Until recently the thought of a road trip only brought back terrible memories. . . memories of being squished into a 9 passenger station wagon with all of my siblings- later in a 12 passenger van- the fights, the car sickness, the vomiting, the break downs, the long hours, the jolty bumpy ride which seemed to endure for eternity- lets just say being in the car for more than an hour seemed like something I would try to avoid at all costs for most of my young-adult years thus far.
Of course, I was cured of that after a 35 hour road trip in a teeny Ford Focus jam packed with our belongings with absolutely ZERO comfort or sleep the entire time.
So far this year (including the end of 2010) I have made 6 trips to the bay area (San Francisco, San Jose), 3 trips to Napa (2 of which were on the WAY to the bay area, but whatever!), 4 trips to Santa Maria (home of my infamous video-game-playing Grandma!) 1 trip to Fort Bragg, 1 trip to Long Beach and 1 trip to South Lake Tahoe. And several of these have been just me and my little travel buddy Mercedes!
Not only have I (mostly) overcome my extreme fear of traveling to places I have never been (especially scary cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles!) I have THOROUGHLY enjoyed getting out and doing some mild exploration of California. I love the breath-taking mountain scenery, the coastal range, the magnificent hills, the variety of coasts and shorelines, the world renowned cities. . . heck even the incredible aqueducts bringing precious water to southern California are pretty dang cool to look at!
Looking forward to these road trips and the people I get to see at my various destinations has really brightened this year for me. Seeing the dates on the calendars, having a little countdown until I leave on my trip- it's all really helped break up the year into more bearable parcels. Those hours in the car just fly by as I gaze at the beautiful scenery and process all the crazy thoughts flying through my brain. . . as I daydream about each detail of my hubby's long awaited return. . .
I am SO lucky and wonderfully blessed to have such an amazing family- and even moreso that they live in so many terrific areas!
I simply can't wait for Adam to get back so we can go on road trips together. . . here's a few things on my list for this coming year:
Visit/Camp at Yosemite
Boat/Camp/Visit Lake Tahoe
Camp in the Sierra's
Camp on the beach
Visit San Diego
Visit Tricia in Pheonix AZ (in the winter! When it's "cold" here LOL!)
Visit Santa Cruz
Visit San Francisco, more of the bay area, and tour alcatraz!
Visit the Oregon Coast (possibly camp there as well!)
Visit Fort Bragg
And of course, a few trips to Long Beach (disneyland!) and Grandma's house in Santa Maria :P
Don't know if life will let us make it to all these places this year, but hey, a girl can dream! And they're all right here at my fingertips :D
I <3 life!
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