Been up since 5am :). Good night, (little pokey from the break and seat belt buckles...) just seemed like I had less room to sleep. I was really scrunched, like a sardine, and I woke up few times due to hurting knees and pain in a hip. Well, what can I expect,... with the amount of room available, I'm happy that I slept through somehow and I feel rested.
I see dawn breaking far away over Utah. Faint but already pretty. Wow, how far I've come!!!!! I myself can't believe it...
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Day 3
What a day!!! I crossed Nebraska, Wyoming and Utah!!!!! I'm on a border of Utah/Nevada, I'm so tired I can't drive anymore! I've been on the road since 7:30am and stopped only to get gas, which is 5-10 minutes at a time.
Nebraska: as flat as you can get, some parts to the point of boring. Other parts, simply fascinating!!! There is this wild west feel to this state. Barren, extremely windy and almost freezing. Small trees with twisted branches and very few leafs, a lot of dirt and brown grass... lots of bare tree trunks either still standing or fallen over and white from the winds. Every now and then there would be a surprise though, like a sculpture of a howling coyote on a rare hill.. :) Lots of cows, it actually stank of cow farms in many places. I almost expected to see a whitened skeleton of a cow or buffalo alongside of the road. That state surely has a feel about it. And I certainly felt the feel each time I had to fuel up!!! It was freezing, right through your bones freezing, and the wind whipped my hair about so that I could barely see what I'm doing. I chatted with one of the roadside store sales people. They say that's normal, and when it snows, it looks like a blizzard. :). Why would anybody want to live there???
Wyoming: that was something!!! Another very big state length wise, so it took me forever to drive through! It had plains too, but it was all different! Dessert like! And I'd drive for miles and miles without anything, no gas, no rest stop, nothing... Just bare flats and hills with dark green and small bushes in them, all over. Or sometimes just brown grass. All fenced up with very homemade looking fences :). I saw herds of small and adorable gazelles. First thought that maybe people raise them too, I mean who knows, but then I saw they are wild. So cute! All other roads I saw were dirt roads, with a wall of dust behind each car that went by. I generally tried to avoid human contact, because keys face it... I didnt look my freshest. My hair is a disaster!!! I desperately need a shower... Man, somebody invent a portable and foldable one that fits in a purse??? But anyway, I needed water so I stopped by this one small roadside store. What a quaint place!!! A tiny mart that sells everything, from guns to lollipops with scorpions in them (I got one as a souvenir) and plays old elvis songs. So queer.. But super friendly! Got to chat with the locals and suddenly, with my scarecrow hair I felt like I'm fitting in :). Lol!!! They call the plastic bag a 'sack' :)!!! As I was nearing the west side of the state, some rocky red mountains began to appear until they became the most amazing and stunning walls of rock!!!! And so incredibly close too! I could see the flood layers on some, and they had most fantastic shapes! Really grand, so much that I stopped to take pics of one. And stopping by isn't an easy thing there. The speed limit is 75 and most go 80 and up, as there is no police there; at least I haven't seen a single police car. My picture taking was mostly from the car, sometimes rather daring activity, for going 75 in a windy road, taking pics left and right and trying to stay in line was sometimes challenging :). The road was mostly straight, only at the end it got curvy and felt a bit like I'm driving in a canyon. Driving and sightseeing is rather difficult too. Especially when there is yet another and another breathtaking view with each turn... So the mountains were getting crazier and I went to Utah, and that's where the fun began :):):)!!!
