home sweet home

I'm home in the bay area! I'm eagerly awaiting the dog-sitter to drop off my mom's dog Baci so I can hang out with him. Rest assured that the next photo I post will be of him. I think my excitement was incorporated into my dream last night, where I visited a dog pound and was able to choose which dog I liked, and it was quite easy as they were sorted alphabetically by breed name for some reason. Odd, but a wonderful dream!

So I left Denver this morning only an hour delayed after dealing with faulty planes and snow (although it was only light snow, I'm still baffled as to why there was ANY snow in May). Always an adventure at the airport. And I found out as I was preparing to board that Southwest does seating on a first come/first served basis. Which completely stresses me out, turning the act of boarding into a competition. Which I was not meant to win since I was given #60 to board so I had to settle into a middle seat. But after going on drives that lasted over seven hours, a two hour flight was a piece of cake and it's always a wonderful feeling to arrive back here. Especially right now when it's about 80 degrees and gorgeous.

I'm now watching MTV which is having some sort of The Hills marathon/behind the scenes/in-depth analysis, which seems a bit much to me when it comes to the show full of awkward silences, carefully crafted dialog and spoiled brats. But I will try not to pre-judge - I'm going to give it a chance since I seem to be the only one not addicted to the show. Converted to the dark side! (And I admit - we watched the Bachelor last night so I know, I definitely shouldn't be judging)

So that's the west coast wrap up. I've fully crossed the US, with more states to cover in the next few weeks. Then, I will sit still for awhile. But until then...I'll keep enjoying my vacation.