Three Beautiful Things 08-16-2025: Restful Drive to the Airport, I Kept Going, Ah! Some Rain!

1. Niece Molly enjoyed a short and intense visit to Kellogg. She was deeply involved in her longtime friend Summer's wedding on Friday and enjoyed the post-ceremony festivities that evening. 

I picked up Molly at 8 a.m. this morning and drove her to the airport. We talked a little bit about the wedding and later she shared breaking news she just received from Brian about mice, but, for the most part, we travelled in silence.

I hoped that after about two and half days of talking a lot and tending to business in preparation for the wedding, that an hour of mostly silence was a welcome way for Molly to begin her weekend of rest and recovery.

2. Knowing I was driving to Spokane this morning, I'd imagined myself dropping off Molly and then going somewhere for breakfast. 

I didn't do that. 

I wasn't all that hungry and I had some driving momentum built up and didn't want to break it by stopping somewhere. 

Once home, I wrapped some refried beans, scrambled egg, rice, and sharp cheddar cheese in a flour tortilla and this breakfast satisfied me just as much as a meal at a cafe. 

3. I know we need some good strong rainfall here in North Idaho to slow down the fires.

We didn't exactly get that today, but I enjoyed the relief I felt driving to Spokane and back again in the rain. 

My hopes that the rain would continue throughout the day didn't come true, but the temperature today was much cooler, I welcomed the mostly overcast skies, and I began to think that it won't be terribly long until we won't have hot weather and unrelenting sunshine day after day. 

I'll enjoy that.