Utah: what craziness!!!!! The mountains all of a sudden got covered with green stuff rather than being bare and red, and became sloppier rather than rough and sharp edged. But they also came so close together from both sides of the road, nearly claustrophobic! And the road was elevated with canyons on each side and extremaly twisted. With everyone going super fast it became a life size roller coaster!!!! I was beginning to get concerned and actually slowed down considerably, and stopped taking pictures. Didnt care for the gorgeous scenery anymore, I just didn't want to go over the ramp and fall who knows how deep... It got really crazy! And we kept climbing too! And finally, one enormous climb, where my car had to slow down to 50 to keep on climbing and I put it on 4th gear to help. The moment we got on top a most wonderful sight appeared, as if from a christmasy postcard from Switzerland! Among the mountains a village appears, with all houses looking like snow cottages and all other buildings like ski lodges. I wonder if that's what they were actually, because all the billboards were about skiing. But all resembling log cabins, with that specific architecture! And it was dusk, so the lights were already shinning and the sky was reddish and purple. A perfect idyllic picture. It was only lacking snow! :). But I'm glad it had none, because past the village we began another crazy roller coaster down the hill. And I almost got scared. And all the messages about chain tires and deaths and the break checking station didn't help either. It was an insanely steep flight down!!!! And the surface was weird too... Made my breaks act funny. Stunning scenery (still claustrophobic grand mountains on both sides!) with blood pumping experience. I just couldn't understand why everyone goes so fast down that roller coaster.... So then I hit salt lake city, which was another sight to behold... Amazing! And I drove right along side of the lake for a little while, which actually eventually became a drag and it sort of stank... Hmmm. Anyway, I'm full of today's grandiose sights and adventures. Tomorrow I'll have the joy of going through Nevada, entering Cali and meeting Dick and my roomies in person :).
And here is a pic of Nebraska plains:
Nebraska: as flat as you can get, some parts to the point of boring. Other parts, simply fascinating!!! There is this wild west feel to this state. Barren, extremely windy and almost freezing. Small trees with twisted branches and very few leafs, a lot of dirt and brown grass... lots of bare tree trunks either still standing or fallen over and white from the winds. Every now and then there would be a surprise though, like a sculpture of a howling coyote on a rare hill.. :) Lots of cows, it actually stank of cow farms in many places. I almost expected to see a whitened skeleton of a cow or buffalo alongside of the road. That state surely has a feel about it. And I certainly felt the feel each time I had to fuel up!!! It was freezing, right through your bones freezing, and the wind whipped my hair about so that I could barely see what I'm doing. I chatted with one of the roadside store sales people. They say that's normal, and when it snows, it looks like a blizzard. :). Why would anybody want to live there???
Wyoming: that was something!!! Another very big state length wise, so it took me forever to drive through! It had plains too, but it was all different! Dessert like! And I'd drive for miles and miles without anything, no gas, no rest stop, nothing... Just bare flats and hills with dark green and small bushes in them, all over. Or sometimes just brown grass. All fenced up with very homemade looking fences :). I saw herds of small and adorable gazelles. First thought that maybe people raise them too, I mean who knows, but then I saw they are wild. So cute! All other roads I saw were dirt roads, with a wall of dust behind each car that went by. I generally tried to avoid human contact, because keys face it... I didnt look my freshest. My hair is a disaster!!! I desperately need a shower... Man, somebody invent a portable and foldable one that fits in a purse??? But anyway, I needed water so I stopped by this one small roadside store. What a quaint place!!! A tiny mart that sells everything, from guns to lollipops with scorpions in them (I got one as a souvenir) and plays old elvis songs. So queer.. But super friendly! Got to chat with the locals and suddenly, with my scarecrow hair I felt like I'm fitting in :). Lol!!! They call the plastic bag a 'sack' :)!!! As I was nearing the west side of the state, some rocky red mountains began to appear until they became the most amazing and stunning walls of rock!!!! And so incredibly close too! I could see the flood layers on some, and they had most fantastic shapes! Really grand, so much that I stopped to take pics of one. And stopping by isn't an easy thing there. The speed limit is 75 and most go 80 and up, as there is no police there; at least I haven't seen a single police car. My picture taking was mostly from the car, sometimes rather daring activity, for going 75 in a windy road, taking pics left and right and trying to stay in line was sometimes challenging :). The road was mostly straight, only at the end it got curvy and felt a bit like I'm driving in a canyon. Driving and sightseeing is rather difficult too. Especially when there is yet another and another breathtaking view with each turn... So the mountains were getting crazier and I went to Utah, and that's where the fun began :):):)!!!
