Just got back from vacation earlier, this has been a long and awesome week. I left work last Friday and headed straight down to Yuba City, California, and got there 440 miles later at 1am. My car crossed the 10k mile mark somewhere near the California border.
Mount Shasta:
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Spent a few days there and had my going-away banana-split party Sunday (with hot dogs for dinner, natch). I got to see my godson for the first time, and got to spend some time with Dwayne and Melody's horses again.
My godson Micheal:
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Me with Dwayne and Melody's horses:
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Took a day trip to San Francisco Tuesday with my best friend. We parked near Pier 39, went shopping there, then took a cable car to downtown to get some Blondie's Pizza, then walked to Chinatown, the Transamerica building, and Coit Tower, then back to Fisherman's Wharf for dinner. After the sun set we went to the Palace of Fine Arts, but the middle structure was covered in scaffolding so we didn't get to see much.
Coit Tower:
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Cable Car:
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Fisherman's Wharf:
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Wednesday I drove up to Reno to see my mom and sister and everyone up there. It was weird driving through the pass because of all the fires in the area, it was smokey and felt like driving through a dream.
Friday (4th of July) we went over to my sister's house for a barbecue and to celebrate my mom's birthday (which is actually the 9th, but we had it then while I was there). I got to see their dog Sadie and our friend Katherine's kids. That night Kaskade was performing at Club Bliss, so I showed up as it was opening and partied into the night. Kaskade came on about 1am and performed until around 3. Afterward another girl and I approached the booth to get our CD's signed, he was awesome and thanked us for buying it. I've been listening to his stuff since 2003, so it was great to finally see him live. Awesome show, awesome DJ!
My sister's dog Sadie:
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Kaskade:
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Kaskade signed CD:
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Saturday we went out to Lake Tahoe for the day, which... was a really bad idea on a 4th of July weekend. Had lots of fun though, we went hiking and got in the water for a bit.
Today I drove back, another 440 miles (weird that it was the same distance as Yuba City, going a completely different route). Overall, between the time I left work last Friday to the time I pulled into my driveway today, I drove 1625 miles.
Best... week... ever.