loose components: amazing sightseeing and sushi meets general despair

--[flashback to april, continued]--
so here's the thing.
i had to pull myself together!
heading into a world of strangers, who might not understand that i'm suffering this huge loss...
who might think i'm crazy if i burst out crying.

so i did all that in the rental car, and began the process of faking like i'm ok,
till i believe it.
one day...

my flight landed at 5:30am.
i went to (ew) wal mart to buy warm blankets and stuff right away, then to whole foods for coffee and shampoo.
from there, i was determined to enjoy this day. i had gotten very few hours of sleep in the past week, and the day was quite bright.
sooo...
i figured i could spend the morning at the aquarium to let my poor eyes adjust...

^^^that's glass by the way, in case chihuly tricked your poor little tired eyes too...

resurfacing...

don't lie. i know you liked that transition!

every time i am in seattle, i end up at pike place. i'm sure that's the classic tourist thing to do, but...i have an agenda and that is to eat at beecher's! after a little wandering, a bit of loneliness and quite a bit of macaroni and cheese, i went to the frye museum, which is totally free (!)
i hit it just right, between two shows: R. Crumb and a show titled 'Heaven is Being a Memory to Others,' Dario Robleto's exploration of our quest for immortality, and i caught part of the gallery talk that day. feeling very lucky, especially when i got in touch with my mom's friend's son and his girlfriend. amazing sushi and good conversation, and puppy dogs and the comfiest couch i have ever slept on. chris jambois rocks!

and then...and Then
it was time
to shuttle
to Stanwood.
i've been here before, but never quite like this.

my humble home for 9 weeks, and the view from my window

god how i missed this place!

Pilchuck Glass School is Amazing.