50 Days 'Til 50. Day 17--Road Trip

50 Days 'Til 50Day 17Road Trip editors note*    having been on a short vacation and only having my ipad, it was a bit challenging to write it out my blog on the ipad and post it...i think this posted already and apologize if its a duplicate...still learning here...  jfIt was an early this morning as we knew we were going to face a 9 hour drive today from Palm Springs to San Francisco. Groggy out of the gate I fumbled around the house trying to get all the tasks on the "last minute list" accomplished. Last load in the dishwasher, last minute toiletries packed, our new Somos sleep pillows that are amazing and I knew I wanted to bring them with me since we would be driving and they could easily fit into the car as opposed to a sliver of overhead space on a flight. The dogs had to be loved quickly and then get them to where they were staying. I think it's kind of like a road trip for them as well. All the rushing around to then sit in the car seat for the next 9 hours. I was used to road trips in Florida leaving Miami to the Keys or to Orlando. Those clocked in at a bit over three hours and they were grueling I thought back then, but nothing like the 9 hours driving up the California coast. Since it's to what is probably my favorite city in the US though, we just pushed through. It's exciting going to a place you love and although my main reason for coming here is to say a final farewell to one of my dear friends who passed away a month ago, I will still enjoy being here.It's a magical, expensively gorgeous city and I do leave a bit of my heart here every time I come and go. My head is full of many emotions and I plan to honor my relationship with him in a proper more thought out blog this weekend while I'm here. For now I will just claim fatigue as my reasons for keeping my post so short today. I'm learning doing this 50 blog thing that sometimes they don't have to be pages long, that sometimes the most powerful words can be written in several words. This city is a constant source of inspiration to me and after a good nights rest I will be renewed and refreshed to jump back in the saddle and forge ahead with my writings. For now I'm here, safe and sound, with my love next to me, and at peace. Sometimes that is just enough.Good night.jf