Well, despite not getting the PC and printer ready in time for the movers, so having to pack them in the Roo; despite having to go get the free tank of gas and pick up the bumper guard at the dealer before we could leave; and despite having missed Mom on the goodbyes, requiring a detour to Spring Valley, we had an excellent first day of travel.
It really began with a delicious Mexican dinner at Ponces in Kensington the night before, with Kelli and Jared and Henry (hardly bothered by a slight cold). The dinner was a great way to say goodbye to San Diego.
Mom was very glad to see us, thinking we had already left. It was a little over 35 years ago, just a week after we got married, that we left San Diego and headed north, eventually settling in Bothell, outside Seattle, where we spent the next three years. It was 11 am when we finally began heading north. We had the usual one hour of stop and go traffic in the heart of LA, then we were off to the races. Speaking of races, we left San Diego on a very important day, the first day of races at Del Mar, and the start of Comic-Con.
Somewhere north of San Diego, we opened up cards that we found on our dashboard, from Kelli and from Jared. Wow, saying goodbye to Kelli and Jared and getting those last Henry-hugs was, well, both wonderful and sad; reading those cards, we both got choked up all over again. Thank you guys, and thanks for the cool family picture magnates! :-)
The Ruby Red Roo performed magnificantly, no 'rut ros' (sp?) at all! The A\C kept up fine with the 95+ exterior heat and the interior two-people, two-large dog heat. The dogs were amazing, no issues, and, well, did what they do all day at home, slept!
I'm sitting by the pool at the Motel 6, under some tall trees, watching the sun come up. It's not hot yet, just a pleasant morning, dreams of fried eggs and bacon dancing in my head. The A\C in the motel room was noisy, so I slept off and on. I think Kathy got more sleep. We went to bed earlier than we have been going lately, so that will help, too. The dogs were, again, just fine.
Another coincidence: Brady and Faithanne left for Europe yesterday. They will be there for ten days, going to friend's wedding and sight-seeing. It was Faithanne's last day at work, too. When she returns, she starts a new job at a small company, hired to help them get the bigger jobs she has worked on for the past several years. It's a great opportunity that she is seizing. Since it's in Berkeley, they needed to buy a car, their first since returning from Europe, and so are buying our Volvo, a win-win for us all. What a year of change for us Wescotts! Kelli and Jared are looking forward to landing someplace and staying for a while, instead of moving every six months like they've had to do lately. And Jared will be finding a new job soon. :-)
Our luck held as I put my 1995 Honda on good old Craig's List only on Tuesday, and sold it on Wednesday!
I hope my Dad is reading this: I put a link on his Explorer to make it easy to find this blog, and hope that is working out. I also signed him up for a Facebook page. Hope you are reading this Dad!
Have a great Friday all, and a good weekend.
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