Saturday we were awakened to a power outage at our hotel. At 7:30am. We thought we would just walk down to the McDonalds a block over…but the power was out all around us. Fortunately there was still hot water, so we showered then drove a ways away to find breakfast. My friends Jason and Scott were getting married today, the entire reason we were here! We returned to the hotel to find power restored, put on our nice, suffocating dress clothes, and went to the ceremony. I didn’t cry, but it was a very touching and heartwarming service, between two amazing people that are beyond meant for each other 😍 Of course I still had a stupid migraine (too much bright sun and sinus-drying a/c) so we left the reception early. A nap at the hotel helped me though, and we were able to rejoin the celebrations that evening at a local bar for drinks and dinner.

Sunday, we packed up and headed west…er, to my mom’s house east of Los Angeles. She is car-sitting while we are in Italy. The drive from Phoenix to Hemet is only about 4 hours, but it is the I-70 of the desert. Boring beyond belief. The I-10 is nothing but trucks going 60mph and cars going 90. But we made it, her little dog actually liked Paul (Khaos is a man-hating monster), and spent a relaxing evening catching up.

Monday, we did some laundry and sorted through what we were taking to Italy and what we were leaving. When we return on June 28th, we’ll be staying in California for a few weeks. It was another uneventful day, we went out for pizza, did some work on our phones, and lounged around. We hit the sack early, as we had to be back up by 1am to head for LAX. Had to beat the traffic and check in early for our 6am international flight.