How did it get late so soon?

Kristi threw a barbecue for me in our yard on Sunday: a perfect way to kick off my last few days of D.C. living. She is so nice to me & it was a lot of fun! We had a good turnout! Much more than anticipated and the weather was celebrating with us. Thank you Kristi for the fun, and also for Rick and Elyse for gracing us with their presence as well as their Air Conditioner. It is good to know I will be leaving Kristi in, if not calm spirits, at least liveable temperature conditions.

My last few days. Wow. Three months already? Where did all the time go? I feel like I have said a lot of goodbyes for only having lived 20 years. From this I have concluded that I am the luckiest girl in the world. (except for that idiotic moment on Saturday when I placed my camera on top of the car to take a picture of kristi and I on bikes, and well, I haven't seen it since. Boo.)

I have had a lot of incredible opportunities made possible by generosity from many others. It wouldn't be so sad to say goodbye, if it hadn't been a good experience with good people.
But I am very grateful for the time I have spent here and especially for Kristi. All week this poem that I love, by Dr. Suess, has been skipping through my head. He wrote it right before he died and I think it displays very well how I feel right now. Leave it to Dr. Suess to write a better final D.C. blogpost than I can:

How did it get so late so soon?
Its night before its afternoon.
December is here before its June.
My goodness how the time has flewn.
How did it get so late so soon?

Goodbye world of frenzied politicians, automatic flushing toilets and numerous marbled halls. You sure have been good to me. But I am excited to see home again!