Big Trucks

by Kristi Parker

Blog Last Updated; 11/19/2009

Ok, I finally found a reason to miss Texas.

Trucks. Big trucks.

Let me explain.

Tonight, after a months-long search, I found the mattress/box-springs set of my dreams. Exactly what I've been looking for ? gently-used, fabulously-priced, king-sized with an unbent frame. I quickly staked a claim on the bed, arranging for purchase and promising to pick it up this weekend. Feeling pretty smug, I fairly skipped to my car from the mattress-owner's house, patting myself on the back along the way.

And then I started planning the Big Move.

"Hmmm..," I thought. "Who do I know with a truck?"

I wracked my brain, flipping through my mental files of friends, acquaintances and family members. But lo and behold, I couldn't come up with one single local person I know who has a pickup truck large enough to carry that huge mattress load from Durango to my home in Cortez.

Back in Texas, big trucks are a dime a dozen. In fact, in the Lone Star state, you can't spit without hitting either a truck or a truck owner ? or both! My son has a big truck. My cousins have big trucks. My ex-husband has a big truck. My brother has access to big trucks. Some of my Texas friends have big trucks or know someone who would loan me a big truck.

But I'm not in Texas anymore, Dorothy. I'm in Colorado, the land of Suburus and Toyotas and Priuses and small trucks. I'm not saying there are no big trucks in the Four Corners, I'm just saying they are fewer and far between than in, you know, Texas.

So if you see a little Suburu Forester driving down Highway 160 this weekend with four feet of mattress strapped to its roof, that's me.

Just honk and wave and wish me well. And feel free to take photos.

Thursday, November 19, 2009
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Taylor says:

Hahaha...this was great. I can just picture you driving down the road with a big mattress on your car. As many times as we move we should invest in a truck, maybe even a moving van!! Ha. Keep up the good writing.