Long day in Bakersfield

July 14, 2023, Friday night, 9:50pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. A friend/coworker texted me this morning at 7:30am, asking if I was in Bakersfield. I told her yes, but I planned on leaving at 10am. I said she should stop by the office and say, “Hi.” She replied she couldn’t, she was going to the hospital. Apparently she had a procedure being done that required a ride home. Since she just moved to Bakersfield and travels like I do, she doesn’t have a group of family or friends in the area. Since I was in town she reached out to me. Needless to say I offered to pick her up. However, by the time all was said and done I didn’t leave her house until after 1pm. On top of that, work was busy. I didn’t get out of Bakersfield until 4pm. When I arrived in Orange County at 8pm I took my daughter to Ulta beauty (second time in one week for me going to Ulta) and then baskin robbins for ice cream. Now I am home, in bed, ready to fall asleep and end this day once and for all.