Ruby

Ruby is Jacob's baby. No lie.

His single most prized possession.

She is priceless to him. No amount of money could ever buy her.

Okay, unless it was a butt load of money, but I'm sure you could buy tons just like her for that amount.

Anywho. Ruby is a 1966 Ford LTD Galaxy. She was originally purchased but Jacob's great grandfather. When he wasn't able to drive anymore, Jacob's grandfather purchased it, but then it just sat.  When Jacob graduated high school he went to Salt Lake for a semester at LDSBC and when he came home, that's when he got Ruby. At this point he was with out a car, and his Dad told him if you fix her up you can drive her. If you don't know, my husband is a mechanic. It's not only a job, a hobby, but also a passion of his. He gained this by fixing up Ruby. I'm probably not telling this all correctly, but you get the point. She's kind of a big deal. In fact, the plan was to drive away from our reception in her. But if she was going to make it to Katy she needed some work. So a few months before the wedding Jacob started working on her. He finally finished a week or two before we got married. But while he was driving around she died. (Really it worked out though because it poured and poured and poured when we got married and that would NOT have been a good car to be driving) For a while she sat in front of his parent's house. And then they took her to a friend to get repaired. Well she's finally home. Let me tell you, Jacob and his Dad are like kids again. And you should see the way they both grin ear to ear when talking about her. It's seriously priceless!!

Ruby's back, and we couldn't be happier :)

This is an older picture, but it turns out it's the only one I have of her.

Our first ride together in her since she's been back. 

Love that boy. And that smile. And 2 years ago I wouldn't have admitted it but I love that car too.

And finally, the text I got from Jacob's Dad the first weekend she was home. I could NOT stop laughing :)