Dallas to Tucson

1. Traveling with a pet relegates you to very second rate motels. (Or ludicrous, gouging pet fees at better hotels). We chose the fleabags. This is a sacrifice we have made to have Junebug.

2. Junie's road trip behavior: Meow as loud as possible without ceasing for the first two hours, visit the catbox in the back of the van, then collapse in exhaustion for the rest of the drive. Repeat each day of travel.

3. Three days at home, three swims in a warm pool, three baths in the outdoor clawfoot. Sun on our bones. A golf game. Things are getting back to normal.