My old high school (and junior high, and elementary) friends MM and NM came into town today! They are celebrating their 20th wedding aniversary (I know, crazy) by going on a cruise to Alaska and are staying with me for a couple of days before it starts.

As usual, I dropped Lonan off at school and then took Amanda to the University of Washington. On the way back I dropped off Baby Jae with her grandmother who offered to take her so that I could hang out with my friends (and to take her to Amanda for lunch).

I met them at the airport around 1145am. They both look pretty much the same as high school or college really. That certainly isn’t true for me. They definitely look the same as when I last saw them which curiously enough was my wedding ten years ago. Time flies.

They were hungry as they had been up for twelve hours at that point. Nancy wanted to eat somewhere only in Seattle, so we went back home to drop off their luggage and then went down to Columbia City and ate lunch at Geraldine’s. MM actually had an Avocado and Pepperjack Omelette even though it was practically dinner time for him. He had asked me what was good and I told him we really only ate breakfast here normally, but the aforementioned omelette was awesome. I always feel funny about suggesting such things since people like different stuff, but he loved it and said that he had never thought to put avocados in eggs before (even though he likes avocados). I had a veggie burger, and NM had BBQ I think.

They actually felt like going out and seeing some of the town which surprised me as I would have thought they were exhausted. Which they were, I am sure, but perhaps they wanted to get on west coast time before their cruise). I did have to go to Lonan’s preschool graduation, so we could not go too far, so I thought to take them to the Olympic Sculpture Park. On the way, since the weather was nice, I changed my mind and took them to Pike Place Market as one never knows what the weather will do. And the Market was one of two places they wanted to see (the Space Needle is the other).

So, we went to the market. We walked around (mainly the top level). They saw the fish throwing place. I took them to the Gum Wall and NM chewed up a piece of gum and added it to the wall. Since we were there, we walked to the original Starbucks.

We also went to the newish city Target that opened up recently. I had not realized that it is only a block away from the Market. MM wanted to pick up some storage bags for the trip. I should have bought a new iron there as this morning our iron died which is causing chaos with Amanda’s morning routine (as basically most of her work clothes need a bit of ironing before wearing). I did not want to lug it around, though.

After walking about the Market, we went down and walked about the waterfront a bit, but then headed off for home so that they could rest a bit.

After hanging out a bit at home, I picked up Amanda and Baby Jae from BK’s place (Amanda had caught a ride with someone at work back home), and we all went to LK’s graduation. All of us included SDK and her friends J and D.

The graduation was a chaotic as one might expect when preschoolers are involved. LK actually went through the graduation ceremony last year, too. As part of the ceremony, they sing songs, and this year they actually sang more songs than last year and even tried some choreography. They did sing songs in spanish and mandarin as well as English. I felt that last year was more polished, but they only sang three songs last year with no dance moves.

Back home MM and NM were still awake, although they did nap a bit. We talked for quite a while until the sun finally went down, and then we called it a night. Of course, the kiddies went to sleep way before then.

I as usual am not asleep yet as I had to finish muy daily writing. MM and NM are sleeping in Lonan’s room while Lonan is sleeping with Amanda in our room. I think I will just sleep downstairs tonight. Amanda suggested that I sleep in Jaelithe’s room, but I think that would be a bad idea as she will wake up and see that I am in the room and want to play and then scream when she realizes she is in the crib while I am in the bed and loudly inform everyone about the unfairness of it all. So, ya, I think I will sleep downstairs.