We are leaving Oregon today, nearly two months after we first left home. The trip so far has been a strange mix of roadtrip adventure and time with Richard's family processing his mom's death. Linda, Richard's mom, went into the hospital just before we left Maryland. When her condition deteriorated, we adjusted our plans to get to Oregon sooner than we originally planned. We've been here a little over a month and are all so grateful that we had the time and flexibility to be here during this time. We hadn't seen Richard's sister and her kids since before COVID and to have a month together, particularly as the family goes through this significant loss, was a gift. We are headed back down to LA to see my sister and her family again before leaving the west coast.