Today is the day that we drive the 8 hour trip to our future home. Our destination... McKinleyville. We were planning to go to the beach while we were there but seeing as the most recent natural disaster has turned the usual calm 5 foot waves into whopping 8 foot ones... well... we might be able to by the end of the week. We'll just have to wait until we are there to find out.
We have been planning this trip for around three months now and we changed the date of our departure around three times. We were first planning on heading up there during spring break which would be April 16-23, then we left my dad's house and decided that it would be better if we moved it along a tad faster then originally planned so we were going to leave four weeks ago but Brandon's brother's girlfriend couldn't request so many days off with such short notice (about 15 days notice) So we told her to pick a week she can request and she picked the 13th through the 20th of March (today!!!). So I requested it off and here we are! Ready to kick-start our road trip.
The only downfall I can see is that all four of us plus our dog will be driving in a 1991 Toyota Corolla. Just cause it has five seat belts doesn't mean it will be comfortable... We were planning on taking two vehicles but her truck has been having problems ever since she bought it (We have the though that it is a lemon. But trying to get it fixed is a little harder then what the commercials say.) and saving gas money and money for the trip period was a little difficult for her... So I have to pay for the whole trip... Since I have been saving so that I can put down a deposit on a place when we find one... I will just have to work longer in order to keep up my savings so that I can support everyone. But hey that will be okay. There are way better job opportunities up there for experienced people so we will all be able to keep up fine if we get on it and keep to it. this is looking promise minus my complaining.
So I might be a little pissed now but I am sure everything will fall together fine. I can feel it. The world is turning and instead of running the opposite direction and getting nowhere I am strolling along with it and getting farther then I ever thought I could.
I am so excited about this trip. I know the rest of my family thinks that I am ruining all hopes I have of a life but I say fuck them. (excuse my french) I can feel that this is the direction I need to go. At least for now this is what is best for me.
I feel so alone sometimes. I have been wandering around and trying to find stability. But all I find is greed. I am so lucky to have friends that will offer me so much... When I need help they help without asking for anything in return. And right now that is what has been helping me along. They give me advice when I need it and you wouldn't know it but I really need it!
One of these friends is a dad with three daughters (two of them twins) I have spent many nights talking about things that really hurt me and he somehow says the right things and turns it all around. Another is always making me laugh no matter what the situation is... and he is always full of funny hunting stories *shakeshead* enough of that... i need to sleep for a bit.
Sorry for not writing journals here. I have been spending so much time at work and blogging on my other sites about religion and such that I forgot about DA... Bad Arielle... Bad bad bad.
well I will try to keep this more updated. I can't promise anything though... I might complain a bit more later since that is what is easiest to write about isn't it?