Road Tripping

While I am not really in a space to blog I know that some of you are checking this daily so I thought I better get something up here. Vickie is MIA... I think that could be a good thing. She seems to have taken to life in New Mexico in a fantastic way! I'll try and coax her into catching us up soon!

I've been sick for 3 days. I'm still sick but finally hit the road. The last week is a blur. Lot's of packing, cleaning and saying good bye. I intended to spend my last two days in SoCal with my mom before hitting the road. I was sick the morning after arriving at her place. It's like my body was only holding off until everything was done. I should have known it was coming. I spent the last 3 days in Los Angeles completely depleted. Anyway, it was nice to spend more time with my mom. I just can't help but feel bad for just laying around her house for four days. I suppose that is what moms are for and maybe they enjoy it a little bit??? I just wish I'd felt better enough to do something fun and have a few giggles before leaving for a while. Oh well. Life happens and plans often don't. Sorry and Thank you Mom!

Tonight I am in some strange hotel room. Room 301. It overlooks my car that is loaded with all of my clothes. It's times like these that I just hope. Hope I picked a nice safe hotel with a nice safe parking lot.

Because I am losing my train of thought quickly and not feeling very witty or interesting how about I just share a few highlights from Orange County to Redding today.

1- Blue Honda Civic driving by my side at the exact same speed. Catches my attention. Kid inside rocking out. Speed remains same. I am eating fries (yes, shut up, it's a road trip). Thirty seconds go by, speed still remains same. I look over, kid is eating fries in the same way I am, still rocking out as I am. I laugh. I keep looking and he never looks over. This goes on for seriously like five minutes. I am absolutely sure he did it on purpose. My spidey sense tells me so. I pull away...

2- Coming over a hill just past Sacramento. The sky is the lightest blue I have ever seen. With the horizon blocked by the incline I feel as though I am driving into the sky. Awesome.

3- Passing several trucks full of Forestry workers. Hot, young, forestry workers. Because I stopped a lot and because I go fast, I had the pleasure of passing them 4 different times. Maybe I should join up?

4- Street signs... Panoche Road. French Camp. Rough and Ready. Los Banos.

5- Listening to the song from American Beauty (the one where the plastic bag floats in the wind) while driving through a thunder storm in the mountains.

6- Realizing that every single rest stop and gas station I stopped at has gotten rid of the paper towel and only has hand dryers available. SERIOUSLY!

7- Free internet in my room!

8- Getting a call from Carl that I have been accepted at his apartment complex and I have the choice between two apartments which I will be viewing on Friday. Cross fingers!

Good night. Tylenol Cold. HBO. Bed.

Renee