Utah: what craziness!!!!! The mountains all of a sudden got covered with green stuff rather than being bare and red, and became sloppier rather than rough and sharp edged. But they also came so close together from both sides of the road, nearly claustrophobic! And the road was elevated with canyons on each side and extremaly twisted. With everyone going super fast it became a life size roller coaster!!!! I was beginning to get concerned and actually slowed down considerably, and stopped taking pictures. Didnt care for the gorgeous scenery anymore, I just didn't want to go over the ramp and fall who knows how deep... It got really crazy! And we kept climbing too! And finally, one enormous climb, where my car had to slow down to 50 to keep on climbing and I put it on 4th gear to help. The moment we got on top a most wonderful sight appeared, as if from a christmasy postcard from Switzerland! Among the mountains a village appears, with all houses looking like snow cottages and all other buildings like ski lodges. I wonder if that's what they were actually, because all the billboards were about skiing. But all resembling log cabins, with that specific architecture! And it was dusk, so the lights were already shinning and the sky was reddish and purple. A perfect idyllic picture. It was only lacking snow! :). But I'm glad it had none, because past the village we began another crazy roller coaster down the hill. And I almost got scared. And all the messages about chain tires and deaths and the break checking station didn't help either. It was an insanely steep flight down!!!! And the surface was weird too... Made my breaks act funny. Stunning scenery (still claustrophobic grand mountains on both sides!) with blood pumping experience. I just couldn't understand why everyone goes so fast down that roller coaster.... So then I hit salt lake city, which was another sight to behold... Amazing! And I drove right along side of the lake for a little while, which actually eventually became a drag and it sort of stank... Hmmm. Anyway, I'm full of today's grandiose sights and adventures. Tomorrow I'll have the joy of going through Nevada, entering Cali and meeting Dick and my roomies in person :).
And here is a pic of Nebraska plains:
Day 3
Wonderful night, slept right through with just few waking ups due to hurting knees. Which is understandable being so squished :). But I wrapped myself in a blankie like a cocoon and I'm so rested now! Been up since 6am central but I like to snuggle... :). And daydream :).
The day is breaking, and time's a wastin' so up up up! :). It's freezing outside though.... Wash my face, brush my teeth and go :). I'll leave my hair alone, this department is already unmanageable, I already look like a scarecrow so what's the difference :)
Off we go into day 3! :)
The day is breaking, and time's a wastin' so up up up! :). It's freezing outside though.... Wash my face, brush my teeth and go :). I'll leave my hair alone, this department is already unmanageable, I already look like a scarecrow so what's the difference :)
Off we go into day 3! :)
Monday, October 8, 2012
Day 2
I think I've had enough adventures for now, let me just get to cali asap :). And safely!!!!! I'm not gonna top Jimmy's 3 day drive, I'm actually half way there, so I'm counting it a 4 day trip :)
I'm very tired... Found myself a little quiet rest stop, and I'm hoping for a better night than last. I left Illinois, went past all of Iowa and I'm nearing central Nebraska now. Progress is good :).
So there was lots and lots of work areas right before Iowa, and unfortunately I had a car accident in one of such places. I wasn't speeding, went with everyone else, but suddenly they all came to a stop and even though I hit the breaks, I didn't have enough time to break completely and hit the car in front of me. It was a horrible experience! The mind is such an amazing thing, it works faster than seconds!!! In split seconds all I could think was break! Break!!!! And then, next split second I heard my tires screeching, saw smoke and right then in my mind I accepted the fact that I'm going to hit a car. I just saw it happen! And it did. Lots of noise, and the smell of burnt rubber, which I can still smell. Everything in my car went forward, everything shifted, things started falling, bags fell forward, all my fruits went to the ground... I think something hit my head... I lost my phone, and I didn't know what was going on for some time... It felt like I hit the car with a huge force, especially considering how heavily loaded my car is. I was expecting my front really bad, at least half front squished in... But I came out and was shocked! At first glance there was no damage visible. So it turned out that the other car's bumper got cracked in just one place, one crack. Will still need to be replaced though.. :(. My car's pretty face got mangled up too, a lot worse than the other car, but considering the force, it's not that bad. Many broken pieces chipped off, cracks and dents but that's it. There was an accident right on the other side so the officer with a funny ranger hat came right over. :). My first car accident and first ticket in 13 years... Ever since I started driving. Guess there is first time for everything :)!
