Days 99 and 100 of 433

Well, the past few days have gone by pretty quickly. I got news about the car and within twenty minutes I had a train ticket bought for Glendale, CA for the next day! So starting from yesterday, I woke up around 5:15 and got ready to go because my mom was picking me up at 5:45. We left around 6 and got to the train station twenty minutes later to have just enough time to get there, get ready to sit and wait, then be told the bus (that took us to the train in Santa Barbara) was boarding. Not many people were there though so it wasn't that big of a deal. I fell asleep after about 45 minutes to an hour, then woke up to the bus driver yelling "Santa Barbara!" to wake everyone up and get people off the train. So on the train we went. It was such a nice trip! I think I should do that more often! Anyway, then I got picked up at the train station in Glendale and taken to the dealership. There was a little snafoo with the power of attorney papers so my great uncle saved the day! Now to just work out the problems with the papers haha. The car is so nice! I stayed with family last night so I could take the rest of the day and rest and not feel like I have to rush home or fight my way through rush hour traffic. Which was very nice. My mom's cousin took me in for the night just on a whim which was very thoughtful. I have to write multiple thank you cards that's for sure.

Then today, I woke up around 8:15 after a decent nights sleep and basically decided to just get on the road. So come 9, after a glass of OJ and a goodbye to their dog Leiland, I was homeward bound! Of course I had to stop at Trader Joe's though! I picked up a few snacks and even a couple things for Cody! Once I got back on the road, I made it to just south of Santa Barbara before Oliver got hungry. So I stopped at this nice little RV park on the beach and just watched the ocean. And I managed to snap these pictures before we got back on the road!

Isn't it PRETTY! Oh man I love this car. I'm so glad everything got worked out!

So I got as far as Avila Beach before Oliver got hungry again. So I stopped in San Luis and visited Cody's mom and grandma for a little bit. Then I rushed home and got the Chevy washed and cleaned for Dillon. Then, I dropped it off at Cody's grandma's house for his mom to pick it up and take it home. I wasn't going to go with her to surprise him with it, but I decided to just go for it. When we pulled in the garage, he said, "I don't get the joke." I had told him I had to trade in my car, but I really didn't so he wasn't expecting to see it. But overall he was pleased! Which was very nice! Then I went back and picked up Oliver who I left at my grandmas house and went home. And now I'm falling asleep so I'm going to go.

This was Oliver as we were waiting to be picked up from the train station. : D

Goodnight!