Boy, we knew Los Angeles was having a bit of a cool spell, but we didn’t expect Virginia to be this much hotter. Still, it’s nice to be back with family, even if it is for a funeral.
We did mention that somewhere, right? I’m not going to go back and check if we did, but yeah, Cassie’s grandma just died. It’s sad, but we’re doing fine – it was not unexpected, so we had time to prepare for it. We’re just glad that the timing worked out so that we could be here for the funeral.
The awkward thing though is our outfits. We only brought half our stuff with us to Japan, and then we left like two thirds of what we brought there. So I’ve been living on like five shirts and three pairs of pants, none of which are black or even particularly dark. Cassie has no nice dresses or anything with her. We had to raid family’s closets to have anything to wear. But we could, and we did, so it worked out fine. I just hope nobody cares that I’ll be wearing the same shirt to the viewing, the funeral, and the interment.
In happier news, we’re staying with Candace again, which means staying with our cat again! Xena was thrilled to see me again, and was quick to rub my legs and loud with her purrs. She was more hesitant towards Cassie, which broke her heart… until we realized that I showered right after getting here. Candace uses the same body wash we always used, which meant that because I showered, I smelled like Xena remembered. So Cassie took a shower, and sure enough, right after that Xena was all over her. Very funny cat!
The next few days will be the funeral and other funeral-adjacent events. After that, who knows? We’re still just waiting on visa stuff and don’t really get to know when that’s gonna come through. Which is obviously awkward, but we’re making our peace with it a day at a time.