Looking Back on my trip

This blog entry is so hard for me to write.  The last couple of days on my trip I kept thinking to myself what am I going to write to everyone who has gone on this journey with me.  I know that this is definitely not the last journey I will go on but for it to end makes me so sad.  Even now I'm getting teary-eyed just knowing that its over.
 I have had the time of my life.  I was thinking the other day while driving that if I was to be taken from this Earth at anytime that I would have gone happy.  Even without all the stamps in my book.  I feel so lucky to have gone on this trip and completed a major item on my bucket list.  I don't know if I will be able to write everything I feel or want to say but I will try.  Honestly I feel like I just lost a best friend or something.  I guess you can say the road is in my heart or my heart belongs on the road.  If I hadn't run out of money I would still be out there seeing the sites.
  For those of you who say that you could never do this- YOUR WRONG-YOU CAN!  Look at me I'm a  33 year old female that just went around the USA on a roadtrip ALONE.  I camped out most of the time and yes stayed in motels sometimes too.  But I did it and never once was I like I want to turn back. 
  Thinking about what I saw makes me proud.  Think about it I (or we since you all have read along and basically kept me going) have seen 25 states(that's including the 6 I just drove through,including Nevada) and visited 29 National Park.  I drove 9,153 miles all together.  My only major weapon of defense was a little knife that I never used.  Sure I got into a fender bender and that bummed me out for a day but it could have been a lot worse.  For driving that far think about it.  I never got a flat tire, I only killed one animal, didn't have car problems and only damaged my car twice haha.  Not bad I think. 
  So if you have never left your backyard,city,county or state- DO IT.  There is a whole world out there to explore.  I feel like I barely grazed the tip of it, and had a blast doing it.  This isn't the end of my travels, its just a break.  If I could make a living exploring the USA I would.  In almost 2 months I made a lifetime of memories. 
  I want to give a big THANKYOU to my family and friends for you all putting me up and showing me around and for the strangers that I met along the way that made my trip more enjoyable.  For those of you who are family,friends,people I just met and gave my blog address to or people who have heard about my blog from others.  THANKYOU- thank you for taking the time out of your busy lives to read about my journey and to come along with me.  I want to also say thanks for your emails,comments,texts and calls. 
  Looking back I would still say that Crater Lake was a big highlight in my trip and that Iowa and South Dakota have the most friendliest people.  They treat you like they have known you forever.  Yet everywhere I have been will hold dear to me. 
  Now onto a whole new world of living in a new state, a new town and eventually a new job.  So what am I going to do now you wonder?  Well first I have to organize and unpack my things in my new room and then give my car a much needed bath.  After that its job searching time. 
  But in my heart am already planning my next road trip.  I guess the travel bug will never leave me.
Remember its not the end just a break-With a heart full of memories-Thank You All Again
Darlene