So far, so good, with the whole full-time-job thing. I actually don’t mind going into work! Charlie’s been OK – more than OK, actually – particularly because Elizabeth was able to work from home yesterday and today. Tomorrow, though, we’ll both be at work all day, we’ll see how that feels for him. I do miss hanging with my little guy. Taking him out for regular walks and our daily trip to the dog park were nice distractions and got me off my ass and away from my desk.

On another note, on Sunday, we went for a family hike in Runyon Canyon Park. For those of you not from LA, Runyon Canyon is a very popular little hike right off Hollywood Blvd. The main hiking loop is about three miles long. From the start you either go counter-clockwise up a steep dirt trail with lots of uneven height steps and then down a mostly paved “road” or you go clockwise, up the mostly-paved road and down the dirt trail. It’s very dog friendly, but we questioned whether or not it would be too strenuous for Charlie. In December 2007, he did do the Cowles Mountain hike in San Diego with my parents and I (picture below from the top) so he should be able to do this one too, right?

We did bring him (what would a “family” hike be without one member of the family) and I am happy to report that he killed it. We went up the dirt trail. Some of the steps were taller than Charlie but he managed to jump up nearly all of them. He missed one and had a little fall, but that didn’t stop him from trying again and making it! Stupid me forgot the camera, but next time I’ll bring it for proof.