Just got Frank to the ferry with seconds to spare to cap off a really great visit. It’s so easy to hang with him but, after 20+ years of being friends, I guess it should be. We played tennis. Ping pong. Poker. Ate. Drank. Went to the pool. Port Townsend. Biked around Ft Word. He helped me move a planter. We face timed with Steph in Italy. He’s really a great friend and it was fun to have him here for a few days.
I find myself checking this site numerous times a day. Looking, longing, languishing for signs of life. I get quick texts from Steph (mostly at 5am my time) with some random pics of her with Italian guys in white pants but otherwise radio silence from the kids. They’re not even hijacking my Spotify account which either means they’re dead or they are just so immersed in local surroundings that they’re too busy to write.
I hope it’s the latter but please post. I’m missing you
😉
Did a lot of bike riding this weekend.
On Saturday I went from our house to the Bainbridge ferry, across the West Seattle bridge and along the Alki trail to the beach. It was a shimmering day in the PNW with a ton of boats and activity on the water. I took my shirt off and for a stretch there it felt like I was back in Southern California cruising along the strand.
On Sunday I opted for a different kind of experience. I went to Port Gamble and rented a mountain bike at the Olympic Outdoor Center with dual shocks in front and back. I put the bike in my car and drove to nearby Stottlemeyer where single tracks intertwine with service roads in a 4,000 acre expanse of trails. I had never ridden a bike like that before nor pushed myself on any technical terrain. Grooving to music, trail map in hand, I was careful to check myself before wrecking myself.
I’ll have to take Steph and the kids when they get back.
I worked from home a bunch this week. It’s been easy to hang here with the dogs and get some of my honey-do’s out of the way. Been swimming in the morning and eating whatever i want.
At night I’ve been binge watching Silicon Valley.
Italian mints & waffle fries en route thru NYC.
i need to craft a permission slip for Steph’s use with the TSA tomorrow in taking the kids out of the country without me.
I drove everyone to the airport this morning. We hugged and kissed and said our loving goodbyes. They promised they would write.
Steph and the kids leave in two days. She is looking more radiant than ever. Glowing spray on tan. Sexy new haircut. SUper cute Stan Smith sneakers and a new pink bra. 😉
