sf to sea - 14 hours in a uhaul

because i had to be back in seattle by monday at 7 pm, my road trip from sf up north was a whirlwind. it was a typical drive with a uhaul - stuck in the right lane - and a typical drive with heather - passing the slow traffic.

there were some random things i found entertaining. i loved the road sign in oregon - 'corvallis, 8 miles - lebanon, 5 miles'. then there was the gas station in random-town california with the teenage boys hanging out in front, because what else do you do on a sunday night in august, right? lucky they were there, because they spotted the trash can fire that the attendant had to put out with a fire extinguisher. my favorite, though, was on sunday around 11:30 pm when i stopped at a motel and wandered around the totally dark, creepy property for a few minutes before finding the sign on the office saying 'monthly rates only - call for information'. turns out i was about 100 yards down the road from my happily-lit, reservation-confirmed motel. i did manage to escape without getting hacked to bits by a movie villain, thank god.

my camera battery was dead, so i've included some mobile photo highlights of trip.

sunrise over the 5

(don't know what time, but it was about half way through the first rockstar energy drink)

popcorn clouds in nor cal

portland, or

more in portland


wouldn't be washington without rain, right?


welcome to seattle

the hopeless romantic

it's 8-7-08, which means my LAST DAY OF WORK is tomorrow!!! i can't even believe it has come so quickly... then next week i get to pack my heart out before heading up to seattle to prep to leave in early september. woo hoo!!

in other news, my friend desiree will be joining me in my last week in buenos aires - yay!! it's official - she has tickets and everything. my sister is going to hang out with me for a few weeks, too, but more on that later, since nothing's confirmed yet.