The drive down was mostly clear until I entered into L.A. Basin. After that, it became 2 hours of bumper to bumper traffic as we limped through. A truck had flipped over earlier on the highway and was the cause of the backup.
I came back earlier this afternoon, the drive home took most of the day. Even so, I felt energetic, and being able to talk to my family was really relaxing.
I saw my old friend Mike and his fiancee Olivia for dinner tonight. It felt somewhat surreal. Because I've known Mike since we were in the 5th grade together, it's weird for me to think of him settling down, buying a house, and getting married. It's also weird for me to think that so much time has passed -- our friendship is 18 years old. We talked about our old friends and old times. What also made this meeting weird is that Mike is the first friend of mine where I've met the fiancee after the proposal.
Driving down took much more energy from me than I expected, and I took my leave of them at 10. I arrived home at a quarter to 11 and promptly fell asleep.
It does feel nice to be back home again.
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