robin's randoms.: all my bags are packed.

but i'm not really ready to go. and i'm not leaving on a jet plane; i'm driving across the country.

i've spent the past week and a half unpacking and repacking, all the while relishing in memories from the past 10 months. my time at home was rather uneventful. i think the most exciting thing that happened around the house was when my cat caught a chipmunk (he let it go). i did a lot of cooking, but i've realized that my sense of proportions is entirely skewed to make WAY too much food.

here's a list of things i miss about massachsuetts:
- the kitchen in hawley (food, dance parties, general great times)
- the stars (the only better ones i've seen were on a beach at the galapagos islands)
- contra dancing (i actually went with my parents in grand rapids; fun, but not the same)
- cabin 5 (you know who you are)

here are some highlights from my past few days:
- only having 1 day of wanting to pack up and drive back to MA (made worse by waking up to find one of the cats peed on my expensive sleeping bag AND burning pop tarts in the toaster which caused 2 smoke alarms to go off on opposite sides of the house)
- taking 4 boxes of clothes, books, random stuff to goodwill (minimizing...attempting to at least)
- seeing lots of great friends in ypsilanti

things i'm excited for in the near future:
- driving across the country
- visiting friends and family i haven't seen in years
- starting my awesome job in california

epic road trip itinerary (subject to modification):
chicago (suburbs)
(drive through rockton?)
st. louis
lawrence, ks
tulsa, ok
houston, tx
austin, tx
(some random campsite in new mexico)
colorado springs
denver
flagstaff, az
CALIFORNIA!

here i come!