Car-less In Seattle

In May 2004 we decided to buy a car that we would keep forever.  We were tired of the car buying experience and wanted something that we would love, and that would last, longer than it took to pay off the car loan.  Mike did hours of research, including reading articles, attending the International Car Show, visiting a couple car dealerships to speak directly with salesmen, and then finally making the purchase.  We put a lot of effort into making an educated and responsible decision and we wound up buying a gorgeous and fun 2004 Acura RSX Type-S.  This was Mike's dream car and he loved it. 

We sold Mike's dream car yesterday.

The selling of Mike's dream car makes us car-less in Seattle, changing our day-to-day life and affecting us more acutely than anything we've done thus far in our preparations for relocation.  We felt it's loss almost immediately, after just selling it and wanting to run to the ATM to deposit the money we had just received we realized that there would be no more "running" anywhere. 

Going car-less is a life changing event.  We have to change our mindset and it won't happen overnight.  But, because we don't plan on having a car again, at least not while we're abroad, we'll have plenty of time to get used to our new state of being.