Betty the Boat.

Hello, I’m Lydia and today I will be giving a eulogy to my first love.
She and I were together for about 8 years and I haven’t had a relationship like it since.
Her name was Betty the Boat, and she was my 2000 Mercury Sable station wagon.

I remember the first time I saw her, in the lonely parking lot, just begging to be bought.
It was fate.
Sure for the first 4 years, we had to suppress our love because I was too young for her.
But the very day that I was able to go get my license, I did and our marriage was solidified
Everyday we went to high school together and she was always outside waiting for me when the day was done.

Some of my favorite memories with her include driving in the country to take pictures.
With no destination in mind, just driving.
We were two peas in a pod, Betty and I.
I also loved driving her out in to the country with a pillow and blanket.
Parking her, and sleeping with the seats down in the back under the stars.
We’ve been through it all.
Through the time I got pulled over for pretending to drive in London, to the long roadtrips by myself around the Midwest.
I thought we’d be together forever.

Then August 2008 hit.
We began our treck from Indiana to California.
She’d never gotten tired before or overheated, and in this trip across the country she broke down twice and overheated.
Once in the middle of nowhere Kansas, and second in the middle of the desert of Utah.
She just couldn’t hold up any longer.
We were towed twice and each time she fell a part a little more.
In any event, we eventually made it to California

Just a couple weeks in, she overheated in one of the most ghetto areas of town on my way to Riverside and it was the last straw.
The repairs for the engine damage were going to cost more than the cost of her altogether.
I started to cope with the fact that Betty and I would be parting ways soon.
I ended up having to get a new car a couple months a go, and let me tell you, Tyrita has not filled the whole in my heart that has been left since Betty’s been gone.
It was very difficult for both of us and I still think about her often.
When I left her in the parking lot at the Honda dealership, I gave her a big hug and promised her that I’d never forget her.
They say you never forget your first love, and I am now beginning to see what they mean.