On the road at last...

Petey the Wonder-Dog!

Well, after many tumultuous days spent at my brother's in San Diego - where instead of relaxing, seeing white whales, drinking margaritas, or visiting zoos and water parks as planned, Tim and I spent some - let's call it quality time - "discussing" our time apart and our future together.... Ok, this is a massive understatement and basically represents my avoidance of delving into detail about the hellishness that was the last 3 days. (Dana, I call dibs on writing the play.) Put it this way - we almost broke up, nearly killed the dog and Tim lost one of the best friends he made on his trip. Enough info? I think so...because the point is that this is SO not what this blog is about!! And besides, now we are together, recovering from the madness and happy-ish....and what can one really expect? (Or is that just the jaded New Yorker in me refusing to be stifled by the seemingly endless supply of sun and avocado here in California....)

SO, last night we stayed at a perfectly respectable and slightly overly priced motel just North of Los Angeles, and as for myself, I awoke changed by the miracle of 5 hours sleep -- in a row -- and good water pressure. We're now eating egg n cheese bagel sandwiches at the "New York Style" cafe in Carmelito, CA and are on our way to hike and camp in a State Park in Big Sur. I just did my first freeway drive in the new car, and despite Tim's insistence on reminding me which pedal was which, I think I did alright. I'm not quite used to the new car, or driving on the freeway, but I didn't hit anything so I score that a success, no?

More soon!!