Home, sweet, second home!

Originally posted on MySpace on March 17, 2008.

I left Boise, ID a little later than I wanted, even knowing I would gain an hour traveling from Mountain to Pacific time. I got the best sleep of my whole road trip last night, and also for the first time in the past 17 days…the clock radio woke me up. I must have been dead tired…road tripping will do that to you and it finally caught up to me. After a bagel with cream cheese…some continental breakfasts are better than others…I headed west. But, after just a couple of hours, I was hungry. My stomach would not be denied. I stopped in Baker City, OR for a quick bite at Taco Time…one of my fast food favorites.

Unfortunately, my unplanned detour threw off my schedule even further. By the time I reached Pendleton…after 3 hours of driving…it was almost 12:30 pm. I wanted to visit the famous Underground Tours, but found out that their next tour was at 1:30. With the tour itself being 90 minutes long, and with an additional 2 ½ hours of driving to go, I decided I just couldn’t hang around that long. There was one other place in town that I wanted to check out…a place called the Popcorn Factory. But, I discovered that place was closed on Mondays. So, my trip to Pendleton was a washout. After filling up my gas tank, I left town.

The last 150 miles went by quickly. In no time, I was home. I was eager to see my cat Kimi…but, the feeling was not mutual. As soon as my parents started bringing some of my stuff in from the car…she disappeared! Kimi thought it was time for her to leave…she hates car rides! I found her huddled behind the dining room drapes. When I picked her up, she was limp…Kimi had resigned herself to the fact we were leaving. I tried to reassure her that this was not the case, but as soon as I put her down, she ran downstairs. A little while later, my mom called Kimi for her treat. She warily came back upstairs, but when Kimi saw me…she actually hissed! Now, that was not the Kimi I knew! Later on, I found her downstairs sitting by her food dish...and she greeted me like nothing happened! She’s pretty much back to normal again…for now. On Thursday, we really DO make the trip back to our real home in Bellingham. I’m going to try not to clue her in, but I have a feeling she’ll figure it out. After all, Kimi is one smart cat. I just wish sometimes she wouldn’t think so much!