Yesterday started out like any other Saturday: slowly. All I'd really accomplished was a run, some yoga, and a shower when around noon I received an invite to go stay with Justine over on Sausalito for the day. Realizing this would most likely be my last trip over there, I threw some things in my trusty backpack and used my now fully-fledged public transportation skills to navigate my way across the bridge.
Justine's family just got two new King Charles puppies, and we spent the majority of the afternoon and evening cuddling, playing, and baby-talking with them. For only being 12 weeks or so, they are very friendly and well-behaved little loves!
We did, of course, go out for dinner. Another friend suggested checking out
Sol Food, a Puerto Rican restaurant in Mill Valley. I personally have never had Puerto Rican food before, but one look at the menu and I was sold. I ended up getting a Cubano sandwich with fries and I can only describe it as spectacular. It was juicy and flavorful, greasy enough to satisfy, but not unnecessarily so. I would definitely go back any time I happen to be in Marin!
We ended the evening with some wine and Pellegrino and lime (I don't drink and just happen to have very thoughtful friends that know my alcohol-alternative drink of choice!) and chatted about life now, during school, and the upcoming year. It's really hard to believe we've graduated and are all moving in different directions. Justine is currently deciding between getting her Masters in Psychology at the University of Edinburgh and attending a ballet fellowship in Moscow. Christine just signed a lease on her first solo apartment in the city and is currently working one of her dream jobs in a corporate hospitality office. And in just three short weeks, I will be moving out of San Francisco for good, taking one last trip down to Southern California where I will begin law school in the middle of August.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that time moves incredibly quickly and that I encourage everyone to really make the most of what time you have. Hang out with friends, explore the places around you, take pictures, laugh lots, and always eat what sounds good. Because even though I know I will be back in the Bay Area for a visit before I know it, I still can't believe I'm leaving it and these lovely ladies behind.
And I'm really going to miss it.
