blogging as I visit east coast friends/loved ones
that I haven't seen in a while
august 2021 -
visiting my closest/longest friends in DC
wed august 18th
on sunday I made my way to DC to visit Rose and Dan, my two closest friends who I have known the longest out of anyone else in my life besides family.
I hadn't been to their new home together yet - they had moved here in december of 2020. I also had never met their dog, Almond, who is a sweet, bulky, brown and white pitbul that looks suspiciously like a cow...
It has been surreal to see my childhood friend settled in to a home with adult features such as a dog and multiple rugs and a garbage disposal, but still feels so playful and representative of them. It feels like they have burst out of themselves and filled this home with the bits. I feel gratitude to Something that they have the space to burst out in this way that (from an outside perspective) feels so safe and thoughtful.
Visiting them and witnessing this feels like a little taste into what getting old with people will feel like. Right now I feel like the uncle passing through town, making a mess of the living room and riling up the dog. Wonder if I will host people this way sometime, in my own living room.
We shared haircuts, played games, ate food, drank drinks, rode bikes. I am headed to Richmond tomorrow.