On the road.

Rhonda and I had a busy but satisfying weekend. We headed out to Chico, where my buddy from high school Bob Green and his wife Jamie renewed their wedding vows. We got to catch up with Bob's fam and the Kaminskis, including Rowyn (who we haven't seen in years) and her very boyfriend Steve. She put together a nice musical set for the ceremony, and wrote a song for them too. Good stuff.

It was a little rough getting there, I took a half day off so we could get out of Dodge but instead I had to go the classroom and laminate stuff for a couple hours. After dinner we got on the road and hit traffic (big surprise) before stopping in Stockton for dessert and (much needed) coffee with my Mom and Dad. We rolled into Chico at about 12:45.

Saturday morning was a work day for Rhonda. (Guess who got to grade all the math tests?) After the vow renewal and a pretty spectacular dinner, Rhonda finished up her assessments and knocked out, while I watched three hours of poker on ESPN Classic. After Marie Callendar's brunch on Sunday, we said our goodbyes and hit the open road.

Gas in Gridley is $2.39!!! (Sorry for that random fact, but it was unbelievable!)

We got back to the South Bay at 3:30, just in time to catch the Niners' collapse. Report cards are officially in the books, and Rhonda signed off a mountain of paperwork as she prepares to become an official employee.

So a long but enjoyable weekend comes to a close. Back to the grind for both of us, I guess.