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Los Angeles Weekend - Day 3: Flying home
Day 3 Today Tanner and I got up and packed before heading to LAX to fly home. We had another layover in Vancouver, so we had dinner at the Stanley Park Brewing Company airport location. My food was so good, but sometime while we were having dinner, between getting up to check out flight status and eating, I managed to lose my wallet. Luckily, I had given my passport to Tanner to hold on to throughout the trip, as I am sort of known for losing things. Whoops! We made it home

Jennica-rae
Aug 11, 20241 min read
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Los Angeles Weekend - Day 2: Our Day in LA
Day 2 We got up after two hours of rest in our hotel and went to the airport. We got there as quick as we could and ran through the airport, but still managed to almost miss our flight. Tanner ran to the gate and talked to the agent until I could make it over; she told us if we would have come one minute later the gate would have been closed, but they let us board and we flew into LAX. Once we were in California, we went straight to our Airbnb in Alhambra for some rest. We

Jennica-rae
Aug 10, 20242 min read
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Los Angeles Weekend - Day 1: Whoops We're in Vegas
Day 1 Tanner and I went out to Winnipeg this morning to fly out to LA. Unfortunately, our flight got delayed so we missed our connecting flight out of Vancouver. They didn't have any more Vancouver to Los Angelos flights for the weekend so we decided to take a flight to Las Vegas for the night, and then we can fly to LA in the morning. We flew into Las Vegas and went straight to the hotel to drop off our bags. Since its a Friday, last minute, in Vegas, almost all of the hot

Jennica-rae
Aug 9, 20241 min read
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California Road Trip - Day 16: Home!
Day 16 Its 3AM, I am home. I drove all the way through from Bozeman, Montana, back home to Kenora last night. I just got back. I'm so tired but I'm so happy to be back home in my bed, and back with my boyfriend again. It was a great trip, but its good to be home.

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Feb 24, 20241 min read
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California Road Trip - Day 15: Driving home!
Day 15 I ended up spending two nights at Angel's parent's house before heading out this morning. He unfortunately wan't able to make it back in time to see me; hopefully we'll be able to plan something soon. I started my drive back today and I drove a full 14 hours today from Atwater, California to Bozeman, Montana. I'm about to take a nap in a Costco parking lot before continuing my drive home in the morning. I'm happy the weather is treating me better on the way back.

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Feb 22, 20241 min read
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California Road Trip - Day 13: Heading South(east)
Day 13 Aly and I spent yesterday packing so I decided not to write anything. Today I brought her back to the airport and we said our farewells. I wish she lived closer to me. Once I dropped her off, I places a few grocery orders so I could bring back some things for my mom, and then went to the beach. Even in February, in San Francisco, I can't handle a trip to the coast without feeling the ocean. I went to Ocean Beach and stood with my toes in the waves for a while before

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Feb 20, 20241 min read
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California Road Trip - Day 11: Wedding Day! Kaitlyn+David
Day 11 Today is the wedding day! Aly and I got up early to start getting ready before heading to Sunol. Unfortunately, due to my inability to follow a GPS, we were a bit late for the ceremony, but we found seats in the back and were able to watch the rest. Then we went to find our seats inside for the reception. Kaitlyn and David had such a cute wedding set-up! They had a cute lego figure guestbook-poster, custom drawn magnets and stickers, and a boba booth! We were also sa

Jennica-rae
Feb 18, 20241 min read
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California Road Trip - Day 10: San Leandro
Day 10 Aly and I went into San Leandro, the area we've been staying in, to explore today. We did some more shopping today, and I finally found a good gift for my boyfriend. We also went back to Hippie's Brew, as they have a San Leandro location as well! It was incredible. We spent the rest of the day at the Airbnb getting ready for the wedding tomorrow. I'm so excited!

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Feb 17, 20241 min read
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California Road Trip - Day 9: Pier 39!
Day 9 Today Aly and I decided to go back into San Francisco to visit Pier 39. It took forever to find parking, and we ended up having to park pretty far away, but it was a nice walk over. Once we got there, we had so much fun shopping and exploring. I bought some raw honeycomb from the Carmel Honey Company, as well as a jar of delicious wildflower honey. I also bought my weight in keychains, as I usually do. Aly and I spent quite a long time doing different puzzles in Solv

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Feb 16, 20241 min read
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California Road Trip - Day 8: Boba Guys
Day 8 Today, Aly and I drove to San Ramon to pick up our friend Rachel, before driving to the mall for some more shopping. We finally managed to find dresses at the mall! Then we went for boba at Boba Bliss, with our friend and the beautiful bride this coming Sunday, Kaitlyn. It was so great to be able to spend time with both of them. Its hard when most of your closest friends live so far away; thats why Im always so grateful for these trips and being able to see them as of

