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ST. GEORGE — A southern Utah couple has turned their shared journey of overcoming addiction into a sparkling success story with their car detailing business.
"I love cars," Marnie Abrahamson told St. George News. "I love playing with cars. And I get paid to play with cars. I'm kind of living the dream."
Abrahamson and her husband, Michael Lizotte, own M&M Specialty Car Detailing, which specializes in undercarriage cleaning, hard water spot removal, engine detailing and removal of exterior scratches and swirls.
Lizotte is reportedly known for restoring cars to showroom glory. Their aim is to leave a car feeling "as smooth as a baby's bottom."
"We get down to the stuff that's sitting there that nobody probably knew was there," she said. "We don't just wash it and wax it. We take the time to make sure it's done right."
But things haven't always been easy for the couple, and they will never forget how far they have come from the people they used to be. Lizotte, a Native American Assiniboine Nakota from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana, has overcome stereotypes and hopes to become an inspiring role model for others.
