Sunday is…

Sunday is…sleeping in past the time you think you’re going to sleep to. Up to rain, knowing that North = sunshine (maybe.) Picked up by a best friend. Wandering around Target for 30 minutes looking for a non-highfructosecornsyrupy snack. Peanut butter and bread. New stickers. Little Miss Sunshine. The best Yoda shirt in existence. A knife somewhere in the car. Driving, Third Eye Blind, DMB, The Script….driving. Arriving to a less cloudy sky. No draws in the car — meeting up with a friend, borrowing hers. Two climbs, in two hours or less. Getting to the top. Twice. Even when I wasn’t expected to. Scrapes, scratches, success. “Why can’t we have a boom-box in the woods??” Driving. Driving driving, Third Eye Blind, Tonic. A gallon of water shared between the two. Picking up my fave Hayford boy. Driving. Massachusetts. Salem. Engine House and Drew. Watching the Celtics game, enjoying company, and Sam Summer. Eggplant parm, and salads made especially for the veggie-hungry girls covered in dirt in the booth. Learning how to drive stick shift. Driving all the way home. Pissing boys off at a stop sign because I was too nervous to shift into first. Getting yelled at by Jeff and Lauren, encouraging me that I can do it, and then I did. Scrabble. Muddier. 50 point bonus. Coming in second anyways, because checking in at home = more important that winning Scrabble. Shower, cleaning the dirt and the reminder of the success of the climbs. Sleep at midnight. Another LAP-JLP perfect day.

I still love not camping (unless it's with my BFF, L.)

This past weekend, Lauren, my BFF, and I did a road trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles, by way of Route 1 and the 101. It was a long long journey, very fun, and VERY tiring. Some highlights, you ask?

1. I forged a river with our car, in the dark. It was terrifying.

Do you see where it says “Bridge”? There was no bridge. There was raging river.

2. We headed to a beach filled with seals, and spent a peaceful half-hour just being with them.

3. We ate at a restaurant that had a spirit stage and human nests. And lavender creme brulee. Fantastic.

4. When camping, we wore headlamps, extra clothes, and some how magically had our fire rekindle in the middle of the night.

5. We got chocolate covered strawberries from this nice man.

6. I used an outdoor sink, with running water. I found this magical.

7.  We went to an antique store in Half Moon Bay, called Half to Have It.

8. We hiked a little.

9. We took pictures of people taking pictures.

10. We drove 930 miles, all together. Stops in: Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, Monterey, Big Sur, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and home. Not including all the various stops made in between for coffee and the like.


It was a great trip. But I was glad to get home Sunday night to a bed, and a whole week with Lauren, still to go! What an excellent week. Overall, I think we both decided we like NOT camping — when it comes to 45 degree weather, rocky grounds, and lack of fire-building skills (although we did get it lit, eventually.)

How are you all?

Five Good Things.

1. This photo of the watering hole in El Portal, from WFR training.

2. It’s Friday, and sunny, and warm.

3. Basketball finals tomorrow. My babies are so excited, I could cry. They’ve beat a team they never had, and we’ve beat both of the other teams….victory?

4. Taxes will be done after this weekend, and while I am not looking forward to the doing, and I am looking forward to the done.

5. Work is finally, finally, finally calming down. And an adventure next weekend with Lauren. And a cruise in 2.

Happy Friday, Happy Spring, chickas. Love you all.