Maiden Adventure

Our first date was three days long. Dropped off on a dirt road in the middle of Grand Teton National Park. Moments later J bounded down the washboard in Ginger, his custom built rust colored VW Vanagon. It was love at first sight, me and the van. (You already know how I felt about the boy)

We late night hot springed, cooked steaks in bear country at midnight, got a flat tire with no jack. Instantly connected. I was in awe as he navigated hundreds of miles of backroads, the map solely in his mind.

It was the summer of 2009, I was 24 living in Wisconsin, absolutely smitten with a guy in Idaho.