warm all week

So I'm in L.A., after spending about 4-5 days in Idyllwild. My Dad drove me to the Ontario airport this afternoon where I picked up my rental car, then drove about an hour or so to my friend Carla's house in Northridge. Carla was a longtime and very close friend of Mom's, and she's subsequently become a friend of mine. I stayed with her last summer for a week, so it feels strange to be back in this bedroom, taking serious note of all that has changed. I had so many phone calls with Mom from this house last year, and had birthday dinner with Mom's good friend Jerry. They're both gone now. Crazy.

Things are changing for Carla. She's renting her house and moving to Arkansas in a few months to take care of her Mom; landing here on her shifting life seems somehow appropriate. I feel like I have so many questions about my own life - where I should be, what I should be doing, what's really important, etc. - so it seems perfectly normal to stay at the house of someone who's trying to pack up her 20+ year history and jump out into the unknown.

So this week I'm planning on doing lots of yoga! There are a few great studios in L.A. that I want to check out. I'll also hopefully meet up with two composers I've been corresponding with, and hopefully get more insight on writing music for a living. Seeing a few old friends and some new ones, and definitely some ocean too. Should be a great week.

The weather I special-ordered has been delivered in a timely manner, so that's handy! One more week to my crazy little adventure, and then I'll begin the crazy little adventure of life back in New York!