When earlier I stated that I drove off into the sunset, I meant it literally. As soon as my van was packed I left. It just so happen that it was 5pm. All I needed to do was get to Reno. I had decided since my van's air-conditioning was not really working, to forgo the Texas southern route. I decided to travel the country from California to Kentucky, where I had family, and then down to Tennessee. So, there I was just me and my companion Barbie. I sat a Barbie doll in the front seat and renamed her Co-Pilot Barbie. (Don't go to the stores to find her, it's just my strange sense of humor.)
It turns out that while going through the various stages of a deteriorating marriage, I had become addicted to eBay. I found comfort in collecting Barbies. As a little girl I played with them and one year our family was in a flood and it wiped out my entire Barbie collection. So I went on-line trying to retrieve a little of my lost childhood. At first it wasn't so bad, a good deal here and there and then, the addiction set in. I was buying clothes, shoes, furniture, Byron Lars collections, & even crossed over into Fashion Royalty. If you can't follow at this point don't worry, only the hard core Barbie Collectors know what I'm talking about. Oddly enough, I quit cold turkey when my Ex and I separated and I didn't buy again for years.
Ok, so there we were, Co-Pilot Barbie and I winding our way to Reno. Please note that I have never driven to Reno by myself and I really didn't remember how the drive went when I did ride with someone else. Lord knows, if I had paid attention, I would have driven in the day instead of taking off at dusk . The road from Northern California to Reno is steep and mountainous, and then there was road work! To me saying road work was equivalent to cussing. I hate road work and there I was in the mountains with headlights in my eyes, drops on the right side and what should have been a couple of hours, turned into I think 4 hours with slower speeds and one lane traffic each way.
But we finally made it. I was soooo happy to hit the bed that night. My first day was out of the way, day two's destination, Salt Lake City.
To Be Continued...
It turns out that while going through the various stages of a deteriorating marriage, I had become addicted to eBay. I found comfort in collecting Barbies. As a little girl I played with them and one year our family was in a flood and it wiped out my entire Barbie collection. So I went on-line trying to retrieve a little of my lost childhood. At first it wasn't so bad, a good deal here and there and then, the addiction set in. I was buying clothes, shoes, furniture, Byron Lars collections, & even crossed over into Fashion Royalty. If you can't follow at this point don't worry, only the hard core Barbie Collectors know what I'm talking about. Oddly enough, I quit cold turkey when my Ex and I separated and I didn't buy again for years.
Ok, so there we were, Co-Pilot Barbie and I winding our way to Reno. Please note that I have never driven to Reno by myself and I really didn't remember how the drive went when I did ride with someone else. Lord knows, if I had paid attention, I would have driven in the day instead of taking off at dusk . The road from Northern California to Reno is steep and mountainous, and then there was road work! To me saying road work was equivalent to cussing. I hate road work and there I was in the mountains with headlights in my eyes, drops on the right side and what should have been a couple of hours, turned into I think 4 hours with slower speeds and one lane traffic each way.
But we finally made it. I was soooo happy to hit the bed that night. My first day was out of the way, day two's destination, Salt Lake City.
To Be Continued...
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| Co-Pilot Barbie (Photo by JaMax) |
That is one sassy Barbie! Next time I take a solo road trip, I'm bringing a little good listener like Barbie...
ReplyDeleteFYI - Don't let Barbie give you directions! lol jm
DeleteIf only she could hand me my coffee too! Hope you enjoyed the blog. I'm posting every Friday and I give sneak looks for the upcoming week on my Jayne's Empty Nest Facebook page. Thanks for the comment. JM
ReplyDeleteWho better to take the road with than with Barbie. At least she didn't complain. Very cute, post. Barbie is my girl!
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