they must go on lots of adventures

Every time I see a VW van cruising along the road, I shout, "Hey look it's my car! They must go on lots of
adventures."

A VW van is my DREAM car.

I want to buy one, remodel it all cute, and then get some friends and go on road trips.

Not only would we go on road trips but we would go on LOTS and LOTS of adventures.

That's my dream. And I am more than determined to make it happen okay.

The other day we were hauling through my favorite canyon on our way to clean my vacation house.

My favorite aunt was driving. Thus the "hauling through the canyon part"

A VW van passed us and I lit up and shouted the usual, "HEY LOOK IT'S MY CAR! Man they must go on lots of adventures."

My aunt smiled and was like, "Michael always wanted one of those. He was going to fill it up with friends and go on road trips."

Great. Yup. The tears came and good thing I was wearing sunglasses.

Those things are life savers for emotional criers like me ;)

Michael is my awesome Marine cousin. He was killed in Iraq in 2004. And I just looked up to him SO SO much. He was my hero.

Hearing that just made me EVEN MORE determined to get that car.

So there you have it.

There are SO many VW vans where I live, and every time I see one, my heart swells up with a longing of adventure.

I'll fill it up with all my climbing gear, put a surf board on the top (because one day I'll surf I tell you), throw my slackline in there along with a longboard (because I'm going to learn how to ride one of those too), lots of blankets and sleeping bags, and all the shiz.

It'll smell like coconut and peppermint, and campgrounds, sunshine, and good times.

People will look at us cruising along the highway, our skin sun-kissed, our hearts happy, and they'll say, "Hey, they must go on a lot of adventures." and we will.