Up at 2, thinking about going home at last...

Bill spent yesterday with Alex, up in Seattle. They had themselves some good, ol' fashioned male bonding time, complete with visits to the guitar store, the motorcycle dealership, the surplus ammo store, the military museum at Ft. Lewis, and got the oil changed in preparation for our departure. Alex joined us for dinner in Olympia, and then Bill took him back home again.

I went to the chiropractor, Fedex, the alterations lady (to pick up a skirt I forgot about), bought ice for the ice chests, filled up Kellie's car at the gas station, and picked her up from work. I emptied water from ice chests, packed boxes to be sent to TN, made split-pea soup and re-organized all the wedding leftovers. We had roast pork (what else?) for dinner and apple pie for dessert.

Today, we will try to get ourselves organized and packed up in between football games. We're headed first to Eugene, OR to see my college roommate and her husband for a day or two. Then on to Roseville, CA to see Ray & Elaine for the weekend, then to Mom's in Los Angeles.

With the wedding accomplished and the new year upon us, we're suddenly anxious to get home. Bill has been gone since August 4, and I've been away from my mountain since early November. The lure of warm weather and having our own space is strong. Echo the traveling dog, will be happy to get on the road again too, I'm sure.

It's been so much fun, but it's time to go home. Happy New Year to us all.