Guest Post from Jessica

As you know Tiff and I had a most awesome adventure together!

A few of the highlights (for a recap)… But first an admission… I had NEVER HEARD INTERPOL before our road trip.

Boise- Tiff and I share our first of several McDonalds meals. Yummmm… blah! We enjoyed the hospitality of her good friend Christen… Thanks Christen. We braved booming downtown Boise on a Tuesday evening to see Interpol… My first time seeing them & my first time hearing them! The music was great! THANKS TIFF! We made many friends that night. Of note: Harley, the sound guy for the band. And with that the ball was set in motion. *Note: Harley will be a recurring character in this blog. Off to Washington the next morning… the speeding ticket was mine. The onions all over the highway were a secondary hazard from ID-WA only to be topped by my WA wine tour about half way to Seattle... I needed a driving break!

Washington- So much love to Tiff for missing the Interpol show! I am sorry but the wind was huffing and puffing and I was afraid it might blow my house down, or the bridges off their moorings… instead it just took out a large tree in my yard. Again, thanks Tiff for playing it safe with me! We did some arctic weather shopping. Aaah, shopping, always a feel good! Dinners at home and some down time… Thanks for hanging with my family! Noodle loves you! Off to Portland…

Portland/ Eugene- Great dinner, SUSHI, great company… a silly boy we met at dinner… great Interpol show (we did not pay for parking or the show)…A shout-down to Harley… and off we went. TO EUGENE… well, since returning home I have had to people warm me about the backwards civilization that is Eugene… oops! Yeah to the Courtyard, Yuck to the IHOP, Triple Yuck to the IHOP bathroom! Off to Reno…

Reno- The drive to Reno was so beautiful. If anyone is looking for a road trip… Portland to Reno is a spectacular choice… in the fall. Beautiful scenery and cute towns… some with some humorous character (as previously mentioned in Tiff’s blog)… the best! Reno for sleep and off to Vegas… the drive was so silly! We stopped for coffee, nail polish (yes, nail polish), and native crafts, SHOES, McDonalds, Gas, WATER, candy, brothels and lots of potty breaks! Tiff even tried to invent a new game called “block the drivers vision” J We definitely stretched out our time on the “LONLIEST HIGHWAY IN AMERICA” we were even warned on our first stop out of Reno… “Hope you have good music and good company.” Tiff, we were CHAMPS! We make a lonely highway proud!

Vegas- ALWAYS THE BEST FOR LAST! The Hard Rock… Rocks! Made some money, lost some money. Tiff & I became blackjack junkies! We met some odd folk and hot folk. A special note or recognition to the three hot ladies from AZ! We stayed up late and slept in… found the mall (obviously)! The Interpol show was a hit… Harley and I became phone buddies. We had drinks with the band and well you know the rest… Tiff hung out with her boyfriend Paul, the lead singer of Interpol… See her postings for photos!

In the end exhaustion and alcohol set in and our time together was up… never enough time for two hot chicks on a road trip… Thanks Tiff for the fun! VIVA LAS VEGAS!

*A special thanks to Kelly (even my husband thinks you are fabu!)

Many fun adventures,

Jessica K.