I'm Getting Good at Forgetting

Many apologies, I've forgotten again. 

Last (last last) week wasn't boring, per se, but not a lot happened. We did, however, have our first Margarita Movie night at the Trip House (my house) and put up mustaches and top hats on the wall so we could drink whenever someone's face lined up with it. I was pleasantly surprised by how Often that actually occurred. It was fun! We had about a dozen or so people throughout the night and I got to hang out with more than just Liv and Katie. We watched World War Z and then Onward for the drinking game. 

Get closer to that mustache, Brad!

On Friday, I went to bed early after nursing Quite the hangover and woke up around 2am. That's when I decided I was going to drive the 16 hours from Maine to Ohio in one shot, and promptly packed up my car and left. I made it to my friend Tara's at 3am on Sunday morning with a few stops, so it was straight through with only an hour of rest here and there. Suffice it to say, I slept most of Sunday away and then we went out for Mexican food. 

My happy ass with a pitcher of Margaritas, of course.

I spent the week with Tara, as she'd just moved into her first house and was feeling overwhelmed and I wanted to be there for emotional support. What are best friends for, after all? I saw Megan as well, but slept most of the rest of the time when I wasn't hanging out or sleeping with the doggos at Tara's. A bit more happened, but I won't go into the itty bitty deets of daily bestie hangs and naps. It was a much-needed-full-of-sleep-and-recovery kind of week. I also told no one I was going except for Megan because I didn't know if I'd have time to see anyone and didn't want to disappoint them. I'll be back in the fall and will catch up with them all at that time, anyways!

Tara caught me sleeping with the puppers

I left Columbus around 8pm on Friday night this time to head back to Maine, but only after stopping at the car repair shop because, even after a full look-over and fix-up, the steering wheel kept jerking to the side. Luckily, I got in and out within an hour and it wasn't too bad. From there, I drove completely straight through to Maine and got in around 1pm. I showered, saw the youngbloods next door, and then went to bed for 14 hours. 

Today, Liv and I went to Bangor to do some shopping. I had to return some video tapes (kidding), some books to Target, and we needed a Target therapy run. We got back to the house and watched Renfield, the new Nicholas Cage & Nicholas Holt movie about Dracula. It was pretty good. 

Again, not a lot has been happening, but this next week we are going to Canada for about 5 days, so I will have more to report back! When we return, I will be working nonstop and hopefully picking up hours at a local restaurant here in town. I'm really trying my damnedest to save money so I won't have to work this winter when I get back to Arizona. 

So wish me luck on really putting my nose to the grindstone or however that saying goes, sorry this was so short, but some of you (Looking at you, French!) will be glad it's short :P Catch you on the other side of Canada!

Without Further Ado

 Apologies for missing last week - my laptop decided to die randomly!

Last week, not a lot happened. But! Liv, Katie and I are planning a Canada trip at the end of the month, so that is exciting! I also paid off the cruise for January '24 and have decided completely that I will be back on the West Coast by mid-November this year. I planned to maybe stay on the East Coast, but I just can't be anywhere other than Arizona or California anymore. It's a part of me and I am a part of it. 

My week was very uneventful. I worked Mon-Wed and then I slept the morning of Thursday after working. Probably for 4 or 5 hours. Then I went over to the Young Bloods' house to hang out and drink with Katie until Liv got home. From there, we walked to Margaritas and had a shot, then walked to Fogtown Brewery to meet up with Jake and Gus, only to go back to Margaritas to end our nights. Once we got back from Margaritas, I dyed Liv's hair again so that her roots would be more green. It turned out pretty cool. Amazing, really.

On Friday, Liv and I went to Portland because she DEMANDED a can of chili tattoo (there's a story there). So we took my truck and drove the 2.5hrs to Portland, walked around downtown, had margaritas (duh) and chicken wings and made it to a shop accepting walk-ins. She got her chili and I got a few mushrooms. 

My Mushrooms

Liv's Can of Chili

It was nice to get out of Ellsworth and just vibe farther than Bangor. We came back with enough time to hit up Margaritas, which we decided was our last trip there. From now on, we're saving money and eating and drinking at home. We have a living room at my house with three couches and TONS of wall space. I ordered a projector off Amazon and we'll be setting up a cantina with movies in that room. It will be better than Margaritas because it's cheap and it will still have Margaritas. Plus, it's not a ten to fifteen minute walk away in the rain and the dark! 

On the way back from Portland, Liv and I decided we were going to travel and explore once we leave Maine. I don't want to get too excited, but Liv wants to caravan with me. This means when we leave Maine, we are going to travel together - in separate cars - from Maine to Virginia to Ohio to Arizona. She is from Virginia and that is where her kayak lives. I'm going to be purchasing one soon. The plan is to go out to Arizona and just boondock until August of 2024 and then go to New Zealand. We may get camp jobs in the middle just for the cash for NZ, but the plan is to hike Te Araroa for three months and then come back to do the PCT or split our ways and figure out our next steps on our own. I will 100% be doing the PCT afterwards, unless I overstay my trip to New Zealand and never leave. Here's to hoping she actually wants to do this with me, because I am doing it regardless.

Anyways, back to reality - Saturday night, we all hung out in the triple-couch living room and drank margaritas while watching the Iron Giant on my tiny laptop. It was fun to have us all together drinking margaritas and got me excited to revamp that space for nighttime hangouts in the future.

The rain came on Thursday night and hasn't left. It will be raining until next Saturday! We will have sunlight for one day (just so happens to be Bar Harbor's Pride event (I see you, Universe). Then I will be driving back to Ohio for a week to visit Tara and get some Cold weather gear from my storage unit. I'll also be setting up the roof rack, since my plan is to buy a kayak at some point this summer. I also just need some stimulation, so I'm hoping this quick drive down and back will give me that. 

Sunday, Lucy and Lauren went to Margaritas with me and JT offered me a job. I declined because I liked going there too much to work there! And I'd only be there for the season, so it didn't feel right. We went home to watch Galaxy Quest after and talked on the triple couches for a while. It was nice having a mixture of the people at camp this time, even though I love always hanging out with Liv and Katie. Change is the flavor of life, right? or something like that. 

Left to Right: Me, Lauren, Lucy

Anyways, here's to three more days of work and hopefully going home to see my best friend and grab some cold clothes from storage. I might get new tires and a tune up while I'm at it. 

Thanks for following along with my incessant ramblings and musings. I appreciate you.