Yesterday Michelle and I drove north to Redmond for a cousin’s wedding, then back again afterwards. It was a nice wedding and wonderful reception. However, Barley was at home alone, so we up and left sometime after the cake cutting. On the way back we stopped in Tacoma to visit Chris, and ended up eating Thai your mom pizza under the watch of a grizzly bear’s skeleton.
We left Tacoma about 11:30 p.m. The rain, having been absent for 3 months, decided to make up for lost time with a rather untimely downpour. Very few cars, lame wiper blades, and night driving aren’t fun, and by the time we pulled in to Portland around 2:30, my retinas were burning. Focusing on the wet road and holding the car steady as it drifted over the occasional puddle of water, the laser beams coming from my eyes and the stiff grip on the wheel quickly took their toll. Sleep seems to have repaired all the damage, but I fear there may be burn marks on the windshield where my gaze seared the glass. Hopefully it didn’t rain on the reception.