Camping weekend was fantastic. Got all of my gear out and I know I packed way too much. The weather was SO cool in the mountains. I had packed a battery operated fan - never needed it.

This group of women I camped with is part of a nation-wide hiking organization for women who are curvy and not into hiking far or fast. Not quite slugs or sloths, but women who take their time and no one is left behind.

Of the 28 or so women there, a group of about 6 of us bonded. I think I met my human "spirit animal" in an older widow whose life stories were so spicy and wild, she had me in stitches. She lives about an hour away from me and we've agreed to meet for some biking adventures. I met a lovely lady in Delaware - cheeky. A mom and daughter from New Jersey. And a couple women who live very close to where I am now, who have said they'd love to get together for some hiking.

We took a guided tour of Herbert Hoover's (did you know he and his wife were quite the humanitarians?) mountain retreat and followed that up with a hike down to a waterfall. I'm not nimble and I admire people who are sure-footed. I also have a knee that likes to buckle on me, so I pick my way down hiking trails very carefully. It takes me a long time, but the ladies were so patient and lovely. With all I have going on this summer, the last thing I need is to trip and sprain an ankle or break a wrist. Going uphill is a cardio workout, but I was much more confident going uphill. However, I now need to shop for new hiking boots. I bought my size and I love these boots, but the toe box is too tight and my toes were killing me after this one hike. I'll be going back to the same campground in August, so I'll be scheduling a fitting, soon. I'm at the upper end in women's sizes so there really aren't any 1/2 sizes. I may have to try a men's boot.

We met a through hiker on the AT who posed for a picture with us, but he also asked us to not post on social media for at least 3 days and not say which direction he was headed towards. We're quite sure he's on the run or hiding from someone. LOL

I left early Sunday morning and drove up Skyline Drive, stopping at many of the overlooks. The views and wild cloud formations were impressive.

All of my close friends are scattered all over the place. One is in the Caribbean. One is in California. One is in New York. The last one is in Montreal. But we'll all come together in 2 weeks for a cycling event with a larger contingent of my friend group.

Next weekend, my DD30 is flying to Japan to meet up with her boyfriend who arrived there yesterday. She'll be gone 2 weeks. I think we both need a break from each other.

Her father called me a few days ago to ask WTF is her problem. She's been calling him and trashing me and her job. He said he noticed a change about 6 weeks ago, and I couldn't agree more. I know it's tough not having your own place, having a long work day (9 hours) and a 1 hour commute each way while your boyfriend lives an hour away in the other direction, but she's been a giant turd to me. Her father was kind enough to say that he knows she's full of it (with regard to me) and that she sounds like an entitled brat. And she's daddy's little princess! LOL He's most upset about her crappy attitude with her job. She's only been there 3 months and is taking a 2 week vacation, already. She has nothing nice to say about them despite them paying her well and being very good to her. He's disappointed in her. I told him that her boyfriend is a bit of a "little princess" and I think he's rubbing off on her. It will be interesting to see how she feels after spending 2 weeks with him in Japan. It's said you really get to know someone when you travel with them.

I sat her down last night and let her know how her attitude has been hurtful. I told her I understand that her life isn't the way she wants it right now, and when she's ready to move out, she'll have my blessing, but she will have to pack up ALL of her stuff and take it with her. I am not willing to store it here. She said she understood and we declared a sort of truce. I really don't get her griping about me. I ask very little of her, don't nag her and she has the house to herself more than I am here.

If you've read this far, I'm impressed. I know my updates aren't generally interesting to most, so if you've gotten this far, thanks for reading.

No word from the much younger man, and that's a relief. Hopefully he knows that he needs to look elsewhere for his summer fling.

Mr. Cutie Pie has been good about reaching out. We're having dinner Thursday night.

Mr. Allergic to Cats (not XBF, Harry) was VERY communicative this weekend. I didn't have good cell signal, but when I got signal, my phone would light up. I'll see him on Father's Day for a concert in the park. He's a very nice man. We talked on the phone yesterday for a couple of hours.

Thanks for reading.