ahhh. “relaxation.”

Traveling across the country with a dog and a boyfriend is not recommended. One or the other. But not both. The wiser choice would be the human, in the end. Right out of the gate (literally, of the airport) though, it isn’t obvious that either of them are travel-ready.

I’m not going to say I regret booking five vacation days and spending them in… well… a state of total frustration. What I regret is the future backlash I’m going to have to endure because I “forced” someone else to waste their vacation days on dog wrestling, wrangling, and shushing.

I honestly didn’t know only two of the three would get along at any one time. I guess positive thinking and expectations of harmony aren’t always enough.

Normally on vacation I would have my camera out and I’d be taking pictures of the most minute things. The patio furniture. This time, I brought my camera and lenses with me, but I haven’t bothered to charge the battery.

Yesterday we went for an awesome walk on the beach, and I wish I would have taken pictures of Rufus’ first steps and licks of the salt water. Who knows when he’ll ever be on a beach again… but in a rush to borrow my parent’s car I totally forgot my camera bag. The pictures I took with my iphone are crazy distorted, but I think they somewhat capture the spirit of his adventure. And our vacation.

Here’s the best one:

I’m not entirely sure what happened to the shoreline or the horizon. It’s a really nice beach, honest. And, dog friendly.

We only have two sleeps left here. I’m not sure what’s planned for tomorrow. The weather is supposed to be nice, like it has been every day. One of my folks is taking the day off though, which isn’t typical of my trips home (it’s usually me in an empty house) so I’m not sure if there’s an itinerary or if it’s business as usual.

I have to say, honestly, that while I’m not looking forward to going back to work in a few days or leaving this excellent-100%-of-the-time-weather, I am very much looking forward to tending my lawn and garden, going to Starbucks more than regularly, and getting some lounging done on my own patio. Weather permitting.