Of course I was ticked off about it, dunno why God allowed it to happen, if it's a lesson I need to learn then I'd like to know what is it, cuz I don't really know... But I'm praising God that He sent angels to watch over me and nobody got hurt and the damage is just bumpers (so I hope!!!).
So I had my adventure, which I would have gladly forgo. But the rest of the day was rather dull scenery wise. Iowa is almost entirely flat state with cornfields left and right. Nothing else, if you don't count advertisements for cowboy boots and notices of how much I'll pay if I hit a street worker. Iowa police is smart too... Their cars are tan, and blend very well with the environment. See, the only colors here are brown and orangy tan. Even if there are some green areas, they have golden tint to them... All seems burnt here. And sooo flat!! The only thing that's amazing are the sunsets!!!! The clouds and colors kept changing every 5 minutes, thus painting incredible pictures over and over. Truly amazing sights! As to the cornfields, I don't know but driving around them kept making my eyes super tired and watery. I thought I was tired, went to rest but couldn't sleep cuz I wasn't tired. It was the corn. It felt like there were things in the air, bits or particles of some weird dust... Probably Monsanto's Roundup floating in the air, poisoning everything around.. And I know cuz when I passed the corn some time later and the fields were all grass my eyes cleared up and weren't tired and hurting anymore.
Passing Omaha was most amazing! Gorgeous sunset mingled with all the city lights, with street lights positioned really high it looked like thousand little pearls on a dark purple and orange background. Most incredible sight!!!! :) there is a pic of passing Omaha below..
So the second day is winding up, I'm all tucked in. I wonder what will I see tomorrow. Praying for safety foremost!!!!!
I'm very tired... Found myself a little quiet rest stop, and I'm hoping for a better night than last. I left Illinois, went past all of Iowa and I'm nearing central Nebraska now. Progress is good :).
So there was lots and lots of work areas right before Iowa, and unfortunately I had a car accident in one of such places. I wasn't speeding, went with everyone else, but suddenly they all came to a stop and even though I hit the breaks, I didn't have enough time to break completely and hit the car in front of me. It was a horrible experience! The mind is such an amazing thing, it works faster than seconds!!! In split seconds all I could think was break! Break!!!! And then, next split second I heard my tires screeching, saw smoke and right then in my mind I accepted the fact that I'm going to hit a car. I just saw it happen! And it did. Lots of noise, and the smell of burnt rubber, which I can still smell. Everything in my car went forward, everything shifted, things started falling, bags fell forward, all my fruits went to the ground... I think something hit my head... I lost my phone, and I didn't know what was going on for some time... It felt like I hit the car with a huge force, especially considering how heavily loaded my car is. I was expecting my front really bad, at least half front squished in... But I came out and was shocked! At first glance there was no damage visible. So it turned out that the other car's bumper got cracked in just one place, one crack. Will still need to be replaced though.. :(. My car's pretty face got mangled up too, a lot worse than the other car, but considering the force, it's not that bad. Many broken pieces chipped off, cracks and dents but that's it. There was an accident right on the other side so the officer with a funny ranger hat came right over. :). My first car accident and first ticket in 13 years... Ever since I started driving. Guess there is first time for everything :)!
Of course I was ticked off about it, dunno why God allowed it to happen, if it's a lesson I need to learn then I'd like to know what is it, cuz I don't really know... But I'm praising God that He sent angels to watch over me and nobody got hurt and the damage is just bumpers (so I hope!!!).
So I had my adventure, which I would have gladly forgo. But the rest of the day was rather dull scenery wise. Iowa is almost entirely flat state with cornfields left and right. Nothing else, if you don't count advertisements for cowboy boots and notices of how much I'll pay if I hit a street worker. Iowa police is smart too... Their cars are tan, and blend very well with the environment. See, the only colors here are brown and orangy tan. Even if there are some green areas, they have golden tint to them... All seems burnt here. And sooo flat!! The only thing that's amazing are the sunsets!!!! The clouds and colors kept changing every 5 minutes, thus painting incredible pictures over and over. Truly amazing sights! As to the cornfields, I don't know but driving around them kept making my eyes super tired and watery. I thought I was tired, went to rest but couldn't sleep cuz I wasn't tired. It was the corn. It felt like there were things in the air, bits or particles of some weird dust... Probably Monsanto's Roundup floating in the air, poisoning everything around.. And I know cuz when I passed the corn some time later and the fields were all grass my eyes cleared up and weren't tired and hurting anymore.
