We survived the trip. The only trouble we encountered was the first leg of the trip. An hour after leaving the house we found ourselves in a snow storm that lasted for the next five hours; thankfully it just blew around and never accumulated on the road. There were a couple of sections in higher altitudes that got slippery causing two tractor-trailers to overturn, but plows had come through before we got there and salted the highway pretty well. The rest was smooth sailing. We made our first hotel stop in Indianapolis, then made our way to Oklahoma City, then Albuquerque before finally arriving in San Diego.

Big highlight was getting to see glimpses of the border wall as we entered California. Seems so silly considering how much space there is around it that you can still get through.

Got my daughter and grandson settled in their new home, movers came and we got everything arranged and mostly put away. Just a few odds and ends for her and her husband to deal with when he gets there.

I ran out Friday evening and made my way to some local breweries. First one I went to insisted on a flight rather than just a small tasting. And by California law you have to order food. I had already eaten and had a number of places I wanted to go so sitting down for 20oz was not part of my plan. I only consumed about half, enough to not feel like I wasn't wasting my money, but enough to determine if there were any beers I wanted to bring back home. The other six breweries let me have little tasters of 1-2oz. I ended up bringing back two cases worth of cans. Some I am not a fan of, but my local package store I frequent has talked about them so I got some for the owner. Some I got for a friend. A couple of four-packs are strictly for me. Looking forward to a night when I don't have anything else I have to do.

My wife is missing our grandson something fierce, so I have to work extra hard to keep her distracted. It has actually been nice being able to spend time together without all the interruptions. It almost feels like we are dating again. We started setting a schedule to take evening walks together. Partly to start getting in shape and partly to spend time alone together. And to get the dogs out of the house.

Overall, life is good. Wouldn't have it any other way.