California...
California here I am! (and have been since July 3rd...) It's nice to be "home," whatever that means. Alexa will be here until mid-August. She's been laying paving stones for my mom, cutting back brush, which has been deemed a fire-hazard by the fire department, for my dad, and generally being helpful around the house. We've been relaxing, mostly, with occasional day-trips out to San Diego and one trip up to Joshua Tree. I may post some of that, or I may not... we'll see. Yesterday was a pretty idyllically fantastic day, though. - First we went sailing with Moana (who works, among other places, at a boat rental place), who was gracious enough to take us out sailing for 2 hours and then thank us for the experience :). I'm relatively confident at sailing, now, too, which is a bonus. - Then we ran some errands. Then we went to Alexa's bank and then to Sports Chalet to pick up a pump for my inflatable rubber raft. I spent an extra $2 or $3 to get t...