A short but sweet posting: Bill and I managed to survive another extended road trip in our trusty little Scion xB with no SNAFUs, glitches, surprises, or traumas. Whew. These days, coming home in one piece seems to be a primary concern for me; I suppose it's the presence of horrific news stories about the sudden deathly incidents that occur in normal situations that does it.
We left in early March and stayed away for three weeks. During that time we enjoyed sunny, warm, and even hot weather in Sonoma, California and Death Valley. As we basked in the beauty and balminess, Seattle suffered more snow, rain, and icky weather. Woo-hoo for retirement!
Now Bill and I are once again home and back into our daily routines. Even $500 poorer a week later (a 45K Scion check-up required brake pad replacements) but certainly still happy. We helped stimulate the economy as well as our lives, and we tasted some darn good wines while doing so.
