Stage One of the Trip to California

So before i get into the stages of the trip, i should explain why i'm going out to california in the first place. when i moved back from france, i didn't know what to do with myself and thought maybe now is a better time than ever to try something new. but, financial circumstances along with other reasons kept me from making the move.

then i met nick who soon became my boyfriend. he is from ventura, ca and his band, the dear hunter, is what kept him in ri. which he hated. now the band is moving their studio to the west coast and we thought it was a good opportunity to move ourselves over there too. i now have the money saved up and an excuse to pick up and start fresh over on the west coast.

so here we are. we left on sunday in the band's touring rv with my little corolla in tow. (oh ps i totaled my wonderful little volvo in september when i avoided a dear in the middle of the highway at 4am). we made it ALL the way to new jersey when the rv pooped out. engine fail. we spent the night in the rv with no heat and about a million blankets. needless to say i am now in the midst of a cold.

in the morning we called several mechanics and finally found one who would come out and diagnose the problem. unfortunately, the engine needs to be replaced. either the oil tank froze and cracked or...whatever it was, it was due to the freezing cold new england winters and this california rv could not handle it.

thankfully, the $5,000 expense will be covered by the owner of the rv, nick's cousin. but we are stuck at a super 8 in raritan, nj. at least it's warm. we could be here for another 2 days. i hope it's less because kate is with us and she has a flight back from la on the 17th. i want her to spend time out in california with andrea but i don't want her to have to fly out and miss the trip with me. so torn.

anyway, that's the update for now. here's hoping we get out of here soon and on to nashville. and OUT OF THIS SNOW!