"We're Strange Allies, With Warring Hearts..."

Tonight after work, Rory* & I drove to Altoona to pick up his new car.

We had been planning on going Friday night, but I convinced him to go tonight instead because I got off work earlier and I am able to go into work later tomorrow... and plus they are expecting freezing rain for Friday night. And the last thing I want is to wreck the car on the turnpike in the middle of February. Life sucks enough right now without that added drama. For me and for him.

It was about a two and a half hour trip up and back (with the traffic), but definitely worth it. It was nice to just hang out and drive away for a bit, although I wish we could have kept driving and ended up in Malvern, PA with my Great Aunt Jane & Uncle Jack, who I've been really missing a lot lately. I'm hoping Rory* and I can make a weekend trip up there sometime though, because I haven't needed a hug this badly from my Pap in a long time... and hugging his brother is the closest I can get to that hug right about now.

Then again, hanging out with Rory* tends to improve my mood.
Even if he's not a huge fan of hugging.

I'm lucky to have him in my life right now - even if it was unexpected.

*Although Rory posed for this blog photo, knowing it would end up on the blog, he in no way condones my blogging about our friendship. Though I think he secretly likes it.