Tommy's in Tahoe, so Jen and I and Lauren had a relaxing day together. We drove up to and had breakfast at Alice's in La Honda. It was crowded, but it's a great spot, and the drive up is lovely. We made a "spur of the moment" decision to delay our plans to work on Panorama. We took off towards the coast, taking in the fresh air, sunshine, good music and no destination. Once we hit the beach, we returned up another route I'd never taken in all these years, winding our way into Ben Lomand. We passed through a good patch of the areas that burned a couple of years ago in one of the more substantial wildfires. The trees were still scorched, and the smell of burnt wood remains even now. Once we made it to Hwy 9, we went into Boulder Creek and stopped at an antique shop called "SWAG," which I became aware of this past week while looking at mid-century modern furniture, particularly stereo consoles. I have regretted for many years not having grabbed the one I came across at the Goodwill in Santa Cruz as we browsed the stores, an album cover at the front right of a series of boxes filled with albums caught my eye. That it was so "front and center" was a blessing.
$1 and change later, I had "back in my possession" the 3rd LP I ever owned in my youth, taking its place alongside "Sound Magazine" and "Wonderfulness" when we returned home. How fun it might be to one day put these on and play them again. Jen and I went and talked to Home Depot about kitchen remodeling and got lots of helpful information and ideas. It's the first of at least three planned efforts as we educate ourselves on the costs, lead times, and variable aspects of updating the kitchen. They binge-watched a slew of "Cobra Kai" episodes and door dashed frozen yogurt while I worked on to-to items, including revisiting how we need to refine our finances for 2022.
Goals_Anticipation: Visit Linda in the am with Lauren, see any further changes in either direction, work at Pano for the am and at Matson on filings and storage tasks in the PM.
Gratitude: The experiences shared with Jen and Lauren are ones I know they both value, and I'm grateful that I know they know that in return.
Health: Weight: 160.2 (+2.2) 7d avg: 159.225 (+0.2) | Steps: 4406 | Heart Rate: 59
Actions: Presence Gratitude Calm Family
Goals_Anticipation: Visit Linda in the am with Lauren, see any further changes in either direction, work at Pano for the am and at Matson on filings and storage tasks in the PM.
Gratitude: The experiences shared with Jen and Lauren are ones I know they both value, and I'm grateful that I know they know that in return.
Health: Weight: 160.2 (+2.2) 7d avg: 159.225 (+0.2) | Steps: 4406 | Heart Rate: 59
Actions: Presence Gratitude Calm Family