it starts tonight!

I haven't talked about my plan for the next 10 days much because I wasn't exactly sure I was going to go until yesterday.. BUT

Everything worked out.
I finished what I needed to.
I got my shifts at work covered.
Which means...I'm going on a road trip!
People: Arthur, his friend Taylor, and his girlfriend Erika and her brother.
Duration: 10 Days.
States: 13 of em'!
Reason: To pick up Erika, who is moving here for the summer. Their story is adorable, and so are they. Long story short, they have been in a long distance relationship for about 1.5 years and the longest time they have spent together is a little more than a week. And now they get a whole summer!

Our plan is to fly to New York TONIGHT (red eye) and go to Taylor's girlfriends parent's house.
We will spend two nights in NY and then start our road trip back to Eugene. We got a car which means 5 people..in a 5 person car. Comfortable, right?!

I'm not exactly sure where we are staying, or where we are stopping. I'm not sure if they guys are too sure either...but that will be all part of the adventure! I'll try and keep this updated with daily excursions and how the trip has been going. I have a lot to do between now and tonight but I am so excited!

I finished all but one of my finals this week (thankful for prayer and the ability to take my finals early :) ). Next week all I have is a take home final which will be easy to do online. It all worked out so well. And to think I got so stressed over it. There I go again....

I CANNOT wait to start this journey.

I'll keep my thousands of readers posted, don't worry :)

<3

J.

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