today was the first of a few celebrations of my friends departure from seattle to enter graduate school in baltimore. i am all kinds of sad to see her go but more than excited to witness this next stage in her life. this woman is truly awesome and i've enjoyed getting to know her better over the last year. we've hung out regularly for fun and work.
it is a great thing to have people in your life who stretch you and make you grow. but also help you through the stretching so you don't break. i know she will find great success in school and as we start saying our goodbyes, i can't think of anything but great memories. i'm looking forward to journeying to the east coast to hang out with her for balticon next year. hopefully, we'll maintain regular communication. it does get hard when time zones change. i learned that from another friend who moved away suddenly. at least this transition wasn't out of the blue.
the thing about living in seattle, you just never know how close to get to people because they don't stay long. i've been here three short years and most of the people i have met are biding their time before they can get the heck out of dodge. it makes me sad. i was one of them for a while. i will probably feel that way in the future. for now, i'm here and i'm going to make the most of it.
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