Well looks like I skipped a day already for NaBloPoMo. Oops. Our time here in Seattle has felt quite busy. On Friday, we were up early to check out all the downtown sites; unfortunately, we didn’t plan the operating hours at all. For example, we hit up the Chihuly Museum and Space Needle bc Friday was the only clear day in the forecast. When we arrived, the Chihuly place was closed, opening only at 11. So we decided to do a brisk walk downtown to Pike Place Chowder. Then, they were also closed, set to open at 11. So weird: we really expected a major city like Seattle to have more things buzzing by 9am. But our bad. We should have looked that shit up first. Anyway, after walking around tons, we scored our clam chowder and fresh doughnuts then headed back for the glass exhibits. Chihuly was decent: a very doable exhibit, though I kinda felt like having seen his work in Vegas and in Phoenix, the pieces looked very familiar. We were in and out in about 30 minutes. As for the Space Needle, the cloudiness never burned off, so we decided to skip.

For dinner, all of us met up at the Fremont Brewing company. Our old friend D, who has lived in Seattle since 2013, also came out. It was good to see him– the last time was maybe three years ago. He’s at the same company now, but he bought a house and then recently got married. Sadly, his new wife extended her trip in Japan so was unable to join us. But D seemed happy and well. I am pleased to report that all my old disappointments about that friendship are gone now. The friendship was great while it lasted; I mourned its loss years ago, but now things are fine. With my reaching out a month ago, I realized I was actually ok with everything. Life has moved on for sure.