The Middle of Nowhere

First post on our blog!!! Today was quite an adventure. We had no prior knowledge of what our day contained nor did we plan on purchasing pallets. But then again, it seems like we never really do the projects we initially set out to do. It always ends up being something else. 

We can't even recall how pallets came up to be of subject anymore except that one of us briefly mentioned wanting to make a summer table for the patio outdoors. The next thing we know we found a lady on craigslist who sounded like she just wanted to get rid of them. So we hopped onto the Prius and drove up to Trabuco Canyon to retrieve these beautiful babies. Along the way we tried capturing images to note of our spontaneous mini road trip. 

The second we got onto the mountain the roads were fairly empty. It felt as if we were driving into the country side. The long stretch of road with trees on both sides of the road seemed to be endless. At the end of our destination we reached a neighborhood that reminded us of Big Bear; one way roads with houses built close to one another. Everyone knew everyone.

She had about twenty pallets lying around. We had to go through most of them to pick out which ones would make it back home with us. After some time we were able to pick out five good ones. Three of the pallets would go into making a summer table for the patio and the other two would go into making a headboard for one of our bedrooms. 

Its amazing to see how a 30 minute drive changes one so much. The women here seem to be more active and hands on with the work around the house. This woman was nice enough to help us saw part of the pallet because it wouldn't fit into the car. 

Our accomplishment for the day would probably be loading up these pallets into the Prius. Although the prius is quite big for a sedan, fitting five pallets into the back was a big challenge. 

 Driving back with our smiley faces on and our accomplishments in the back. What an awesome day!

 To end our day of adventure, we grabbed fish tacos @ California Fish Grill. The perfect way to satisfy our stomach after burning all our energy lifting pallets. 

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