Take Me To The River

Abby and I are baking in the morning sun, sitting at 3rd and Williams, our traditional spot for the Renton River Days Parade since she was a wee one. She actually was up and ready to go at 7:30--miracle dictu. We have spent the last 24 hours watching videos about her new dorm room and talking about her two new roommates, one from Zimbabwe, the other 🇬🇭 Ghana. If she were any more excited at any point in time, I don't remember it.

Meanwhile, as we sit here, she is making bracelets to wear to tomorrow night's Taylor Swift concert.

This first one is a reference to a line is a TS song. 

I'd post pictures  of the event, but it was not exactly the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, or even Torchlight. If I am being honest, it was kind of depressing. Renton High School barely participated--no band, no cheerleaders. Just a rag tag group of basketball players. Jenny and I braved zero degree weather with Leiney (bundled up in the stroller with a plastic rain cover to keep the cold wind out) to see the Wiggles, the Bacon Brothers, and the giant Garfield the Cat go down Central Park West, because it was a spectacle. This was like a small town parade minus the small town parade charm. It used to be so much better. The sports teams that came just walked in a jumble. The bands didn't disappoint, but they really went by so quickly and were the anomaly, so didn't make it worth anyone's while. 


Last year we were touring colleges in July and sightseeing in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York. This is Washington Crossing the Delaware, hanging at the Met. We visited so many museums and saw so much amazing art and history last year. It was truly a trip of a lifetime.

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