[currently in Pennsylvania]

....there we were,cruising down the highway when i saw a very explicit sign that read "new york city 115 miles". i think i almost jumped out of my skin. new freakin york. i've only wanted to go there ever since i knew it existed. i could see it now...bright lights..colossal skyscapers..the disarray...the bustling of the people. i turned to Matt and asked him if we were headed to new york. "if my dispatcher tells me to go to new york i'm going to turn down the load..", he said stubbornly. WHAT...!?! ..well folks, it turns out that the streets in new york are built a little too narrow. at one truck stop we stayed at we met a guy named Papi. Papi said he drove thru NY once and it was..well it was gruesome to say the least. but between you and me, i will singlehandedly force matt to accept any load whatsoever to NY. haha...i haven't given up the fight---don't worry. my persistence is untouchable :) .

anyways, we actually have to take our next load to kentucky and then to arizona. which is heading back west. :( i got more antsy the closer we got to the east coast, just to discover that we'll be turning back around. however, i have to admit that the intriguing part of this adventure is not knowing where it's going to take me next! As for now, we are in pennsylvania. is it weird that i've been dying to see scranton, pennsylvania because it's where the hit tv show "the office" takes place? lol. maybe.

so this is how it works: matt has a dispatcher. this dispatcher tells him where to pick up his next load. we go pick up that load and deliver it to the given destination. simple as that. kind of. haha. there's actually a lot of stuff that happens in between. like hanging out at truck stops.. meeting other truckers...daring to try the food at truck stop restaurants (which is a pretty risky adveture in itself). for all you who are wondering, i haven't seen a prostitute yet--but i'm keeping my eyes peeled!! lol.

in the meantime we are here in pennsylvania. we are supposed to pick up our load in 2 days...which means we're just chillin at the rest stop for a while. i think we are out by the country so we might go out for a nice walk. your muscles do get a bit cramped after a while. it's good to have you along--especially on long days where all a trucker can do is...wait.

OH! and if you're ever on the road, keep your eyes out for us! big red semi, utah license plate, girl with brown hair and a kitten. just do the good ol' air pumping truck horn motion and we'll be sure to give you a honk ;)