Month: February 2026

AJ and I went to Three Texans Winery this evening with BA and LA. The conversation with them was good, and overall it was a pleasant time.

During the evening AJ mentioned that she did not like receiving the letters I have written to her in the past. That caught me off guard because in the past she had told me that she liked getting them.

When things like that happen, it makes me start doubting the things she tells me. It also brings the emotional affair she had with KH back into my mind again.

She says that she is no longer talking with him and that he stopped responding to her right before we got married. Still, the doubt sits in my head. I find myself wondering if there is something else she is hiding.

Sometimes I wonder if I am just overthinking everything.

AJ and I decided to take a long weekend since we thought it might be our last chance for a while, with CL expecting yet another baby. I do not understand why he keeps having kids when neither of them works and they have no income. CJ just does not seem to have a clue.

CL agreed to watch AE while we were gone. With a little bribery, AE behaved well enough for CJ during the trip. I offered him a $50 Roblox gift card and promised to take him to the range when we got back.

We flew out of Texas and landed in San Francisco. I took AJ to Pier 39 to see the sea lions. After that we went to an old fort to get a view of the Golden Gate Bridge, and then drove across it as we headed toward the coast.

We spent the weekend driving up the coast toward Redwood National Park. The views along the coastline were incredible. I never realized just how beautiful the rocky coastline was. Seeing those massive trees in person was also something special. The size of them is hard to describe unless you are standing right next to them.

From there we drove to Crater Lake National Park. While driving through the mountain passes we received a winter storm warning, but we managed to avoid getting caught in it. When we arrived at Crater Lake there was snow everywhere, and AJ was in heaven seeing it. We even rented snowshoes and walked around the area for a while.

We were in a rental car and it started snowing again, so we decided not to risk getting stuck. We headed down from Crater Lake and continued on to Portland since we were flying out the next day. We also wanted to see AS, who has been there since January.

We were able to see him briefly that night after he got off work, and then we met him again for breakfast the following morning. While we were there, we also crossed over into Washington to grab a coffee, just so we could check another state off our maps.