L.A. or Bust

March 8 was a tough day for me.  That was the day my boyfriend broke the news to me that he had accepted a job in Los Angeles.  I had just gotten used to the non-long distance relationship we had started to bud - since November to be exact - and now he was heading across the country to embark on a new adventure.  Thanks to Skype, snail mail, email and texting, we are able to have a semi-non long distance relationship, but it still stinks by gee golly! He's been sending me postcards since he's been gone, so now I have a small sense of what it's like out there in the Land of Stars.

It's been two weeks and one day since I dropped him off at the airport, so I'm definitely excited to see him this weekend over Easter. Oh and one more thing...

I'll be leaving with him on Monday.  ok...wait wait wait..now don't get too hasty. You see, he took off for L.A. to start working but left all his furniture and belongings here in Indiana.  Now it's time to hitch up the ole wagon and make our way West. We're going to cross many roads, climb mountains, and maybe even forge some mighty rivers. Hopefully we won't have to kill any bison along the way.

That's right, we'll be embarking on a 5-day roadtrip cross country - Hiking the Grand Canyon, sleeping in teepees, visiting parks, taking pictures with the "world's largest" crazy tourist destinations, taking a sky tour of Palm Springs, visiting a meteor crater, and finally arriving in L.A. for a weekend in Hollywood.

Here are the trucker hats we designed together and ordered. 

We also have a song list going using Google Docs (a file sharing system online) that we have been updating for the past few weeks.  We hope to have a good playlist ready...here is a taste of our songlist:

On Road Again - Willy Nelson

Born to Be Wild- Steppenwolf

I've Been Everywhere- Johnny Cash

I Get Around- The Beach Boys

Rambling Man- The Allman Brothers

Start Me Up - Rolling stones

I Can't Drive 55 - Sammy Hagar

Route 66 - Rolling Stones

Amarillo By Morning - George Strait

Free and Easy - Dierks Bentley

California Love - 2Pac

Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Beverly Hills - Weezer

Hollywood Nights - Bob Seger

Other California songs (Who would've thought there would be so many!!) - check out all of these songs about California! 

 
It is exactly six days until we leave, so be watching for daily blog posts. I plan to post each evening so you can follow along with our adventure.