years to a beautieful and loving woman,unfortunately she never heard of doing things with your spouse because that’s what makes them happy.Even though said spouse did many things he wasn’t interested in(going to yard sales,crafting shows,crafts stores and warehouses for hours on end,missing oppertunitys to do something I have waited to do that happens once a year,gave up being a DJ because she thought a married man shouldn’t be going to clubs that often even though she could come any or every time if she wanted to,visiting her friends and relatives,going to seminars pertaining to her job,etc.),just because she liked to do them.I have a restored classic car(a resto-custom),that I built and like to take to car shows in close proxmity to where we live(the furthest away is maybe a 3 hour drive,the closest there are 4 local less than a 30 minute drive),I would ask her to come with me to be in some of the pictures with me recieving trophies(I have many from various shows,1st place,best motor,best display,2nd place etc.)but she always declined.For 10 years that was always a sore spot for me,that she never wanted to do or be somewhere just because that’s what I wanted to do or where I was.Even though I did it for her,and my step-daughter.Some of my friends from the car shows never even knew I was married.But that’s okay,I still love my VW. (o\_|_/o)

  • Sarah

    Me-Mo – What a sad story! Growing up in Michigan, I know what fun auto shows can be. She missed out didn’t she. But it’s good that you’ve moved on. Perhaps you will meet someone who shares your passions! I hope so. Thanks for commenting – Anne Marie

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