Almost...

I've been carrying my small camera in my purse for a few weeks (soon after I hit 99,000) so that I could be sure to catch a picture when it happened. My main worry was either that I would forget to notice, or that I would be on the freeway or somewhere else that would make it impossible to pull over and take a picture. Fortunately, it didn't happen that way.

I was on a nearly empty residential road, so I just pulled over quick and snapped a few pictures. This little car of mine has been through a lot in the 8(?) years that I've had it. Multiple trips between school and home (a 4 hour drive), including a few trips when it was snowing. Driving cross country with me, Chris, and everything we could stuff in the back seat and trunk (not much). Being relegated to a second car after we bought our Alero, then our Elantra. And of course, being my work car for the past 3 years, complete with a backseat that is overflowing with toys. Over 15,000 miles per year, just for work. That includes one very long and uncomfortable summer with no air conditioning. Thankfully that not so small issue is fixed and the AC seems to be working just fine. It also survived getting rear-ended by a pickup truck, which technically totaled the car, even though it still runs fine, despite the dent in the back end. Overall, this car has served us well.