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Hello's and Goodbye's

Saturday Jun 12, 2004

After the school celebrating of the end of the year it was time to celebrate the end of an era with the people who had been there all along.

First up was a roadtrip to Sonora, CA (gold country). Situated in the foothills of Yosemite National Park, Sanora is approximately 150 miles East of the Bay (or Right if you're looking at a map). A good friend from high school, Matt, was in a show called Lend Me a Tenor way out in this fabulous place. He had mentioned that if I was interested he could get me free tickets. Being the day after school had ended and knowing that Matt and I would be reconnecting (he lives in LA), I decided this would be a great roadtrip for the teaching crew and I. So Janine, Nichole, Meghan and I packed up for our evening journey. Things already seemed troubled early on when in response to my saying, "Wear business casual," Janine was dressed to the business nine's looking ready to close a major real-estate deal. Not that I could see her all that clearly...I had just made my first visit to the eye doctor in almost 4 years and my eyes were badly dialated on one of the sunniest days in San Francisco history. Long story short, we all got dressed up nicely to match the tone I had apparently communicated, and we set off on a traffic filled journey that featured fast food (In N Out, Wendy's, and Long John Silvers - we all wanted something different), and a lot of sunlight.

We arrived to the theatre just as the show was starting. I do not really know what I was expecting, but the show wowed me. It was a lot of fun, really hilarious, and the cast was really strong and worked well together. Matt was a great presence in the play and I really enjoyed seeing how far he has come since the last time I saw him perform (May 1998).

Friday night Janine (or J-9 as the fans call her), threw her last dinner party as she is the first to be leaving SF. The roomies and a couple more friends made their way over to celebrate with her and to enjoy micro-sandwiches (adkins style). It was the beginning of what will be a challenging and bitter-sweet transition in many of our lives.