And, yet again, I have neglected my sacred blogging duties.  I’d apologize but that would indicate that I’m sorry.  And I’m… not.  Aww, it’s not that I don’t love the blog.   Of course I do.  But life intervenes.  And I’ve been… I don’t know what I’ve been.  This has been a strange week.

We’re leaving Reno tonight to drive to San Jose.  My best friend’s mother’s memorial service is tomorrow morning and that’s the big reason for us going.  It’s a rather unscheduled trip to San Jose but at the same time, I’m glad we have a reason to go.  It’s been a while since we’ve been there and I knew we needed to go sometime soon.  I just wasn’t expecting it to be so soon!

It’s still very warm down there so we’re packing swimsuits for the kids.  We don’t have much planned but I imagine the pool and walks to the park might keep us busy regardless.  It’ll be nice to be doing something different, at any rate.  If we had been home this weekend, there would have been a lot of sitting around and twiddling thumbs.   The weekend before a payday is always rather dull.  So being out of town and seeing and doing something different will be nice.  And there’s the added bonus that when we get back to Reno on Sunday, this freakish heatwave will have broken (at least mostly) and we’ll have much more reasonable temperatures next week.

I’m so ready for winter it’s not even funny.

So today is going to be me packing things up and getting the kids ready.  When Kile gets home tonight, we’re going to hop in the van and go.  I’m hoping we don’t remember things like the pack n’ play or Evie’s high chair.

But mostly, I wish I was always there, and able to give my friend comfort in person.  I’m glad to be seeing her (I don’t get to see her often, these days), but just wish it were under happier circumstances.

And… that’s all I’ve got.  Send us happy travel vibes and I’ll try to check in again soon, or at least before a whole week has gone by!