Road To Redemption

In 1972 my grandfather gave this car to my mother for Christmas.

In 1976, one weekend while my mother was away working in Utah (they lived in California,) my father surprised my mother with a BMW, that he bought by selling her Mustang to one of his employees. She was heartbroken, and really never forgot about it - believe me, we heard about it for YEARS!

35 years later, my sweet father tracked down the EXACT car, re-purchased it, hauled it from Colorado to Utah and had it restored.

This past weekend, he gather all of the siblings, close friends and relatives together and told my mother we were going to a birthday party for my brother. When they arrived at my brother's home, he told her he had a little surprise for her waiting in his garage.

REDEMPTION

See the video: http://youtu.be/viIpBwDkREU

Comments

Julia Allen said…

That is AWESOME!!!!! I think I may be alittle in love with your dad right now. What a wonderful gift!

April 14, 2011 at 9:49 AM

Amy said…

Dang it, that was me, not Julia!~

April 14, 2011 at 9:50 AM

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