WHAT A RIDE!

 This is my girl!!! I owned her for two wonderful years!!

Of all the cars I have owned, this one is my favorite. she drove like a dream...

As you started her up,she would growl with her deep rumbling pipes, preparing you for an assured adventure on the open road. 

She was flashy and always attracting a positive energy. It was often that I would get a thumbs

up as passing cars would give there salute of admiration as a kind of payment for a glimpse of her beauty.  I think I would of loved a lot about the 50"s!!

She just screamed kool!! 

I felt wonderful behind her wheel, timeless, classic and just pure style.... 

I gave any and all who wanted a spin in her a ride , I felt very generous with her, I knew she was a blessing and

I am all for sharing the JOY!

My Husband drove this 56 Chevy Truck,

he did not let anyone drive it!

This was his favorite too! It was a time of "Sweet Rides" for the both of us.

My eldest son took both cars to the high school for the year book photos.

He somehow felt like they were his too!! at 16 who wouldn't?

These cars went with our new Business!

We bought this building from a local bank and remodeled it from an old mexican restaurant

to  a very kool Diner!

We lived another dream opening this restaurant...

but we worked so many hours that our family time was gone.

None of my children miss the business, they also worked  and lived it with us.

We lived up in a canyon during our brief stay

in Idaho, so driving her along the country roads was truly nostalgic...here are a few pictures of our home on the hill.

  

This is our country cottage on 3 acres in Sugar Creek

out in Cub River, Idaho

  

This is Sugar Creek that runs through the base of the property.

We only lived here  just under 2 years. 

We really do not miss the cold, but it was beautiful.

Nothing like the living in the country, I do miss my horses and the easy breezy country days.

 

It was fun to give it a go in the restaurant biz, I think we miss our cars the most!!

My Caddy went to Belgium on sale through Ebay and Al's truck sold to Colorado .

We knew that Hawaii was not a place for classic cars with all of the salt air!.

Moving everything to Hawaii was very expensive, so we said goodbye to the cars.

There is a season for everything, if I have learned one thing it is that "THINGS" come and go

but "Families are Forever".

people have questioned us for moving a few times in the last 5 years. Aren't we worried about the kids?

How  will they adjust? and the questions kept coming?

We felt that we are willing to take risks as long as we are in sync as a family.We never made decisions

without a family council and lots of prayer.

We are California natives,we are both from Northern Cal, but I was raised in Southern Cal.

When the Real Estate slumped in Calif in 05, we relocated to Idaho to try a new business in a new

climate and a better economy or so we thought?. It just was not for us, but we did follow through with our goals and the finished product was very desirable. It was through our blood ,sweat and hard cold cash that we knew we wanted something else!!

Isn't that always the way, only after hard work do we come out the other side knowing what we do and do not want  ?

We knew that we did not want to live in the snow! We knew we wanted,

preferably the warm sun, ocean water and if we had to do any struggling, let it be in Paradise!

Many lessons were learned from our move to Idaho.Our best friends moved their as well. It was hard to leave them since we had never lived in the same town before. They have found a peaceful life there

and we are so happy for them. We also  still have family that is sprinkled all over Cache Valley.

It was a memorable experience and it is what catapulted us to Hawaii. For that I will always be

grateful for our "RIDE" through Idaho and ALOHA!!