Words and Light

What would you do if your grandparents bought you a new car?

These girls — who each received a new car, along with their cousin — whipped out their iPhones. But rest assured, they did hug and thank their grandparents first.

© 2011 by The York Daily Record/Sunday News. Taylor Garrod, 19; Audra Garrod, 21; and Brooke Garrod, 17, of Manchester Township use their iPhones to take pictures of their new cars at Apple Honda of York on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Barbara and Eugene Garrod, of Manchester, bought a silver Honda Fit Sport hatchback car for each of their four granddaughters who are licensed to drive, on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at Apple Honda of York.

The extended caption:

Audra Garrod, 21; Taylor Garrod, 19; Brooke Garrod, 17; and Allison Hollerbush, 17, arrived on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, to pick up their new cars. Audra Garrod, a student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania who is working in Lancaster for the summer, wanted a car with better gas mileage and originally asked for help buying a Honda CR-V. Her grandparents Barbara and Eugene Garrod then decided not to let their other granddaughters feel left out, and accordingly purchased identical cars for all four granddaughters.

I’ve lately been thinking a lot about my student loan payments, insurance payments, rent and everything else — plus a few other debts to my parents — and just, wow. These girls are very, very fortunate.