99 followers on the blog, 99 followers on the blog, you take one…

I know that not everyone that reads this blog is a “Follower.” Like my mom for instance. She’s so funny, still can’t figure out how to add herself after almost two years but always tells me she tries which is one of the bazillions of reasons why I know she’s loves me as much as she does. I know it doesn’t matter if my follower number is high, I have analytics, I can see how many people read here. BUT! I think it is awesome that I am now about to go over the 100 mark of people who actually want to put themselves and their photo on my blog.

Love! Support! Encouragement! Wahoo! Thanks guys!

After clocking 1,600 miles the past two days in the little Honda that could, the one added new follower since yesterday will help fill my bucket o’ energy for the next 1,600.

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i’ve got this yeuk to drive to alaska…

…so I decided to it. Now I am stinky and have slept in my car for the past 2 nights. Mostly because of budget, but more because it makes for good stories. Oh I’m so glad I had that itching sensation. Even happier I’m scratching it…

The word of the day is so fun when it pops in my inbox in and fits perfectly in the moment:

Word of the Day for Friday, August 6, 2010

yeuk YOOK, noun:

1. An itching sensation.

verb:
1. To itch.

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muchas gracias

I am like a giant thank-you fest, but I’m a very fortunate girl so I will continue thanking on:

*Bill, Julie, Jeff and Bobby~ You guys are the bomb. Thanks! Never a dull moment, things never change and I never want them too all these years later. Thanks for the roof, the feasting on cheese, the laughs and for loving me just the way I am.

*Jerry~ What to say to someone I’ve known since kindergarten? Thank you for never forgetting my birthday and always being early for it. I’m not sure I have ever told you this, but I absolutely love your “Diggatro!” beginnings to the voice messages you leave. they always make me laugh, and like above know some things will never change and that’s just perfect.

*Andrew~ The CD kept me up driving in a part of no mans land I’d never been in before. I was belting out tunes and pretending I could be the next American Idol. (Delirious and tired? Yes, because I can’t carry a tune.) Thank you for still being that generous and selfless guy you were 25 years ago. I hope you are being safe over there. Enjoy your visit back home and thank you always for your service. I have so much respect for you.

As days pass, it’s impossible for me to say thank you enough to everyone. I have appreciated every email, phone call, text, comment, Facebook message, conversation, card, well wish, meal, bed- all of it. During this trip and beyond, I hope I can be the friend to you all that you’ve been to me. Not a second goes by I don’t think about how lucky I am to have met and know so many kind, fun and generous people.

In the wise words of the one and only Jerry; Here’s to kickin’ it live and uncut!

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8 X 100, plus a bunch of bugs

I’ve been tracking mileage for a few reasons. One because it is fun. Somehow unplanned, from my start point, until many hours later at my stopping point yesterday, I went to the mile, exactly 800 miles. Couldn’t have planned that one better if I tried!

Some more fun things from the road yesterday:

I found another pet exercise area at a rest stop, but I’m wondering where the human is and where the pet is. Or more, is there a human on this sign at all?

Pet exercise area?

I didn’t think I managed to get this one because it looked too dark on my camera last night, but happy day- it uploaded like this. Even through my bug-drenched windshield:

Welcome to ND!

Ok, Ok, so it’s a little small but it says; Welcome to North Dakota!

Back to bugs. When I stopped for gas I looked at the front of my car in horror. I had seen a few butterflies splattering on my windshield as I drove, but I think I killed every bug in Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota yesterday. And this is just what my license plate looks like:

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Juan, Juanita and Pablito were very, very tired as we hit 136,000k:

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Anyone out there work for Honda? Hello? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; I should so be on a Honda commercial. After several x-country trips, all in different Hondas, driving thousands of miles and never breaking down, and the fact that all of them have had well over 100k on them and then run like brand new? What better spokesperson do you need guys? 🙂

In case anyone was wondering, yes, it’s even freezing in ND in the summer. I woke up to 57 degrees this morning and have never been happier to see a big fat sweatshirt in my back seat:

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The people have been lovely here, but lets just say at 57 in August-I won’t be moving here anytime soon.

After watching miles, landscape and states fly by yesterday in what was a long day on the road, I couldn’t help but to think again that there is nothing better than a summer day driving across the country exploring. Everyone should do this once in their lifetime. I hope to do this every summer moving forward. Imagine all the cool and interesting stuff you could show and teach your kids! I want my next trip across in a convertible. Someone flew by me in one as the sun was setting last night and it looked like way to much fun. There you go Honda! You could design a Blue Lollipop Road series convertible and I could test it for you. It’d have built in chocolate dispensers, a comfy bed in the back somehow and an espresso machine for when I wake up in the morning. There’s an idea to take to the bank!

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