We spent eight hours driving today, my goodness. Left the house at 10am and got back at 11pm.

Dropped off the pups at Stephen and Thida’s because we were going to be gone all day. It’s so nice to drop the pups off there—they love those two like family, and their house is just like home for them.

Went down to Whittier to have lunch at the grave site of a friend’s daughter who passed earlier this year. It was sunny and warm, but we all found shade and had a great time. Talked Name of the Wind with a new friend.

Then we headed up north to meet my parents at Harris Ranch to have dinner in their steakhouse. I brought a bottle of wine. It was delicious, all of it. Got stuffed.

Then drove back to pick up the pups. Home.

Sleep.