Vacation here we come!

Tomorrow Jesse and I are leaving to San Francisco for a little mini-vacation. The first vacation I've had in over a year. And I'm getting paid for two of those days. Woot woot!

So the plan is this: We're gonna drive up to Frisco tomorrow night, probably leaving around 6 pm. Here's hoping we don't arrive too late because I'll feel bad waking up James but I'm sure he'll still be awake. Jesse and I are gonna the next few days there and Friday afternoon we're gonna head up to Humboldt county to hang out with Johnny. Then it's back home Saturday with Johnny in tow.

I love going on road trips. It reminds me of my childhood. Summers spent in 16 hour drives to and from Texas. I can't wait to get on the road. And I'm excited to be going with Jesse. You know, it's crazy how we've known each other for, what?, 8 years or so, and together for over 4, and we still find time together super enjoyable. That we'd rather be hanging out with each other than other people.

When I was still at the cake shop I had to deal with a lot of bitterness about love talk. The owner is a divorcee with two kids from the lawyer ex-husband. I got a lot of don't get married, date forever, etc. talk. And it's super frustrating because I know why people say the things they do. And I can't help but feel anything but pity for the people who have given up on love. Like just because they got burnt once means there's nothing else out there for them. I think that's all a load of crap. Just another reason to guard their hearts and keep the wall up. Not to mention that as silly as it seems, I truly believe Jesse and I are soul mates. Two halves of a whole. So all their talk about how love is bull means nothing to me because I don't believe them. And I don't believe that they really believe that.

I did make a joke about hooking up with girls at first which made the cake decorator laugh. The owner was like hang out with your girlfriends, go on vacations with your girlfriends, etc. And honestly, I can't imagine anyone else I'd rather go on trips with. Well, I can think of a couple people I think it would be almost as fun to go with but you know. And I'd still want Jesse to be with me.

I'm gonna miss the dogs. We're gonna leave them with Sam so we don't have to worry about planning around them. At this point, I'm not even sure what we're gonna be doing in Frisco. James may be working everyday we're there but at least I get to spend some time with him. I miss him so much. I'm glad we've both grown up enough to have a non-annoying sibling relationship.

I was thinking lately about my relationships with my brothers and how I feel like they've changed. I feel like all my brothers suddenly appreciate me more. I don't know if it's just me or what. Louis seems to be trying to engage me more often which is awesome since our relationship is the most strained. Jeff has always seemed appreciative of my company but he seems, I don't know, happier to see me? Thinking about it though, that's probably because he's just had a kid and he's happier to see everyone. Haha. James is....well James. Our relationship has been getting progressively better since we got older. I think it's mostly because he's not such a jerk. haha. But it could be that I'm no longer the whiny little sister. So all in all, the important relationships in life are improving and I love them and all that globity-gook.

Tomorrow's gonna be a busy day. I have to do two loads of laundry, pack, go to the store to gather some supplies, get the dogs squared away, prep Mittens for the week, ugh and so much more. And all before 3 pm. Yikes. Oh crap and I have to go fax my school paperwork in. Agh. Good night.