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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.

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.

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Day 9 Its finally home time! United Airlines gave me an airport voucher so I got breakfast at Starbucks, before boarding my flight to Montreal. One I was on board, one of the pilots gave me a cute little United Wings pin. The flight took off right on schedule and I made it onto my flight back to Winnipeg with no issues. I can't wait for my next trip!

Day 8 Today, We drove back to Newark, NJ, so I can fly back home. Aly brought me to the airport and it was so difficult saying goodbye. (I might have cried a bit.) Once I was through security, I boarded the plane. The original plan was to fly from Newark, NJ, to Washington, DC, then Toronto, ON, before finally returning to Winnipeg, MB. However, due to weather, my flight to Washington was delayed by a few hours so I ended up missing my connecting flight to Toronto. Once I

Day 7 Today, Aly and I drove back to Pennsylvania... or well, Aly drove because I may have crashed her car a few days ago. Whoops! Anyways! Aly drove us back to Pennsylvania, while I slept. She decided she wanted to get a head-start on driving so we left in the middle of the night. I don't remember much other than that I got out to stretch somewhere in Virginia. Once we were back in Pennsylvania, Aly brought me to the Milkhouse Creamery in Berwick, PA. Then, we went back

Day 6 Today, we got up and went over to Dollywood in Pigeon Forge first thing in the morning. We didn't go on many rides while we were there, but it was so much fun exploring the park. I even got to meet the Chicken Lady, Miss Lillian! We had such a great time at Dollywood! After we were done at the amusement park, we went to the Black Rifle Coffee Co. and I got an iced matcha latte. Then we went to Chickfila for dinner. Overall it was a fantastic day; I'm sad we have to s

Day 5 Today, we got up early to drive to Franklin, TN for breakfast. We went to Biscuit Love for breakfast and then The Fainting Goat Coffee Co. Then, we drove back to the Nashville airport to drop off Angel and Jorge. I was sad seeing them go, but I'll get to see Angel again next month in Texas, so I'm looking forward to that. After we dropped them off, Aly and I started driving east to Seymour, TN to meet back up with Justin, as well as meet his little sister and our clo

Day 4 Today, we got up and headed out to The Bookshop, for one of my favourite parts of travelling: book shopping. I found a super cool copy of Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carol, the Mina Lima illustrated edition. Once we finished up at The Bookshop, we headed into the city for some sight-seeing and photo stops, before returning to the Broadway area. We walked around listening to music for a while before going for dinner. We went to Miranda Lambert's Casa Rosa, and it was

Day 3 We all went into the city to explore for the day today. First, we went to The Legendairy Milk Bar. It was so delicious! I got a Mint Chocolate Milkshake with chocolate drizzle and peanuts. After that, we went over to Fifth & Broadway for shopping. I bought some really cute leather boots from Tecovas, and I'm obsessed with them. then, we went back to the Airbnb to eat dinner and get ready for the concert. We arrived at the Bridgestone Arena early and lined up for the