California

JB left (with 3 friends) for California yesterday morning. The car was packed to the roof with food, clothes, camping gear, boys and Eve. Eve is like a mascot. She's the torso and head of manikin that the CPHS theatre department threw in the trash last fall. The boys found her in the dumpster and rescued her, and she's been a part of their lives ever since. I couldn't believe that they were taking up precious space in the car with her defaced body, but they felt she had to go along - so she did. They plan to go to the beach in San Diego and Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Death Valley, the Grand Canyon. The first night was spent with family of one of the boys in El Paso, but from here on out they are on their own. Amazingly, I'm not too worried. Thankfully, JB is a planner, so he's already collected money from the other to pay for gas and lodging along the way. They have enough food to feed an army for a while, so four cross country runners should be okay for a week or so. I hope they have fun...but keep it safe.