Goodbye Mickey
Ten years ago we lived in southern California and had season passes to Disneyland. It was a tough year because I struggled getting a job and also getting pregnant, but it was a super fun year going to Disneyland at least twice a month and exploring all that the greater LA area offers. I was also working with some amazing teenage girls at church and I loved them dearly.
After two years of trying to get pregnant, I finally succeeded and spent the last month of our annual pass to Disneyland just walking around but not riding rides. The sad part was that then I miscarried and by then our passes had expired. It was too tight financially for us to go back just for a day but right before we moved, one of the girls from church (also a fellow Disney enthusiast) took me to Disneyland for the day. She knew how sad I was over the miscarriage and how I felt like my Disney experience was incomplete and she took me and gave me such a magical day. It is one of the kindest things anyone has ever done for me and I still can't think of that day without being overwhelmed by her thoughtfulness and love. We rode everything and had so much fun together and it was the perfect way to end our time in California.
It was my birthday just a week or so following and as we were packing and getting ready to move to Ohio, this wonderful girl came over and gave me a Mickey head to go on the antenna of our silver Corolla. I loved it and immediately put it on our car where it has remained since. I loved that when silver Corollas were plentiful and it could be difficult to find my car, I just had to look for Mickey. Our kids even started calling it the Mickey Mouse car and such it has been called for the past eight years.
Then last Sunday we were leaving for church and noticed that Mickey was not on the car anymore. We're not sure what happened to it but it wasn't in our yard or anywhere around so we had to say goodbye to Mickey. It made me sad to lose that small memento from such a happy experience and we're not quite sure what to call the car now. That little spongy head had become a fun part of our family culture and I'm going to miss him.
After two years of trying to get pregnant, I finally succeeded and spent the last month of our annual pass to Disneyland just walking around but not riding rides. The sad part was that then I miscarried and by then our passes had expired. It was too tight financially for us to go back just for a day but right before we moved, one of the girls from church (also a fellow Disney enthusiast) took me to Disneyland for the day. She knew how sad I was over the miscarriage and how I felt like my Disney experience was incomplete and she took me and gave me such a magical day. It is one of the kindest things anyone has ever done for me and I still can't think of that day without being overwhelmed by her thoughtfulness and love. We rode everything and had so much fun together and it was the perfect way to end our time in California.
It was my birthday just a week or so following and as we were packing and getting ready to move to Ohio, this wonderful girl came over and gave me a Mickey head to go on the antenna of our silver Corolla. I loved it and immediately put it on our car where it has remained since. I loved that when silver Corollas were plentiful and it could be difficult to find my car, I just had to look for Mickey. Our kids even started calling it the Mickey Mouse car and such it has been called for the past eight years.
Then last Sunday we were leaving for church and noticed that Mickey was not on the car anymore. We're not sure what happened to it but it wasn't in our yard or anywhere around so we had to say goodbye to Mickey. It made me sad to lose that small memento from such a happy experience and we're not quite sure what to call the car now. That little spongy head had become a fun part of our family culture and I'm going to miss him.
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