I'll be home later than usual tonight. The bus schedule has a gap right after 5 PM, so I'll take the 6:20 instead. I stopped at the grocery store on the way to the stop to pick up a few things for dinner. The line was long but it moved faster than I expected.

I also checked the traffic report on my phone before leaving work. The main road near our place is still backed up from construction, so the bus will probably be delayed another ten minutes. I thought about walking from the earlier stop instead, but it's too far with the bags.

I'll text you again when I'm about fifteen minutes away. That way you can decide if you want to start boiling water or wait to eat together. I'm not too hungry yet, so either plan works for me. See you in a bit.

I'll be back in the office next week starting Monday. I've been working from home since the 12th, and a few things have piled up that are easier to handle in person. I already checked with the front desk about getting my old desk back, and they said it was still open. My plan is to get there around 8:30 so I can catch up on mail and sort through the papers on my side of the shared printer. I'll also need to update my parking pass, since it expired at the end of last month. After that, I can get back to a normal schedule.