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and i wish i weren't...i had such a great time at gualala it almost seemed unreal...even though things started out shitty, i got over it...first of all, i KNEW kara and amanda were gonna flake...i just had that feeling...at least kara told me...she called the night before telling me she got a one-night babysitting job for $350 and she was so in debt that she had to take it...so ok, i was kinda mad but i got over it because i could understand that much but nonetheless, i was bitter...so then i call amanda to see if she's coming even if kara wasn't and she said most likely yeah but she still wasn't sure about her uncle's wedding...so ok, i told her i needed to know and she said she'd call me in 20 minutes...she never called...and she never came...the sad part was i KNEW it was gonna happen...i was pissed at amanda (and still am) but i wasn't gonna let it ruin my weekend because it was really their loss...
DAY ONE - friday
so nichole showed up and i waited until about 820am until i unleashed a lie to my parents...i pretended to get a call and told them kara and amanda got into a car accident on air base parkway and they were in the hospital...i felt so awful for lying to them but i had to...and i felt worse because they were so worried about them...nichole knew what was going on so she played along with it...she was impressed by my show lol...but anyway, so we hit the road at about 900am...it didn't feel like a long drive because we talked the whole way there about anything and everything....i was mostly venting about how pissed i was but other than that, it was a good conversation lol...it was getting creepy because we had so much in common and we kept reading each other's mind...the drive was beautiful and we got there at about 1230pm and the weather was awesome...it was sunny and just the right temperature...we set up camp and walked around a bit...first we went to the river to see what it was like...the water level was MUCH higher than last year (last year you could get to the log without getting your feet wet but this year you had to go in where the water was halfway up your thigh)...we walked as far as we could upriver just to see where it would lead...on our way back we spent about half an hour throwing rocks at a log on the other side of the river...too bad the rope swing was broken but it was no big deal...it wasn't as crowded as it was in the past years either...so then we decide to go check out the beach...i took her to the beach we went to last year (it's called walk-on beach)...they blocked off the path with a sign that said the beach was closed to the public so i was pissed because i loved that beach...but i ended up climbing down the cliff to see if it was accessible and it looked like it but we didn't want to risk arrest lol...so we went to the next beach that was just past the elf house (the sea ranch chapel) which was shell beach...i think that was the same beach we went to the first year because that place smelled funky...and it was a long ass walk just to get there...we stayed for about half an hour but had to go because it was almost dinnertime...i ate fried turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and bread but there was a lot more to choose from...i'm just picky...so then we planned for the next day by the fire, had a cup of margarita, and went to bed...we seriously walked/hiked about 5 miles that day so we were fuckin tired...i slept soooo good that it never felt like i had a dysfunctional body clock...
DAY TWO - saturday
we woke up and ate breakfast at around 9am...after breakfast we inflated the boat and took it for a little adventure on the river...first we headed upriver but it was kinda shallow and our rowing was a little uncoordinated so then we decided to go downriver where it was deeper...we got our rythym going and we went about a mile or so until we decided we'd better head back before our arms got so tired that we'd never make it back...they were already sore form the day before when we were throwing/skipping rocks...so when we made it back to our area, we decided to go ahead to walk-on beach even if we got in trouble...it was such a nice day, sunny in the high 60s low 70s, no clouds, we just had to go...so we went at about 1230pm and we weren't the only ones there so if we got in trouble for being there, everyone else would too...it looked a little different...the sand was higher and slopier than last year...there weren't any sea creatures and such in immediate sight...the little pool where shar found the sea anemone last year was hidden under sand...everything just looked less ominous what with the sun shining so bright...so we spent a good 4 hours at the beach which was where i got 5 times darker than i meant to...actually, i didn't mean to at all...i wasn't expecting it to be this sunny because i know last year we had no sun...i tried writing in my journal but i was too mesmerized by the waves...i spent my time on the rocks watching the waves beat the hell out of this rock barrier sending water up in the air and looking like ol' faithful...it was so beautiful...we left just in time before a couple clouds rolled in...this was the only time i used my videocamera for like 30 seconds...anyway, then we went back to camp and took a shower to get ready for the feast...my dad fried the lumpia while my mom cooked the pancit...i didn't even eat anything form the feast...all i needed was the pancit and lumpia...me an nichole got the nerve to try the abalone and let me just say, i sure wasn't missing anything those past two years...it wasn't gross but there was nothing special about it...anyway, the lumpia disappeared right away and i don't even know what happened there because me and nichole were busy playing ping pong...after about an hour of that, we went back to camp to chill...my mom had already drank a blender full of margarita...she offered us some but we weren't really diggin the taste so we made our own concoction...we thought it'd be good to mix triple sec and OJ...and we were right...we had a cup full of that...then we decided to make another blender full and added some tequila...that was pretty damn good...i was getting kinda buzzed and i really had to pee so we went to the bathroom and we had to play it cool when we got back so we could make one more blender...oh yeah, the third cup did it...we were fucked up lol...i don't remember much but i know i wasn't walking straight and i didn't care about anything and i felt good...i peed like 3 more times after that...we stood out by the river for a couple minutes to look up at the stars and all i know is that some stars kept disappearing on me lol...i was hella goofy, that's all i can say...and i know i slept really good that night too...