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Feb 15, 20241 min read
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California Road Trip - Day 6: San Francisco Photo Tour
Day 6 Aly and I woke up after a safe nights sleep in our Oakland hotel. We left Oakland almost immediately once we got out of bed and went into Hayward for coffee and a walk around the town. We had breakfast at Hippie's Brew, a cute cafe in Hayward where I ordered a "Mc'Lovin Muffin" and a "Brown $uga Baby Iced Latte", and they were so delicious! We will definitely have to come back here. We also have a wedding to attend on Sunday and neither of us had any dresses yet, so we

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Feb 13, 20242 min read
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California Road Trip - Day 5: Welcome Aly!
Day 5 Aly is here!! I drove back into San Francisco where I spent the morning nearby the airport drawing welcome messages for Aly in chalk on my car. Once her flight was on final descent, I pulled into the airport parking lot to pick her up. I was so excited to see her, I ran up to her and gave her a big hug in the middle of the airport. After we managed to load her things into my car, we went for drinks at Boba Guys.(best boba Ive ever had) Then we went to our hotel in Oak

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Feb 12, 20241 min read
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California Road Trip - Day 4: Elko, NV -> San Francisco, CA
Day 4 I woke up this morning and spent a bit of time shopping at the Safeway in Elko, (Did you know Nevada has Safeway Casino machines?) before hitting the road again. Im not in a huge rush anymore, as Ive made really good time getting down here and my best-friend Aly's flight doesn't even get in until tomorrow. Once I started driving I drove directly to Hippie Hill, in Golden Gate Park, one of my favourite places. It was one of the very first places my best-friend Angel to

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Feb 11, 20241 min read
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California Road Trip - Day 3: Bozeman, MT -> Elko, NV
Day 3 Today I didn't leave Bozeman until about 1330; I needed the sleep because I was driving until almost two in the morning last night, so I after I checked out of the hotel I ended taking another few hours of napping in my car before hitting the road. I drove another 9 hours today, travelling the rest of the way through Montana into Idaho and then south into Nevada. I spent most of my drive switching back and forth between car-karaoke and talking on the phone (hands-free

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Feb 10, 20241 min read
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California Road Trip - Day 2: Fargo, ND -> Bozeman, MT
Day 2 I woke up to the cold morning air of the rest stop parking lot and started driving again, my goal for tonight was originally make it to Billings, Montana; however, after a few hours of driving I extended it to Bozeman, Montana, as I was feeling pretty energized. The weather was a lot better today, I had mostly clear skies until I was part way through Montana. Once I was well into the state however, the snow started up again, making a lot of slush on the road. The s

Jennica-rae
Feb 9, 20241 min read
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California Road Trip - Day 1: Kenora, ON -> Fargo, ND
Day 1: Road trip time! I left my tiny town of Kenora around 1900hrs and set off for Winnipeg. I decided to take a route through the United States instead of Canada because it would be cheaper on gas, so once I dropped my Auntie's mom off in the city, I headed straight for the border. It started snowing really bad... and I mean REALLY BAD. I couldn't even see my own hand if I stuck it out my window because of the snow. But I have a wedding to make it to so i kept going. Once

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Feb 8, 20242 min read
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Central Valley & Bay Area - Day 6: Home Time!
Today, we woke up extremely early, and Angel drove me back to Los Angeles to go to the airport. He has some friends coming for a guys trip in Southern California so it worked out well timing wise to fly back from LA. Once we got to LA, we were still early for my flight, so we went to Santa Monica Pier to explore. We went on a few rides and walked around the pier before heading to the beach for a few minutes. I ran into the ocean. After the beach, we picked up our friends for

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Jul 28, 20221 min read
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Central Valley & Bay Area - Day 5: Guns and Goodbyes
This morning, Angel took me to the shooting range. I had so much fun there! I've never shot a gun before so it was a really cool experience, and I didn't do terribly! I even got to take the target poster with me after. I'm hoping to bring it home with me. After that, we went for boba at BobaBliss with Kaitlyn and Rachel. I'm flying back home tomorrow, so we saw everyone today for goodbyes. After boba, we went to the church again for Wednesday night service. Everyone at Ange

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Jul 27, 20221 min read
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Central Valley & Bay Area - Day 4: Jamestown & Yosemite
This morning, Angel took me to Jamestown, CA. Jamestown was originally a California Gold Rush town, and now its officially designated as a Historical Landmark. We saw a bit of the railroad, explored the town, and did some shopping. I was able to get so many souvenirs while I was there. After we were done walking around, we went to Yosemite National Park. It was so beautiful there. Also the trees in California? Huge! I thought it was just the Sequoias before I came here but

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Jul 26, 20221 min read
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Central Valley & Bay Area - Day 3: San Francisco & San Ramon
Today, Angel and I decided to go to San Francisco to explore the city. His sister, Sarai came too! We started out by going to Golden Gate Park, were I found my new favourite place, Hippie Hill! There's a giant peace sign painted into the sidewalk beside the hill, as well as a bunch of chalk art! After that, we went to the Palace of Fine Arts for some pictures, before walking around the Presidio. There were so many cool statues there! When we were done looking around, we we

Jennica-rae
Jul 25, 20222 min read
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