We had a very full week this week. Our dear friend, Melissa from college spent 5 days with us. We kept her busy. She willingly and patiently came along with us for our triathlon practices.

On Sun was the Pride fest. We tabled for Code Pink. Luna finally got her ears pierced. I cut here hair last week (long story) and a while back I tried to bribe her with earrings if she let me cut here hair. She remembered that bribe so we went for it. She did not even bat an eyelash when they pierced her ears. She said it did not hurt at all and since then she has religiously taken care of her ears by washing them 2x daily and turning them 3x on the clock.

We hiked the redwoods, went to the coast, ate and ate and ate. Melissa is from Chicago and has never been west of the Mississippi so of course we had to go for authentic taqueria burritos. We went to Ravens for a gourmet vegan experience, the Ukiah brewery for some microbrew, and of course the Buddhist temple.

She left today and it is quiet again. We miss her terribly and had such a lovely time. Nothing has changed in our dynamics since college. We have always had this incredible comfort level around each other. None of that has changed. We have grown up a bit in our worldview but we look the same and have fun the same way we did 12 years ago. Only we have more kids and she has more dogs now.