DAY THREE - sunday
this was a chill day...i woke up feelin kinda iffy and it was really cloudy out...any talk about food made me reeeally hungry but when we started breakfast, the smell made me want to hurl so i HAD to go for a walk...my little hangover lasted about 45 minutes lol...we went out on the boat again and since our rowing was in sync, we decided to try going upriver...it worked a little better but we didn't go as far as we wanted because we didn't want to waste our time in water that was gonna be shallow causing us to walk every 40 feet...when we got back, my mom asked if we wanted to check out some park but we declined and decided to stay and cook some lunch...we actually roasted hot dogs in the fire...let me just make it clear there's nothing better than a wood roasted hot dog...i swear on it, i'll cook my hot dogs in the fireplace now...so we ate and played speed and listened to music...that was the most time we wpent at the campsite aside from sleeping...when my parents got back, we relocated our music session to the river since the sun came out...we seriously laid there for hours right by the river listening to music and throwing rocks...as boring as that may sound, it was really fun and a great way to have time pass...and i definitely wasn't bored...we were pretty dirty by then so we took a shower and headed back to camp...i let her braid my hair so right now i have cornrows...it was really relaxing and i thoguht i was gonna fall asleep lol...even though we had no hair gel/spray and she did it in the dark, it turned out good enough for me to want to keep it...i really like this look...she finished it at around 1020pm and we decided to look at the stars by the river again hoping for better luck sober...it worked...we laid out a blanket and stared at the sky for about an hour...i gave up trying to find constellations because there were so many stars...we saw a couple satellites float by...and we saw about six shooting stars combined...it was the coldest night we'd had so i felt kinda dumb being out there in capris...anyway...then we went to sleep at about midnight after warming up by the fire for about half an hour
DAY FOUR - monday
that'd be today...we woke up at around 830am and started packing...i did not want to leave...usually by that time i'd be more than ready to go home but i really didn't want to leave...not once did i get tired of nichole and we never fought...it was refreshing...it started off really sunny and warm and after we did what we could to help pack up, we sat by the river for the last time and just relaxed...we played with some dog that was just walking around in the water...we threw rocks and he chased after it lol...he was really cute...so then we went back to camp at around 11am and it was time to roll...*sigh*...i didn't want to leave...did i say that already?...yeah...oh well...it was a pretty cool drive along the coast...we left just in time because those clouds rolled in real quick...too bad the drive seemed to take forever this time...140 miles...when we hit I-80, we were on our own so we decided to stop by work to pick up our schedules...i start again on wednesday and i'm NOT happy...grah...oh well...hopefully that'll be over in two weeks...when we got to my house, we unloaded the car and she stayed over to watch lilo & stitch since she'd never seen it before...she loved it lol...anyway she left at around 530 and i just sat there wishing i was back at gualala...then i remembered i had a double header for softball so i got ready...i wasn't gonna go because i was still pissed at amanda and i didn't want to see her but i went anyway because it's a team thing and i'm not a flake like some people...she didn't even say anything about camping...she's either chickenshit or really rude but either way, i don't care anymore...if she really thinks things will be where they left off, she's got another thing coming...other than that i wasn't really feelin the game...the first game was easy but i was so spaced out in the second game...i really wasn't even paying attention...i was thinking about tomorrow...minna heard i was looking for a job and she told me about where she works and how they need people so i really think i'm gonna go...she works at some vet in fairfield...i have so much to do tomorrow...i have to finish unpacking, get gas and wash my car, buy my books for college, pick up some library stuff, write up my two-weeks notice, go find out about that job, turn in my two-weeks notice if i GET that job, and go to nichole's so she can re-do my hair while watching final destination 2...yep yep...busybusy
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