The end of the 2017 was here and being the gypsy that I am I wanted to bring in the New Years somewhere other then my small town. So when a trailer needed to go to Portland I knew that on my way home I would head to the coast. Bringing in 2018 I wanted to spend the last few days with not only a few days enjoying the ocean but also spending those days with my best friend Megan.
Megan and I have been friends since freshman year of high school. She has been there through struggles, hardships, happiness, adventures, and is my taller half. I couldn’t imagine a better place to bring in the new years then with her.
The few days on the coast were awesome. We of course enjoyed the beach. There is nothing more relaxing to me then listening to the waves crash. If im on the coast you can guarentee that I will at some point be found walking on the beach taking in the smells and sounds. I love the beach and having my best friend there with me is the best. We always catch up on our walks. We talk about life, goals, and plans. We took a road trip up to Trinidad, enjoyed the farmers market in Arcata and even checked out the jetty near Eureka.
I also was informed that Fortuna had an ice skating ring which made me super excited. I had always wanted to try to ice skate. So we loaded up met up with Maggi and my friend Cody and I gave it a go. Little did I know that ice skating is super hard. I defintely looked like bambi on ice. But we got a lot of laughs and a few bruises out of the fun.
News Years Eve we picked up Maggi from her station and drove up the coast to the Trees of Mystery and ended up going all the way up to Cresent City. We enjoyed seeing the giant trees and we just barely missed the last tour of the aquariam in Cresent City. It was definitely a great way to spend the last day of 2017.
Megan and I brought in the New Year at the local casino where her boyfriend works. If you know me you know that I love to play the slot machines and always have. So a few hours of playing I didn’t win anything but definitely had a blast. The people watching was fantastic.
I defintely left 2017 with a couple of my favorite people and rang in the new year with them as well. It’s always difficult to say I’ll see you later to your best friend but there we found ourselves saying see you later. Megan is finishing up her schooling over on the coast I couldn’t be more proud of all she is accomplishing.
2018 was brought in with excitement and happiness. I looked forward to 2018 and couldn’t wait to see where this year took me. The trip back over to the valley would be my first trip of what looked like a year of opportunities and travels.
Liz's Gypsy Journey 