Escape!
to be read to the song of Escape by Rupert Holmes
I was tired of California, we’d been together too long
It was all of that sunshine, which made the drought prolong
So while she was busy with her wildfires, I searched the internet in bed
And on the Google maps, there was this place I saw instead.
“If you like lakes with clear water, and light falling snow
If you’re totally in to mountains, you know you really should go
If you like seeing stars at midnight, without all those street lights
I’m the state that you’ve looked for, go ahead and book your flights”
I didn’t think about California, I know that sounds kind of mean
But me and my California, had fallen into the same old hot routine —( 109 this week, people)
So I wrote up this article, on Coffeelicious I will try to add
And though I’m nobody’s poet, I thought this wasn’t half bad —( mostly because I stole from the lyrics)
“Yes, I like lakes with clear water, and light falling snow
I’m not much into health food, but I am gluten free
I’ve got to meet you before next summer, and cut through all this red tape
At a bar called Boneshaker, where we’ll plan my escape”
The boyfriend and I are currently in the midst of planning a vacation/escape for next summer. This year was brutal. So many days over 100 degrees. Go California gold, we are told. Help the drought by not watering outside. I’m not going to lie to you, it looks like we actually live in hell. Feels and looks, double gross. We didn’t come here because we thought we would live at Disneyland. I was borned about 10 minutes from where I live now. Something about the apple not falling far from the tree comes to mind. I did get out for a short time. I did 4 years time in Washington state. The first three were lovely. The last one was dark. The constant cloud cover made me huddle on the couch with hot tea and snacks until I went up 2 sizes. Thank you Gold’s Gym for helping me fix that situation. So now I’m looking for the Mary Poppins of states, practically perfect in every way. If the first date goes well, we are considering relocating to pursue the relationship.
Here is my list of wants: Sun, but not too hot. 4 seasons, but no chance of being snowed in — we’d probably go insane. A place to play hockey. Meaning, a rink with an adult league that would tolerate our skill level. Did I mention we won the championship? in the Bronze league. Some of the arts would be great, or a sports team to root for. Not basketball. Mountains that actually get snow would be amazing. Not too expensive. Employment opportunities. Lack of heinious traffic. Close to fun stuff. This is because living in the Sacramento area, we lie to ourselves and say, “We are close to the mountains and the Bay area. Really, we live not close to either and it is a long car ride to get to both. However, it is not long enough that you need to spend the night. And most important of all….a place where it is ok to be from California and move there. Oregon — calm down, we know how you feel.
Being from the west, we are looking at the next street over neighbors first…Colorado, Montana, Wyoming. You know how it is when you start an affair. It is all so new and exciting. We might fall in love with one. Or we could settle down with our own lovely lady, if she ever gets some rain. I leave you with a pic of the Folsom puddle….fingers are crossed that fall will come soon!
