at last will leave on a jet plane

today we saw the real downtown tacoma, we had free parking at the work place then walked towards union station, saw the washington museum of history, union station, bagel girls, feasted on the city around me, the tacoma port, the colorful, awe-inspiring blown glasses of the glass museum, some locals even offered to take our photos, we saw washington university, walked to the museum of arts, to rainier pacific, stopped by starbucks to get latte, got me the heart tumbler, yey! and then took the link.

we went to ross. i hated it cuz they've new purses in stock, i even had to convince jay to get me the nine west love necklace and earrings and i'll pay him back in pesoses cuz am uber broke. shucks.

then we went to check a few more places near the dollar tree which i wish we had gone to earlier cuz i could've gotten more baby stuff there, then to tacoma mall.

we had dinner at famous dave's with the dawanna, arabella, and sam. they served the best rib tips in the world. and they've like 5 kinds of sauce to go with it, and i loved the drunken apples- apples with applesauce and cinnamon, famous fries, and their sweet corn which tasted like celery. okay, food is weird that way.

it was awesome today.

i am left inspired, happy, giddy, homesick, sad, filled with wonder of how the Creator can make our world sooooooo diversed and interesting.

i have been holding off crying. i hate gbyes. they stink. i am sure all of us will miss the friends we made here. i had to say gbye to bruce at safeway before we went home, i know he did not recognize me anymore but i told him i will miss the place. terence said gbye too. it's sad. and of course it's sad saying gbye to the gals after dinner. but, at least hug exchanges were short, that made it easier.

i am grateful i got here. this far and have to go farther when i go back home because there are soooo many things to relearn and learn about my new job.

God is truly amazing. and one day He'll take me back here. this i am certain. ;p