Day 21....

man, a long day after a long trip.  totally worth it.

morning rain rose.1. woke up at 6 and looked out the window.  it had rained sometime during the night so the windows were dappled with drops and the street was scattered with puddles and wet spots.  i saw a girl about my age come out of the apartment across the street all dressed in business attire with her coffee.  at 6am, she straight up was out the door.  damn.

allison left for work around 8.  i was still up since 6, so i got up and got ready and headed out.  i figured, why wait?  it's an 8 hour drive to eureka.  the earlier the better.  i walked a few blocks to a starbucks in the rainy day weather.  the air smelled great.  walked back and was happy i walked instead of driving. 

2. left portland a gray and rainy day.  it was gorgeous and cold.  i loved it.  it took me just under 8 hours to get to eureka.  on the way there, i drove by a huge moose grazing on the side of the highway.  and i almost hit a black bear cub.  it literally ran out in front of my car and i had to hit the brakes so i wouldn't hit it. 
later on, Portland. 
it was awesome, once again, to drive by my old school and apartment.  i loved that place, even though i wasn't happy there.

slice of light.3. i felt ridiculously energized so i decided to keep driving.  i figured i would drive about another 2 hours and find a hotel.  2 hours later, i wanted to keep going and began to entertain the idea of just driving through the night.  i'd get home at about 2.  so basically, i decided i'd get as far as willits or ukiah, then sanfrancisco.  i'd see if i felt up for more driving.  eventually, i figured i'd be better off getting a hotel.  but i dusted about 3-4 hours of driving time tomorrow.

future husband.

 i can't believe how excited i am to get home.  ridiculous.  this has been the best trip ever.

a completely different view from the last 3 weeks.