My grandfather developed Parkinson's disease shortly after I graduated from college, and several years later he had to end his driving. My father purchased the truck from my grandparents a year or so before my grandfather died. My father loved having that truck, and even had personalized license plates with my grandfather's initials. I drove it a couple of times when Dad had it. Eventually, Dad sold it because it just wan't feasible for him to have it anymore, and strangely enough, I saw it one day when Andrew and I were out and about. At this point the truck was over 20 years old, and there was absolutely no doubt it was the same truck.
This weekend I was going through some old things, and I found a baggy with some keys in it...keys to my grandfather's truck. There were a couple of other keys in the bag, and I have no idea what they might go to. I have no idea why these keys were all in a bag and not on a key chain, and I have no idea why I have them. It made me smile though. An of course, I kept those keys in the bag and put them right back where I found them. Some day, years from now, I'll forget I have them, I'll come across them again, and I'll get to smile about it all over again.
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