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| Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania |
So...I
moved to Seattle! I've been here since early September and it's
becoming more of a home daily. There is so much to see and do. I
realized I never posted about it, so let me backup a little...
It
was the end of a very long relationship. My best friend Susan and I
packed up Quasi & Lola into my little car and headed west along the
Northern United States. We have been friends for over 25 years and
through school, boyfriends, children, family gatherings (happy and sad). There
wasn't another person I'd have preferred to make this journey with.
Goodbye, New Jersey. See you soon!
We
took turns driving during the days and talked about everything. She
would find the local Country music stations wherever we were. A bonus
was her singing and dancing skills. I would knit and in-between, there
was pug-cuddling. Sue had her husband of almost a year Ted and her dog
Zoe home waiting, so she would be cuddling every chance she had.
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| Michigan-Indiana state line |
I realized that car knitting is one of my favorite things. It's a great way to relax and just let your hands become a blur. With
all of the unknown ahead of me and a new life, it was the best way to
focus on something besides the breakup and epic move. Besides, one of
the reasons I moved when I did was my brother Sam and his lovely fiancé Megan were getting married in less than two weeks.
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| outside Fargo, North Dakota |
Did you know that at the Fargo-Moorehead Visitor's Center, they have the actual grinder used in the movie Fargo?
We stayed up late and talked about everything. We ate terrible food and
drank way too much whiskey. These are all of the ingredients for a
great roadtrip. The land was always rolling, always moving along with
us. The clouds went on forever and we were in awe as we drove through
miles of sunflowers, cows, plateaus, the Dakota Prairie National Grasslands.
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| Big Timber, Montana |
Montana
is a clear favorite of the trip. The rambling rivers winding for miles
around the most beautiful land I ever did see. It's where the prairies
fall into the base of the Rocky Mountains. We spent the night in Butte,
Montana. It's an old mining town on the edge of the mountains. Quiet and
comfortable. We had local steaks at Casagranda's Steakhouse, located in the historic
Bertoglio
Warehouse (built in 1900) and it was amazing. The restaurant was
wallpapered with old documents found in the old warehouse from purchases and agreements for the Bertoglio business.
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| Idaho |
We would stop where we could easily walk the dogs. We would gather stones from the Rockies; they were all different colors and little pieces of our time together. We would almost run out of gas but only just make it to the most remote gas station in the United States.
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| Wild Horses Monument Viewpoint, Washington |
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We
would stop wherever we could and stretch our legs with the pugs and see
the most beautiful things. Finally, after five days, we made it to
Washington!
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| Space Needle, Seattle, Washington |
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Susan
stayed for a few days before flying back to New Jersey and we did some
touristy things like go to the Space Needle, check out the Public Market
and stick our gum to the "Gum Wall" in Post Alley. She left me feeling
fortunate to have such a good friend/sister and looking forward to
seeing one another again.
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