July 28

We headed home today following our brief foray to the mountains. As is often the case, hilarity ensued during the drive, and much of it starred BearBear.

Initially, the party-like atmosphere in the second and third rows was kind of annoying, and I definitely shushed them more than once. But after the monotony of the trip set in --after we'd descended from the mountains and coursed through expanses of farmland and arrived back at the oft-slowly moving freeway-- the laughter became something of a relief. So today, I'm thankful to have had BearBear (aka Abby)'s off-kilter sense of humor along for the ride.