Mary decided to drive on the first leg of the trip!
We departed at 8:00 am and arrived at Saratoga Oaks Inn at 3:30 pm, with stops for breakfast and two restroom breaks, taking seven and a half hours. We travel together very well!
The drive was mostly smooth, but many cars were speeding past me. We arrived at the hotel at 3:30 pm, right on time, according to GPS. Despite the heat, there was a cool breeze.
At 4:00 pm, we went to a nearby Peruvian restaurant. We shared a stuffed potato, and each had a drink to prepare for the evening.
At dinner, Diane, Pat, Eldon (Pat’s brother), Terry, Lisa, Patrick, Mary, Emily, and I enjoyed sharing for an hour and a half. Mary fit right in!
I could not help myself, so I told Patrick about the man who inserted an ‘ad’ in the local classifieds: ‘Wife wanted’. The next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: ‘You can have mine.’
Ten of us had a delightful dinner at Jack’s this evening.
After dropping off our passengers at nightfall, we returned to the hotel. Despite my initial desire to explore the nightlife, exhaustion from a long day on the road and a full stomach led us to immediately crash without even turning on the TV.
Mary was worried about fitting in with Sue’s family. But at dinner, they made her feel welcome and I couldn’t get a word in edgewise. Diane and Mary even spoke Swedish to each other; Diane was in Sweden for three years and Mary worked there one summer while going to college. On the way home after dinner, Mary mentioned how nice everyone was. Dianne, Pat, and the entire family are special to me.
We have free time tomorrow morning, so we’ll walk down Big Basin Road in downtown Saratoga. This will help us exercise before we head to Diane’s for a catered event celebrating Hannah and James’ wedding. It’s the first time family and friends will gather to celebrate the couple, as their wedding was a small event held exclusively for their parents in the redwoods. It should be a wonderful time!
