Sorry it's been so long since I've written! I didn't mean to take a break but the week turned out busier than I expected.
Saturday we headed up to Fresno. My best childhood friend, Nell, eloped with her husband in July. I'm so excited for them! They decided to have a big party with friends from all over at their home in Fresno. We thought we'd drive up Saturday and go straight to the party, staying the night at a motel and driving home Sunday.
The plan worked, except we took a leeeeetle detour on the way up. There was a large brush fire on either side of the 5 and they closed the entire freeway--both directions. The fire was in the Tejon pass, very near the Gorman exit (for the Californians in the crowd) and suffice to say, it's the middle of freaking nowhere. We were re-routed onto a two lane county highway and headed towards Lancaster/Palmdale, then up to Bakersfield. It took us 4 hours to get to Bakersfield, normally a 2 hour trip, and the entire trip took 6 hours instead of the just-over-four it was supposed to take. However, the party was totally worth it. We had a great time and it was really fun to see Nell and David's house--built in the 30's. They're into historical restoration as well so it was cool to see what they'd done with their house.
The way home went smoothly, with one exception. At one point, we passed a Lexus sedan that caught Kevin's attention. A few miles later, Kevin swore. I thought we were being pulled over, but he said that the Lexus had just veered into the median and flipped over. That couldn't have been good. I called 911 and hopefully everyone came out okay.
We did end up making it home in the ust-over-4-hours it was supposed to take. Altogether it was a very fun trip and I'm glad we went. I'm also glad we didn't leave Friday night and come back Monday evening, as I'm sure the Labor Day crowd is probably horrendous.
Posted by Shelby at September 5, 2005 12:12 PM