You’re Just Getting Funky with Everybody

Greeting from San Francisco!

Let’s catch up, bullet point style:

*Remember when we woke up in Vegas after that night of partying and we couldn’t remember a thing because someone had slipped us roofies and Dad was married to a stripper named Jade, Jana had stolen a police car, and I pulled my tooth out on bet?? Wait, that didn’t happen to us, did it? No, our night was pretty tame in comparison. I did win $20 though. Apparently I’m pretty magical when it comes to choosing a good slot machine.

*Cirque du Soleil is f.r.e.ak.i.n.g. a.m.a.z.i.n.g. If you ever have a chance to see one of these shows, just suck it up and splurge for the $120 tickets, get yourself a great seat, and enjoy the amazing-ness. When the curtain call ended and the house lights came back on, the three of us looked at each other in speechless awe. It was performing at it’s finest, seriously pushing the human body to limits that seem impossible. Go see it!

*After a great week, we said goodbye to Dad at the Vegas airport. Thanks again for joining us Dad, we’re glad to help you cross off some of those Bucket List items.

*California weather has been a surprise to us. Sunny San Diego was a cloudy gloomfest, LA was so windy it was unpleasant, and San Fran has been surprisingly chilly, sunny but chilly. Santa Barbara was the only stop that hit the ideal weather nail on the head: sunny, warm but a breeze, crystal sky, almost perfect. We have realized, though, that it’s taking us very little time to figure out which cities agree with us, and which ones don’t. So even though we aren’t in any one place for a long time, we know which ones we want to see again.

*Apparently part of Highway 1 (P.C.H) collapsed into the ocean last month and caused the road to be closed. We didn’t find this out until we got to the barricade and had to turn around, about two hours outside of S.B. This part of the drive was actually quite intense: it’s almost like a rollercoaster with the turns and the dips and the, you know, cliff dropoff right at your side. It’s been one of the best drives so far though, despite the turn-around and any nauseating effects. (On the flip side, the closure prevented us from getting to Big Sur, Point Lobos, and Monterey. Maybe next time…)

*Lastly, to all of the friends we’ve seen in this part of the country, catching up has been fantastic. Carly, Lutz, Jenny, Eric, Rob, Suelo, you all are amazing, and we appreciate your hospitality to the fullest. To the rest of you we haven’t yet reached: We’re On Our Way.