About Me

People tell me that I am a little different, weird maybe, but whatever. Either way I love my life. I have an excellent family, amazing friends and have been given more privileges and opportunities than I deserve.

I believe that everything happens for a reason and there is a solution to every problem, whether you like it or not. I think that no matter where you are, what you do, or what you have, the who you are with matters most of all. I believe life is simple, hard, and amazing. Laughter is my primary form of exercise. I love anything competitive. I wake up and go to bed to SportsCenter. The thing I value the most is happiness and I couldn't care less about money. My life is great, my friends are better, and God is the best.

Right now I am 22 years old and I am almost done going to school at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where I am getting a Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering. I am taking fall quarter off and then heading back to graduate in the Fall(2011). To be honest I don’t know what happens after that. I will vacation in Europe and then have the rest of my life ahead of me :)

Monday, August 30, 2010

Day 1: Sacramento CA to Bandon OR

Current Location: Bandon, OR

So today Pops and I woke up and finished packing the car then left just in time to catch morning rush hour in downtown Sacramento, haha. We drove forever through Nothingsville CA which is basically any part of California north of Sacramento because there is essentially nothing there. After you get out of the valley at Shasta things get pretty woody, with pine trees aka CONIFERS, everywhere. The pass gets up to 4000ft and then you come down in Ashland, OR. Like a real idiot I was not paying attention and missed taking a picture of the sign that says, "Welcome to Oregon" but I am gonna say no one is gonna miss it, it is easily imagined anyway. In Medford, OR we decided to get Starbucks (for the second time today lol), and using the GPS system named "Jack" we successfully got lost in downtown Medford which btw has about eight different highways, freeways, and interstates running through it. Soooo not our fault. Finally found Starbucks and meandered our way over to the coast. Pictured it up, ate seafood, and called it a night. The weather is very different already, it rained driving up on and off and the coast is cold! Well actually it is just like any August, almost September day, on the coast but my Father is a wimp and I am becoming a close second. Haha that is about it... Best Western Rewards is building up tonight and we are in the Shadow again tomorrow.
Peace

Friday, August 27, 2010

Hola!!!

Just a reminder that I leave Monday for my trip. Once I am underway I am gonna try and write, post pictures and/or videos everyday (so you can all live vicariously through me hahaha jk) but yeah. As the trip gets closer I am super excited but I am also super sad that I am going to be away from the people I have been hanging out with all summer and my roommate at school :(... but I'll be back before I know it, I'm sure. As of now I am planning to return to San Luis by November 11, which happens to be an academic holiday lol. No word yet on any new plans, as you may have notice I changed a little bit of the route a while ago to go through Nashville where my great friend Cassidy is working now (plug for you Cassidy!! www.mochaclub.org). Other than that I am no longer going to Miami because the person I was going with got a job, congrats Brooke! So besides the people that already have scheduled set dates with me around the country the rest of the plan and trip is still on a plus or minus 3-5 days schedule depending on how much I am enjoying myself somewhere! Anyway that is the plan. Can't wait!


Peace

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Update on scheduling for anyone that cares... lol

Okay so again I say that this trip was planned on a very lose scheduling foundation... haha so that is why everyday it seems to change just a little bit. As of now though with exactly 11 days and 7 hours until my departure this is what it is looking like....

August
30-Sacramento
Sept
5-Seattle
8-Glacier National Park
13-Rapid City/Mt Rushmore
15-Marshalltown
18-Chicago
25-Dayton
October
1-Buffalo/Niagra Falls
5-Boston
7-New Haven
8-New York
10-Philly
14-DC
19-Nashville
24-Atlanta
26-New Orleans
29-Dallas
November
3-Austin
4-San Antonio
7-Phoenix
10-San Luis Obispo

So that is the plan so far.... yup yup :)

Peace

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Countdown Continues

So officially I depart in 18 days!

Since the departure is getting closer and closer my dates and mates (wow that was lame, but whatever) are becoming increasingly more accurate. Sooooo just in case anyone is still thinking "OMG I need to accompany Spenser on part of her trip because of her epic awesomeness and overall people skills" then there is still a chance. Btw I kid about being awesome, I am just me. BUT that is not the point. So below is a list of the places that currently do not have anyone with me or that I am visiting or whatever so yessss.... check it out

Seattle to Rapid City(aka Mt. Rushmore)
Ohio to Buffalo(aka Niagra Falls)
Buffalo to Boston
Weekend in New York City
Atlanta to New Orleans

and that is about it, get in where you fit in people, time is closing in haha... not really but yeah just let me know if you want to join, I would love to have you!!!!

Peace

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Countdown & Family Reunions

The official countdown until my departure is 31 days! I am very excited. Right now however I am anxious over a couple other things. One, being I get to go to my 2nd professional baseball game this Sunday, Giants Vs. Dodgers! Two, next week is the Official Johnson Family Reunion! Like the Olympics my mother's side of the family have a family reunion every four years and this year Oceanside is the choice. I will be kayaking, surfing, SeaWorlding, playing basketball, tanning, swimming, BBQing, and visiting family for an entire week. Not bad at all if I do say so myself :) So needless to say the weekend cannot come fast enough.

Peace

Monday, July 5, 2010

Happy Independence Day

The countdown to my take off is underway. I am currently working all summer so I can fund this endeavor of mine and I am still trying to figure out the schedules of everyone coming with me. I am hoping that I don't run out of money somewhere across the country and have to scrub toilets to get home haha, probably would be an interesting experience if I did, but not quite what I had in mind. Hopefully I will have budgeted and planned accordingly and will not need any drastic measures to finance my way back. ;)

Days Until Departure: 56

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Schedule-ISH

So I have not written anything for a while because I have been super busy with many things but, during those many things I got a solid schedule done for my trip. So here it is and if you are in a city during that time, near a city during that time, want to be in or near that city at that time.... Call me and we can work something out!
Sweetness...

30Aug-Sacramento, CA
5Sept-Seattle, WA
13Sept-Rapid City, SD
16Sept-Marshalltown, IA
20Sept-Chicago, IL
26Sept-Dayton, OH
1Oct-Buffalo, NY
4Oct-Boston, MA
6Oct-New Haven, CT
9Oct-NYC
11Oct-Philly, PA
15Oct-D.C.
22Oct-Jacksonville, FL
24Oct-Atlanta, GA
27Oct-Miami, FL
31Oct-New Orleans, LA
5Nov-Dallas, TX
8Nov-Austin & San Antonio, TX
13Nov-Phoenix, AZ
17Nov-Los Angeles, CA
19Nov-San Luis Obispo, CA
24Nov-Sacramento, CA
That is the plan...
Peace