Passing Omaha was most amazing! Gorgeous sunset mingled with all the city lights, with street lights positioned really high it looked like thousand little pearls on a dark purple and orange background. Most incredible sight!!!! :) there is a pic of passing Omaha below..
So the second day is winding up, I'm all tucked in. I wonder what will I see tomorrow. Praying for safety foremost!!!!!
Day 2
Beautiful Sunrise in Indiana. I have a farm to my right and a tractor trailer to my left, which wasn't there yesterday. Nobody woke me up, nobody knocked on my window asking me to move... Nice :)
So sleeping in a car in a sitting position is rather a horrible experience... Till 3 am I kept waking up, almost every hour, I was wrapped in a blankie but ended up soooo freezing cold that I had to turn the car on and blow some heat in. That's when I was able to fall asleep. I was dreaming the craziest things... But even then, the hand break kept poking into my ribs all the time. But if I didn't have that on, I'd end up in the nearby ditch. :) And now something is furiously beeping in one of my bags lol!!! I'm thinking it's my iPod deck but I can't get to it... And how, it's not plugged in! I hope it dies soon or I'll go mad! :)
The plan is to freshen up, eat, feed the car and be off to Chicago ASAP! Ah, the power of portable make up! From the life I've been leading lately I've learn that having most basic make up with me all the time is essential! Never know where I may end up for the night so be prepared. All in the purse :). Comes in handy now, since I can't easily get to my things...
I've learned few traveling rules so far:
1. Always keep good distance, especially with loaded car and in rain (pa had plenty of rain!)
2. Never let the fuel gauge go below half. You never know when is the next fueling station, and some are closed too.
3. Be in tune with your body and know when you're sleepy. There is only so much you can push, at certain time driving becomes dangerous.
Ok, time to get rolling :). And here is farm sunrise in Indiana:
So sleeping in a car in a sitting position is rather a horrible experience... Till 3 am I kept waking up, almost every hour, I was wrapped in a blankie but ended up soooo freezing cold that I had to turn the car on and blow some heat in. That's when I was able to fall asleep. I was dreaming the craziest things... But even then, the hand break kept poking into my ribs all the time. But if I didn't have that on, I'd end up in the nearby ditch. :) And now something is furiously beeping in one of my bags lol!!! I'm thinking it's my iPod deck but I can't get to it... And how, it's not plugged in! I hope it dies soon or I'll go mad! :)
The plan is to freshen up, eat, feed the car and be off to Chicago ASAP! Ah, the power of portable make up! From the life I've been leading lately I've learn that having most basic make up with me all the time is essential! Never know where I may end up for the night so be prepared. All in the purse :). Comes in handy now, since I can't easily get to my things...
I've learned few traveling rules so far:
1. Always keep good distance, especially with loaded car and in rain (pa had plenty of rain!)
2. Never let the fuel gauge go below half. You never know when is the next fueling station, and some are closed too.
3. Be in tune with your body and know when you're sleepy. There is only so much you can push, at certain time driving becomes dangerous.
Ok, time to get rolling :). And here is farm sunrise in Indiana:
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Day 1
How is it that I always end up on the fast lane? :). Going 75-80 is so natural to me and the car does wonderful; we're flying :). I pushed to get to Indiana and I'm going to do a little shut eye here, at a truck stop. The lights are a bit bothersome, and I'm super squished here but I'm really tired. Crossed from new jersey through the whole Pennsylvania and Ohio in one day. I'd say that pretty ok. Wish I was in michigan already... Somehow I just to want to get there. My last rest stop was about 5 hours ago in Ohio, took me an hour to do all I wanted to do, but it felt like a waste of time. Time in which I could be driving. But you can't go against nature. I was pretty hungry by then, so I feasted on Ruth's avocado, artichokes with garlic sauce , some homemade granola and I needed some hot chocolate for awakeness. I know it's not healthy... Those few days I'll tough it out. But the food was great, so grateful! Wish I had some of the sweet chestnuts we had for breakfast today... Never had them before and their other son Jimmy was teaching me how to eat them. I couldn't believe that all I ever used them for was making animals - mostly horses- with the help of matches :).
