Day Three Hundred and Ninety-One

The Hometown to Hometown Drive

Adam and I left for Olympia this afternoon and had a long drive ahead of us. Usually, it takes around 5 ½ hours to get to his hometown from mine, but behind this little fella, it took us just a little longer. For about a block, we followed a man pushing a cart down the center of the road. He didn’t see or hear us, and we didn’t want to scare him, so we just waited patiently until he noticed us. It was definitely a fun way to begin our road trip.

Adam is my most favorite travel buddy. But in our truck, he’s always so far away. The middle console takes up too much room! A while back, I asked Adam to replace the two-bucket seats in our truck for one bench seat but...he kindly declined. Boooo. I guess there’s no option for that sort of thing in the Raptor. BUT, we don’t have our truck here! Instead, we’re borrowing my Papa’s car…and that means: closer seating! Wahoo!  I do like our truck, but I could go for this picture any day of the week. Plus, it’s safer when I stretch over for a kiss anyways!

The last time I made this drive, I had a 26-foot trailer behind me. Usually, I can drive AND admire the scenery simultaneously. Not in that thing. So, it was a nice change having Adam behind the wheel. I caught this beauty while we were coming off the mountain. So pretty.

But pretty turned pretty ugly when we got within 40 miles of our destination. This is what we ran into. Traffic everywhere.  I was reminded quickly just how much I dislike - even loathe - Seattle traffic.

Turns out, however, that there actually was a positive side to the slow moving cluster of cars: this image! Adam and I got to enjoy the setting sun over Washington State’s capital building this evening. Oh gosh. I was in awe.

When we finally arrived, we were quickly whisked away by Katy to a secret location. She had planned a special night for us and wouldn’t give us any clues until we arrived outside of The Olympia Little Theater…a play! Goodbye Charlie was set to begin with only a few minutes to spare!

Katy’s been going to the local theater and wanted to share with us something that she enjoys. Neither Adam nor I had ever been to a play before, so we were really excited. It was wonderful and I know now that we’ll be attending the theater a lot more back home in Florida! Thank you again, Katy, for our lovely surprise! We’re so happy to be here!