Say hello to Alice everyone! 🐰🦋
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After 2 years of of heartbreak and tears, getting screwed over by the previous 2 owners, getting outbid at auction after tracking you down and a dealership asking almost 3 times your worth which I refused to pay- you're finally home. .
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Most of you know I'm a pretty emotional person. My heart is usually on my sleeve and I love deeply. When I first found Alice on LetGo 2 years ago, I cried. She was literally everything I was looking for. She checked all my van search boxes, even the optional ones. .
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I instantly bonded to this van like I would a human. Something about her called to me. I named her instantly. The best and worst decision of my life. We all know once you name something, you're attached. .
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After a month of communication the first owner ghosted me the day before I was going to buy her. I cried myself to sleep. She popped up randomly 6 months later next to a friend's house and before I got there, she was gone again. 6 more months went by and she popped up again but not for sale. I drove by her almost everyday because of where her new owner worked. .
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Every time I would drive by I would call her my van. I didn't think she ever would be at that point but she was mine where it mattered- in my heart. She disappeared again and once again, heartbroken. .
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Almost 2 months ago, I tried to buy a similar van that had been partially converted. I couldn't wait on her forever. The day before in was supposed to see it, it sold. I was again devastated by the entire process of finding a van. .
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My wife and I had went to town and I was playing on my phone when she suddenly made an unexpected turn. Before I could finish asking why she was turning I looked up and there she was.... FOR SALE. I had the cash literally in my purse. I freaked out. Ran around her taking photos. Frantically calling my dad. Walked inside and told the owner I would buy her right now. He told me he'd call me. .
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3 days went by and I heard nothing. Then, his number showed up on my phone. "Hey, I'm sorry but I traded it in today. Transmission was acting funny and I couldn't sell it to you like that."... con't..⬇️
Shelter in Place. .
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I will continue to shelter in place for these two and so many others like them. My grandparents are my world and I know there are millions of others who feel the same. .
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So, when you decided to host a "quarantine party" at your house, remember all of the people who could be impacted by your reckless actions. .
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Please stay home. I saw a meme that perfectly described how I feel right now. It said "I feel like I'm in kindergarten and the teacher keeps taking minutes off of recess and there are 2 kids who just won't behave and keep ruining it for the rest of us." Except this can have dire consequences. .
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I was on the phone with my Grandma the other day before the shelter in place order was given in Ohio. We were talking about the risks to her and Grandpa and how we wished people would take it seriously. .
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She recalled a story from childhood when she was diagnosed with Scarlet Fever. The house was quarantined with a big X on the door. My uncle Dick could only go to school if he stayed somewhere else but he wanted his family so he chose to stay quarantined. They weren't allowed to leave at all. They made it through and guess what, they didn't have technology! .
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I know it seems so hard, especially for those of us who live to travel and explore but please, I'm begging you, for the sake of my grandparents and all those at high- risk, PLEASE STAY HOME.
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Women supporting women. Women are strong; together, they are a force of nature. 💫
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As I look around at this point in my life, I feel exactly like I did in this first photo. On top of the world surrounded by the support and love of strong women.
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Strong women who have struggles.
Strong women who have passions.
Strong women who have trauma.
Strong women who have survived. .
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Strong women who share my blood.
Strong women who touch my soul.
Strong women who look up to me.
String women who I look up to. .
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Strong women who I've known all my life.
Strong women who I feel like I've known all my life.
Strong women who inspire me to be my best.
Strong women who accept me when I'm at my worst. .
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All of these strong women fill my life with so much love, light and empathy. They refill my cup when I feel I am too parched to breathe. When I fall to pieces, it is their friendship that rebuilds me stronger than before; the glue that holds me together. .
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I'm so very thankful for all of the strong women who allow me to learn from them, teach me about myself, lean on them, be strong for them, and just allow me to exist in their presence. .
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Raise each other up because the strength of the sisterhood is strong. Celebrate the women around you every day. #IWD2020 #internationalwomensday
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Special thanks to the @womenwhohike @wowmidwest @womenontheroad and all the things that have led me to find the communities of women who fill my cup. .
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Photos by a talented group of ladies including @lauren.danilek @haileyhirst @brooke_weeber @wanderlustinohio
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