Ohio roads were fantastic!!! Smoothest ever. And clean. Pa's part was littered with poor road kill. I think I saw a young bear, it was big, black and furry. Poor things...
I think that by the end of this trip I'll be a master at butt and back exercises. Been inventing loads :). And it's really the very lowest back part that bothers me sometimes as I sit for so long.
So here it is, my first night in the car. Indiana's truck stop, pillow under mu head, wrapped in a blankie (pa and Ohio been soooooo cold!!!! Had heating on all the time!), squished up, but so thankful to God for leading me safely this far!
And here is a pic of the Ohio truck stop:
Ohio roads were fantastic!!! Smoothest ever. And clean. Pa's part was littered with poor road kill. I think I saw a young bear, it was big, black and furry. Poor things...
I think that by the end of this trip I'll be a master at butt and back exercises. Been inventing loads :). And it's really the very lowest back part that bothers me sometimes as I sit for so long.
So here it is, my first night in the car. Indiana's truck stop, pillow under mu head, wrapped in a blankie (pa and Ohio been soooooo cold!!!! Had heating on all the time!), squished up, but so thankful to God for leading me safely this far!
And here is a pic of the Ohio truck stop:
Day 1
Central Pennsylvania! Amazing! Mountains and mountains all around, with all autumn shades imaginable!!! Stunning scenery, hard to keep eyes on the road! And the sky is so low the clods almost touch the peaks of the mountains!! Incredible sights!!!!
So I finally hit 80, and this is already my second fuel up stop. Somewhere in the middle of nowhere :). I see cars with all sorts of plates, passed one Cali car and I almost waved to the dude. My range of motion, however is somewhat limited. I really have very little room here, just enough to drive. But I'm good, I adjusted the side view mirror so that now I see my right side and that helped loads! Now I can cruise!!! :)
I've been promising to myself and everybody around me that with such loaded car I won't go faster than 70. Lol, tell that to my foot, it wants to go 80. I think my foot wants to get to Cali more than my brain and heart want! But I can imagine it'll get extremaly boring eventually so yeah, off we go again, the brain, the heart, and the foot, led on! )
So I finally hit 80, and this is already my second fuel up stop. Somewhere in the middle of nowhere :). I see cars with all sorts of plates, passed one Cali car and I almost waved to the dude. My range of motion, however is somewhat limited. I really have very little room here, just enough to drive. But I'm good, I adjusted the side view mirror so that now I see my right side and that helped loads! Now I can cruise!!! :)
I've been promising to myself and everybody around me that with such loaded car I won't go faster than 70. Lol, tell that to my foot, it wants to go 80. I think my foot wants to get to Cali more than my brain and heart want! But I can imagine it'll get extremaly boring eventually so yeah, off we go again, the brain, the heart, and the foot, led on! )
Day 1
I never thought I'd be so happy to see a toilet!!!! Honestly! One hour into my journey and what do I need already? A bathroom break despite running there three times before leaving. I got off turnpike NE extension some 5 miles to find wawa, no bathroom there do I ended up going to those fast food places asking for bathrooms. I figured this may present a slight problem. May need to drink a lot less water, just enough to survive. :)
So my dearest Ruth packed me so much food for the road that I don't think I'll be getting anything for quite a while :). And snacks and fruit... And garlic!!!! Yes, two bulbs lol!!!!!! :). Such precious people, we prayed together before we all left...
So this is it, I crossed the commodore Barry bridge into PA and I'm on the road! Rainy and ugly it may be, but I'm very much awake now :)
So my dearest Ruth packed me so much food for the road that I don't think I'll be getting anything for quite a while :). And snacks and fruit... And garlic!!!! Yes, two bulbs lol!!!!!! :). Such precious people, we prayed together before we all left...
