Back in the Emerald City

The trains were better than relatively on time: they arrived eight minutes early each way. I have spent a lot of time on Amtrak in the past few years and I have never seen anything like it. I even made it back in time to catch the end of Sarah's birthday party, which I had pretty much decided was not going to happen. Hooray for mass transit that actually works the way it is supposed to! I am very tired, so I think I will post more about the weekend after a good night's sleep. I am very glad I went, though. I have also decided that I have too many friends named Sarah. My friend Emily used to rename all of the other Emilys she met and I think I need to implement that policy with any new Sarah friends from here on out.