Today marks the first of four days on the road to Houston. Dad an I started out at 9 am from Santa Maria and have arrived in Palm Springs around 6 pm. I was amazed by the number of accidents we ran into along the way. I think I counted four total accidents. Everything was running really smoothly until we ran into the 126 / 5 south interchange. We didn't even get onto the onramp when the traffic stopped. After about five miles we came across the accident that everyone was slowing down to see. I was amazed to find that my car gets approximently around 30 miles per gallon. Dad doesn't think it's accurate, since the car is loaded down so badly. So, I probbably get better milage than that. I dont' even know what good milage is, so I'm happy with whatever as long as it's milage. The trip really wasn't very eventful except for right at the end. Dad had the idea to drop by a casino. I spent $20 and came out with $121!! Can you believe it?! I won $100 dollars on my first spin on a slot machine. After that I won $30 on another and told myself I wouldn't go below $20 on the payout. I really wanted to play poker but they didn't have the kind that I enjoy playing. More than anything I miss Danielle. I really wish that she was on the trip with me. Most people would cringe at the thought of driving four days with a significant other for some reason. But Danielle and I have been lost SO many times and haven't bitten eachother's heads off before. We would have tons of fun. I love the fact that I look forward to driving around and doing things that could possibly be really stressfull with her. She doesn't stress me out when it comes to difficult situations. Now, there are times when we are both heading to the same goal and we want to go different ways to get there, but thankfully we're both heading the same direction and we able to talk our way through it.