Tacoma….
one of his prized possessions, sat silent in the drive after he left us… Hangers and a t-shirt in the back seat, along with his boots and Saints flags…. sand from our last beach trip to Florida less than a month prior leaked from the hole in the bottom of the paper cup and filled the cup holder. A Koa wood honu hangs from the rear view mirror, surfboard wax and Leilani hula girl in the front cup holder – all reminders of moments gone by that linger in the air and our minds.
myDarlin’ Robert Kenui Pope used to tease me about my little Cavalier saying that those cars were never meant to last, as I drove it until it would go no more….. Over the next few months we shared Tacoma while we searched for a good, used car within a certain price range as I didn’t want any car payments (call me cheap, frugal or whatever….). And I cherish those memories, especially when he had to be at work at 5:00AM. Nothing like the looks one gets from security when walking in to work at 4:30AM. Then Malibu Barbie came on the scene, and we no longer needed to share a ride….. so every once in a while I would drop my car at my work and ride home with him from the Open Mic so that we could just be together and talk, then would ‘catch a ride’ in with him the next morning. The little things are so big….
And over the holidays of 2013, Tacoma had to go away to the shop, and ‘Big Red’ (Dodge pickup) filled in for a couple of weeks. We got the call on Christmas Eve that Tacoma was ready and immediately drove over. I love the photo here as it speaks volumes… Santa got his baby back, the only one for him, the one he planned to keep for the rest of his days.
Yesterday as I picked Tacoma up from the shop, and as I slipped behind the wheel, clicked my seat belt, then placed my hand on the dash and said, ‘Welcome back Tacoma.’ Today I am grateful for memories of Tacoma moments with myDarlin’ that linger in the air and our minds. And as I run my finger through the sand in the cup holder, the Koa wood honu still hangs from the rear view mirror against the backdrop of the setting sun. Aloha myDarlin’…..
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