Leaving Palm Springs

I have lost track of the time and date! No television or radio for a few days will do that, I guess. It is like we were in a bubble for four days. A perfect bubble. We spent a lot of time sitting on a couch in a living room overlooking a pool surrounded by palm trees with a backdrop of a bright blue sky and the mountains looming close by. The weather was in the high 70s during the days and into the 40s at night. Good sleeping weather. It was our first experience with a form mattress and it was FANTASTIC! We will take a look at them as we need a new mattress soon.

It was the perfect place to spend hours talking with our son. It felt great. We must do it again next year!

We woke up Friday morning, removed the sheets from the beds, cleaned up the kitchen and were out the door by 11:00. The airport was all of five minutes away. William had flown in and out of it several times because of the Coachella Festival so he knew the drill. We said our goodbyes then began the 90-minute drive to Anna and Doug's.

It was so good to see them and hear all about their lives. They spend most days of the week split between the two families of grandchildren and other interests that keeps them hopping. They took us out to dinner to a fantastic place near their house. Lamb Burger (I had just a bit of the bun) and a fantastic salad of greens with the best white balsamic dressing. Delicious. We talked until I was falling asleep.

Doug made some chorizo and eggs for our breakfast, we dressed and hit the road home around 9AM. Traffic was a challenge. Others were also returning from the Christmas holiday and sometimes it was a zoo. The people in LA really tailgate going well over the speed limit and we saw more road rage in the four days we were there than we have seen. Ever.

We wove our way home on Highway 5, over a pass into Gilroy, up into the Silicon Valley then north to the pass to our little home on the coast. Home. It felt great and seemed like we had been gone a long time.

Phase two begins today. We are meeting British Don for our last meal together. Lunch in the city. Afterward, we will buy groceries for the week. Tomorrow, Michael will drive both Don and his cat to the airport around 6AM for his move to Oklahoma City. Gratefully, Michael is going alone so I can swing by to see my mom, who is having computer problems. The fun never ends!