Mini roadtrip

Looking forward to seeing a west coast bud in my relative vicinity on Friday. I'm going to drive optimistically 2.5 or realistically 3 (or more if I get lost) hours to see her and then back. I could stay over which would be the reasonable thing to do because I could do so without fronting cash, but for reasons I can't quite discern the thought jars self-consciousness from my pores in a way that makes my skin crawl. I would rather have a long day of it and drive home. It has nothing to do with her- it's more like a primeval attack of shyness because I've been so reclusive this year.