So this is it, I crossed the commodore Barry bridge into PA and I'm on the road! Rainy and ugly it may be, but I'm very much awake now :)
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Tomorrow - technically today
Soooo.... :)
Where to start? My car. Incredibly loaded. No reclining, no back view at all. Need to rearrange things on the passenger side so that I can see the side mirror. Hard without it.
Said some nice long goodbyes with Pete this morning, he stood on the street an waved to me as I drove away. So nice! I'll miss my brother. I really will!!! But he said he'll visit me soon :).
I was very anxious about driving without side mirror but I did fine. An hour drive to Mullica Hill new jersey was uneventful; with my limited side vision I made sure I stayed on the right lane and didn't go more than 70mph. Not too comfy but doable, but I really need to change things around in the car.
So today was amazing Sabbath with Ruth, Charlie, Jon and a little bit of Jimmy, who had to rush off to a wedding. Went to the riverbank to watch the sunset. So beautiful!!! That was a bit tough not having anybody to snuggle up with. Sunsets are definitely one of the most romantic things ever and they should not be watched without a loved ones. That's my theory.
Anyway, all of us decided that garlic is the best defense against any pervert that might come my way. I'll just give him a nice, hearty and breathy hello from the start :). That's why we had artichokes with garlic dip for dinner :). I may hang few garlic bulbs in the car as well :)!!!!!!
But I'm so grateful! I've been given a lovely dinner, comfy bed, pj, shower stuff, everything I needed and then some!!! Thank you Jesus for putting such amazing and kind people on my path.... God's been so good to me, I have no proper words of gratitude!!!
So everything I own is in my car. This is going to be interesting :). I made myself a little driving nest so to speak, with everything within my hands reach. All needed things are strategically placed in the car. And for the next few days that's gonna be my home. Wow, I can't believe where I ended up in life... But no matter where I'll be, as long as Jesus is with me I'll be fine :)
Where to start? My car. Incredibly loaded. No reclining, no back view at all. Need to rearrange things on the passenger side so that I can see the side mirror. Hard without it.
Said some nice long goodbyes with Pete this morning, he stood on the street an waved to me as I drove away. So nice! I'll miss my brother. I really will!!! But he said he'll visit me soon :).
I was very anxious about driving without side mirror but I did fine. An hour drive to Mullica Hill new jersey was uneventful; with my limited side vision I made sure I stayed on the right lane and didn't go more than 70mph. Not too comfy but doable, but I really need to change things around in the car.
So today was amazing Sabbath with Ruth, Charlie, Jon and a little bit of Jimmy, who had to rush off to a wedding. Went to the riverbank to watch the sunset. So beautiful!!! That was a bit tough not having anybody to snuggle up with. Sunsets are definitely one of the most romantic things ever and they should not be watched without a loved ones. That's my theory.
Anyway, all of us decided that garlic is the best defense against any pervert that might come my way. I'll just give him a nice, hearty and breathy hello from the start :). That's why we had artichokes with garlic dip for dinner :). I may hang few garlic bulbs in the car as well :)!!!!!!
But I'm so grateful! I've been given a lovely dinner, comfy bed, pj, shower stuff, everything I needed and then some!!! Thank you Jesus for putting such amazing and kind people on my path.... God's been so good to me, I have no proper words of gratitude!!!
So everything I own is in my car. This is going to be interesting :). I made myself a little driving nest so to speak, with everything within my hands reach. All needed things are strategically placed in the car. And for the next few days that's gonna be my home. Wow, I can't believe where I ended up in life... But no matter where I'll be, as long as Jesus is with me I'll be fine :)
Tomorrow
6am and I can't sleep anymore. Could be the fact that I fell asleep after 9pm last night from exhaustion or could be excitement. I can't even snuggle. I love snuggling, for hours if I could.. Heart pounding, brain spinning... Too awake. Too many thoughts.
I'm spending the Sabbath with my favorite family (except my own that is!) in south jersey today, I'll be sleeping at their place overnight and leaving from there.
Shower time.
I'm spending the Sabbath with my favorite family (except my own that is!) in south jersey today, I'll be sleeping at their place overnight and leaving from there.
Shower time.
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