Hot, Fiery, Sexy, Bold, Exotic, Dangerous...
I wouldn't use any of those adjectives to describe myself. I don't wear red clothes and I don't use red to decorate our home. I love color and feel very attune to color. But I've never felt any connection to the color red.
Sound strange coming from a redhead?
My relationship with red has suddenly changed. Last weekend we bought a new-to-me car. After a lot of research, we knew exactly what we wanted. When the dealer called, my Sweetie took the test drive while I was at work. He called me to tell me it was a great deal and ran through all the features. As we were about to hang up I quickly asked, What color?
Salsa Red.
Red? I never imagined myself driving a red car. By the end of the day I still wasn't used to the idea. When I saw the car in person I was still apprehensive.
I couldn't believe myself. It's just a paint color. I'm the one that always tells the car salesman that color doesn't matter. It doesn't change how the car drives.
Now here I am the owner of a red car. Not tacky, hooker lipstick red. Not race car, orangey-red. Not mature and academic garnet. But a deep, luscious, candy-apple red. Salsa Red.
Guess what? I'm giddy. Apparently, car color does affect attitude. My Gumption Initiative just got kick-started.
5 comments:
Congrats on your new, saucy ride! Hope you have lots of adventures in it.
AWESOME! Now you can be fiery and spicy! Yowza! :o) I am glad you are happy with it, congrats on the new-to-you car!
Congrats on your spicy new car! I would think a red car would definitely lift up the spirits!
Oh so shiny too. If Salsa Red makes you that happy we shall paint the town red. It is a sexy, sassy color it should make you feel better. Glad to hear it.
Ah yeah!!! Love it. Can't wait to see it. We traded in the Civic for a CRV in July. It's a light sage color. Ironically, I went in to get a red one but ended up with this one.
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