bye bye booty :(

having finally spoke with Dave again, we were sad to hear booty has been sold off like a cheap hooker on dort highway to the highest bidder.  sad because no one can love her like we would have.  sad that she'll never be the proud new owner of two humans who would captain her across the nation on an adventure like no other.  oh, booty .. we'll definitely miss you and the memories we dreamt of making with you.

okay, "sad to hear" doesn't paint the picture so well .. i'd say it's closer to a slopped on paint by number as compared to the mona lisa.  downright crushed is more like it .. heartbroken .. empty .. (hold on, i'm enjoying my dramatic episode!)  really though, it sucks.  i think both of us had already become attached to her and had somehow already let it sink in that she'd be ours.  but "booty" is far more than just a halfway finished bus conversion project that we found on the side of the road one fateful sunday afternoon .. "booty" is more the state of mind she gave us.  a taste.  a vision.  and for that, i'm thankful.

all fluff aside, i'm still pissed.  grrrr.

as Joe's so helpfully reminded me .. repeatedly .. we'll find another bus.  (bless his heart, he think i'm actually listening.  -snicker snicker-)  and i know this to be true, we will find the one.  i'm just in morning and pining away for what i already had my heart set on.  i do know the old saying about doors closing and others opening .. and as it always is, it's easier to say than accept.

so .. the hunt is back on.  back roads beware, here we come!