One more "I made it"

I'm sitting in my new room in LA after a sunny, fun day in La Jolla at the beach with the girls. Erin scaled a giant rock and then realized that thanks to Rockbridge and other such places with rock climbing walls, she had only ever climbed up. Those helpful belayers always let you repel back down. Here she is picking her way back to sea level. Julia's documenting. I'm watching so no one dies.

We ate dinner, then I drove the two hours north to LA. Traci and Ryan were there to greet me and help me move a few things in. It was so good to catch up with old friends! Not to mention crawl into bed. It seems like I've been up past my bedtime for over a week now.

Now for the adventure of LA traffic. Tomorrow morning I'll brave the wilds of the Los Angeles roadways to pick up Marlen from the airport and do some perusing of the area. Maybe a gluten free bakery stop along the way...