Not that every night spent with Dan and Isaiah aren't wonderful, but this one was sublime. The evening was spent on Dan's patio, watching him grill, drinking wine, eating good food, telling and listening to stories, eating ice cream cake, and existing.
Isaiah's current stint of time in Seattle is coming to an end in a week, leaving us behind to return for his final semester at Northwestern. I will be moving out of Seattle closer to my new job within the next two and a half weeks. Our summers are wrapping up, and the nostalgia is setting in.
There were multiple moments tonight when I found myself thinking, "This is what adulthood is," or "I know this is where I'm supposed to be right now," or "I can't believe this is my life." And I couldn't help but laugh, because it feels good. It feels really good.
With everything coming at me within the next few weeks as friends leave and arrive, school starts up, a move happens, it is good to have simple, relaxing moments where there is no pressing work to do and no stressful decisions to be made. Taking the time to be present in the room I'm in and with the people I'm with.
Life is good with wonderful friends, wine, stories, and cool summer evenings. And a late ice cream birthday cake doesn't hurt either.
Until next time.
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