I'm a homebody; I'll be the first to admit that the act of traveling stresses me out a lot. For the past 3 weeks it's been "go go go!" and I'm happy now that I'm finally back in San Diego for a while.
It's been a productive traveling time though. I've managed to interview for a job, find a new place to live, and see one of my best friends get married.
Weddings are a wonderful experience and yet they leave me feeling somewhat uneasy. I've not been able to pinpoint exactly why I feel that way. I've always been super excited for the people getting married, but in so many ways I feel like the publicity of the ceremony and the associated cost to do so are outrageous! It's (one of the many) signs of the consumer/advertising driven demand for spending, size, perfection, and out-doing the next person.
In that way, I felt that my friends wedding was a good compromise; possibly the best I've seen yet. The ceremony was a traditional, albeit small and quick, display that declared a couple joined in a public manner, yet the vows were a quiet sharing of the feelings solely between the two. It was moving to see the respect and the self-assurance that went along with that move. Very, very, classy in my opinion. Best to both of you Joe and Erin!
Quote of the trip (looking at Mt. Rainier while heading south toward Seattle): "It's like an Earth pimple!"
And now a bear, in downtown Seattle, which clearly enjoyed the wedding celebration a bit too much:
And now a bear, in downtown Seattle, which clearly enjoyed the wedding celebration a bit too much:
