Last night Mark came home from his adventures around the world. Robbie, Scott and I picked Mark up and then enjoyed dinner together.
Scott taught in Korea a few years ago and has been a huge resource to me ("Quit reading Dave's"), and he says he wants to cook some Korean food for me. Robbie brought out four desserts, and Mark's neighbor stopped by. We had some home-brew white wine and ate Nerds. We talked about former teachers and home remodeling. We talked travel, politics, and bad tour guides.
As I sat in a kitchen I've known for 13 years, I thought, "This is what I need to do for the next week. This is my going away party."