I headed north this past weekend for a very good friend's wedding, and since I was driving so far north I decided to make a decent trip out of it, even if I was only getting a motel for one night. And instead of just blobbing out what happened I'll make it a little more interesting by tallying the events.

4 - hrs of sleep before leaving at 6am Saturday
2 - Starbucks coffees during entire trip
800 - approximate miles driven
lost track - wrong turns made in Roseville
also lost track - u-turns made in Roseville
0 - useful maps AAA provided me (it's dumb that they don't carry every city's map now and that you have to find a AAA in the desired area to get the city map)
1 - shirt bought at AE
numerous - strange/curious looks at Roseville Galleria due to my jeans and western boots (guess I looked a little out of place in a higher end mall)
1 - delicious lunch at Il Fornaio-Roseville (this is interesting as I went to an Il Fornaio in Beverly Hills 7 years ago for my 18th bday, yet I hardly remember ANY of it out of what must be self preservation due to it being with my ex who 2 weeks later dumped me over the phone...that's all I can figure)
1 - glass of Bray '05? Sangiovese (great)
1 - limo ride to the wedding (my first time in a limo! and it made up for getting so lost and thinking I wasn't going to make it to the wedding)
2 - people I knew at the wedding: the groom and his mother (seriously...)
3 - times I nearly cried at the wedding/reception
almost 1 - bouquet caught, but an interception was made, and that's ok cuz I'm not sure what I would've thought had I caught it
2 - guys danced with: the groom and the best man
1 - line dance performed with a lot of girls (I'm sure glad the bride loves country...maybe she'll set my friend straight and push him beyond Garth, though Garth is great )
1 - occurrence of being pulled over by the Roseville Police I wasn't breaking any laws, just trying to find the streets I missed earlier so I could get back to my hotel, but I turned left onto a street and noticed a cop behind me. I merged into a left turn lane, came to a stop sign, paused and confirmed that maybe I should go left and the cop whipped right up behind me. I was still unsure and right as I started to turn left he flipped on his lights and I realized I didn't use my signal. There's enough probable cause to pull me over. He drilled me with questions about my car, why I was in Roseville, where I was staying, etc. I told him up front I was lost and I really wasn't nervous anyway. The irony: he pulled me over right in front of the street I needed and had missed earlier that day. He returned my license, said have a good night and left. Did I mention this was the first time I've EVER been pulled over? Adam called it my dress rehearsal. I'd rather not have a real performance.
7 - hrs of fitfull sleep in a squeaky king bed
1 - absolutely tasty breakfast at the best breakfast place ever: Sweetie Pie's in Placerville
1 - tasty cinnamon roll with nuts that accompanied me home and awaits my morning hunger
2 - pics of barns in Placer County
~20  - pics of main streets and old historic buildings
lost track - wineries/vineyards passed out in Amador County
10 - wines tasted at Sobon Estate, and they were all very good
4 - wines purchased...because I couldn't narrow it down for anything
2 - hrs spent in Sutter Creek looking at antique shops and whatnot
3 - CDs listened to about 1849 and particularly the gold country that is Sutter Creek and its surroundings
2 - other towns driven through (Jackson and Ione) but hardly stopped since nothing caught the eye
4 - trucker honks on I-5. Were they bored? If I passed the same guy twice and he honked twice, is it still counted as two? That same trucker radio'd up to the next truck to take a look as I passed. I swear...he was lookin' right at me as I passed and had his radio up. It was weird
~12 - hrs spent on the road
n - hrs of sleep needed to make up for such a trip
n - hrs of practicing music needed to make up for such a trip
n - miles of cycling needed to work off such a trip
n+n+n - things I don't really want to do. Take that back...n+n, I guess, cuz I'd love to take a nap right now