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Overdrive

October 16, 2018 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

For those of you not aware of what “overdrive” is in a car, I’ll try to simply explain it.  Overdrive is a gear in the transmission that is less than a 1:1 ratio with the engine. Effectively, the wheels turn faster than the motor. It’s great for cruising at higher speeds.  The engine doesn’t have to work as hard, so it’s a more…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Anticipation, widower, Stress, Mike Welker, widower with children, cars, Metaphors, changes

Mileage

December 10, 2015 by Stephanie Vendrell Leave a Comment

My new car is awesome. I never drive it or think about it without a wistful wish that Mike were here sharing it with me, but it is still awesome. He would have loved it too. A brand spanking new car with bells and whistles like I’ve never had before. My Subaru was a 2003 and Mike’s truck is a 1996 so I feel like I’ve been dropped headfirst into a…

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Stream of Life

November 12, 2015 by Stephanie Vendrell Leave a Comment

Some weeks I feel like I’m just going to repeat myself. Because some weeks, nothing much changes. Nothing changes in how much I miss Mike, and nothing changes in how many changes I’m seeing happen in my life. I can’t stop it. Time is hurling itself forward at an increasingly rapid pace…at least, that’s how it seems, some days.  After…

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Grease Monkey

October 12, 2015 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Before Megan, before Shelby, before dating and marriage and sickness and death, there was my car.  I bought my Mustang in 2000, when I was only 20 years old, during my service in the US Marine Corps.     It was my first passion.  I drove that car to the beach every weekend with my buddies.  I drove it 14 hours one-way from North Carolina, once…

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So Long, Subaru

September 17, 2015 by Stephanie Vendrell Leave a Comment

My car is dead.   Mike and I bought our Subaru in 2005 anticipating the arrival of his girls on the island; at the time we had only his pickup truck – which I still have – so we needed more of a family car.   It’s funny how cars hold such a sentimental value. I’ve been asked several times if I’d sell his truck: NO WAY. It’s old, dirty and…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed Belongings, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Suddenly, Miscellaneous Tagged With: memories, widowed, grief, cars, stephanie vendrell, suddenly widowed, stuff

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