End of time in Seattle, for now

Kyle and I hiked up Mt Si via the old trail on Sunday with our hiking buddy Bernard. It was great to catch up and a truly beautiful hike and day. The trees were full of moss and the light came through the trees in a really pretty way, plus we even had some views! The pictures are still being processed by yours truly and I will post them when I am finished with that.

After the hike, we picked up Bernard's wife Jenna and had a late lunch at Uneedaburger in Fremont, which is Bernard's favorite burger place. We all enjoyed our food and chatted more before parting ways until next time.

After that, we met up with Erin for a little bit at Vivacci's for a cup of coffee (or ginger cider, in my case!) and some chatting. It was great to see her again before we left.

The rest of the evening was full of packing and preparing to leave, doing chores like laundry, and trying to set Mom and Elroy up as much as we could on their respective devices.

Today, Monday, Elroy and I dropped Kyle off at the airport to head back to Austin, then I went to Vince and Michell's. We got to catch up a little bit more, then Vince and I met up with Dad for lunch, and then Vince dropped me off at the airport for my flight to California. I flew into SFO in San Francisco for a workshop that is Tuesday and Wednesday at UC Berkeley. Lisa picked me up from the airport and we tried a a tasty Mexican place called Nopalito, where we ate and caught up some more. She was nice enough to drive me to Berkeley afterward. I am staying at the Faculty Club here, which is an on-campus hotel run by the university, I think. It is reasonably priced and seems nice so far! The campus and the whole area has been beautiful so far, too. I was excited for a run in the morning to explore more, but I have discovered that I do not have my running pants with me, which means they are either in Seattle or in Austin with Kyle. Either way, I guess I will just go on a walk in the morning.

It was hard leaving Seattle, and hard parting ways with Kyle at the same time too, but I am glad to see people in California, and I am also enjoying the beautiful Bay Area!