On The Road: Girly Style

It was almost this time last year that Peggy and I had a girly fun day away, so we were long overdue.

This time, we went south of the border. On one of the hottest days of the summer. Without air conditioning in the car too.

But adventure calls and road trips beckon.

The wait at the Pacific Truck Crossing border wasn’t too bad – just over an hour, which gave us plenty of time to catch up with what’s been going on with each other’s lives, as we chowed down on drive-thru breakfast from Micky D’s. A girly fun day means a vacation day, which means we can slum it in our eating junk food for that day. But as we don’t normally slum it, McDonalds = instant gratification = instant regret.

For the first stop, Peggy and I headed down to the Premium Outlet Mall, just north of Seattle. The sun was mercilessly scorching and unforgiving, as we made our way around the outdoor mall. I made sure to hit Adidas, Converse, Quiksilver, Vans and Dickies, where I picked up the cutest “apartment” pants to lounge around in.

Surprisingly, Peggy and I didn’t go nuts with the outlet shopping and we headed back north after a couple of hours.

But of course, since we were on US soil, there were a couple stops that I just HAD to make.

Jamba Juice for one!

So just before we arrived in Bellingham, we hit the Jamba Juice at Burlington crossing. I just had to get Peggy to try one since I’ve been talking it up forever. I got my New York regular, strawberry whirl, and she got the matcha green tea. Purr-fect for the humid afternoon.

As we walked back to the car, this truck drove past us and caught both our eyes. Without an exchange of words, Peggy and I looked at each other and simultaneously said, “We GOT to get a picture!” We ran after the vehicle which was pulling into a gas station, like children chasing down an ice cream van on a hot summer day.

Now if anyone knew Peggy and I in the good ole days, aka our rave days, you’d understand why we would run after this truck and put Japanese tourists with cameras to shame. This whole exterior of the truck was decorated with toys from Sesame Street, Disney, Looney Tunes, Merry Melodies, Hello Kitty etc. A raver’s dream-mobile.

The driver told me that he glued all the figures last winter and that he did it because he wanted to spread good cheer and make people smile as he drove. Road rage suppressant. We need more people like him on the road.

This fortuitous run-in was definitely the highlight of our girl’s getaway.