Thoughts along the wet highway

We’re driving home through Oregon countryside. Its the kind of dark and wet outside that I’ve come to learn is common for northwest winters. I don’t understand it, I mean I do, but I was confused at first with this lack of sky. I’d wake up each morning seemingly under an untouched canvas. Not a muted color of grey and blue, melded together by man’s vehicles and chemicals which burn the lungs. Not a grey overcast heaven, with sun hiding behind it’s clouded mask. And definitely no blue with patches of white. Just one pallid color stretching from East to west and North to South.
I had these thoughts to record and hopefully doing so won’t cause me nausea. This morning I awoke feeling incredible crappy. This new virus I attained through possibly multiple related sources or a complete stranger had taken residence in my head, nose and throat. While I was prepared for moderate misery, I was not prepared for nausea and dry heaving in the shower. I don’t want to try that again. So if I break of mid sentence, just imagine me hitting publish and sticking my head out the van window into the rain and trying to regain balance.
One of the things I’ve been dreaming about as we speed down this length of highway is my future. Both immediate and distant.
2009:this will be nuts. So much change and good things. I want to start out with a new diet. Well not new, just resumed. A diet at the new year? Lauren, how cliche can you get? I know I know. Its just that I’m tired of not fitting into my new jeans and what better time to start? Besides, I’ll be biking home so that will help.
I think 2009 is going to be a great year. I’m an optimist so I might be betting high, but I just have this feeling
I found myself thinking of other things in my future as well. Both are more dreams than reality, but dreams are usually more fun than reality. I was dreaming about having a home someday that has a studio. A studio for me to edit photos and videos. I’m salivating just thinking about it.
The other thing I was dreaming about I just decided not to share. Its a secret between me and my beloved for now.
CA here we come.