Well, we made it. 14 hours is a long time to be in a car. We left a little later than we wanted and I only had about 2 hours of sleep since we left after my late shift on Friday night/Saturday morning so Nate drove the entire way, poor guy. I offered, but it was probably a good idea for me to just stay navigator. And we didn’t get lost! (Thank you, Google Maps.) Nate was surprised to find you don’t fill up your own car in Oregon and upset that it cost 10 cents more a gallon there than in any of the other 3 states we drove in yesterday. If a 20 year old guy filling up your car in Oregon offers you advice on how to get onto I-82 faster…don’t take it. We didn’t exactly understand what he was telling us and even now looking at a map, I have no idea what he was trying to get us to do. And I swear the entire state of Oregon is under construction. We spent most of the way merging between 1 and 2 lane roads going 60 mph. It just makes us more appreciative of being able to fly. But this is an adventure and it was fun to do together.
I’m alternating from saying that was the longest drive ever and saying it really wasn’t that bad. I did great until we had been driving for 11 hours. Those last 3 hours seemed so long. I didn’t have to go to the bathroom any more than Nate and my back doesn’t hurt as much as I thought it would. The second trimester of pregnancy is awesome. Though the past couple of weeks are the first that I have actually felt pregnant. And I caught Dr. Young staring at my belly at work on Friday. Sorry, Dr. Young, there are reasons I’m not going to you for my prenatal care.
Our hotel is really nice. We are staying in Bremerton right next to the ferry. To my family: think of the stairs by the dock and that statue of the propeller with the people by it, I think we took a picture by it when we were here. We are just up the steps from there. Awesome. And the weather has been beautiful. Just a little drizzly this morning but it is supposed to be dry and in the upper 70s for the rest of our stay. Also awesome.
No pictures yet. Should have taken some, but haven’t. We are going to watch the Confederation Cup final game (go USA!) and then go to church. And relax. That’s our plan for today.
