Dave and I headed out for a walk around the lake that is below the Washington State Capital Building. Yes, if you didn't know it, Olympia is the Washington State capital. The lake was pretty and after our major 2 day eating fest we needed more exercise.
We went and picked Alyssa up and said our good-byes. These were much easier than our first good-byes over six months ago.
As a parent I suppose that I could have only seen the messy apartment, the nude drawings of everyone living in the house - including Mikey Badger - the clothes and dirty dishes, the boys in and out and over at all times. But, along with the mess, and I would be lying to say I ignored the mess, what I saw was my amazing child growing up with an open heart and an open home. I saw young women exploring their bodies, their lives, and their ability to make choices about all of those things. I saw that they had created a place that people wanted to be -- where people wanted to spend their time; and I was so very proud.
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