life is pretty damn good.
It is one of those perfect beautiful days here in Santa Cruz, warm temperatures, gentle breezes, clear skies. I woke up and did some reading and laundry. Then I wandered over to Kelly's Bakery and picked up a sandwich and salad and walked down to westcliff. It was low tide and sunny, a perfect day to sit on the cliffs and eat some really awesome food. As I was walking back to my house along westciff I stopped to check out the tide-pools, and after spending a while poking at crabs and sea anemones, sticking my feet in the water and walking along the beach, I resumed my trek home. Just when I was thinking of how good life is and how lucky I have been I was stopped by the effortless rising of a dorsal fin out of the surf, followed by another and another.
Yes, ladies and gents, we had dolphins come visit us in Santa Cruz today. I've been here five and a half years, and in that time more has happened to me then I can possibly put down. When I start thinking of all the things that have happened since I showed up here sixty six months ago as a scared and shy eighteen-year-old I am amazed. The people I have met, the experiences I have had, the things I have learned, the mere thought of it blows my mind. I've grown up here, come into my own as an adult, and learned a lot of wonderful and hard lessons about people and life. I got a college degree, several jobs, met my best friends and loves, and found a career path that I would have never even considered when I arrived here. I love being here, not just for the day-to-day experience but also because being here reminds me of so many past experiences that I cherish. I've said before that leaving Santa Cruz is going to break my heart just a bit, in truth I think it is going to feel as though I am being ripped away from a part of me. I know that it is time for my to leave and luckily I can come back and visit. Hopefully I will have a new place that will be as awesome and amazing as Santa Cruz has been.
When I got back to the house my formal acceptance letter to Berkeley was in the mail box, I'm meeting my dad tonight for dinner at Moss Landing Distillary in Half Moon bay right on the beach and I'm leaving for Seattle tomorrow, then San Antonio and Salt Lake City later this week. If I had to classify my life I would give it a 14 or so out of ten, it is just that awesome right now. I've seen a lot, done a lot and fallen in love with this place. Luckily after more then five years I still have a deep sense of awe at days like today. But I've never seen dolphins in Santa Cruz before.
Yes, ladies and gents, we had dolphins come visit us in Santa Cruz today. I've been here five and a half years, and in that time more has happened to me then I can possibly put down. When I start thinking of all the things that have happened since I showed up here sixty six months ago as a scared and shy eighteen-year-old I am amazed. The people I have met, the experiences I have had, the things I have learned, the mere thought of it blows my mind. I've grown up here, come into my own as an adult, and learned a lot of wonderful and hard lessons about people and life. I got a college degree, several jobs, met my best friends and loves, and found a career path that I would have never even considered when I arrived here. I love being here, not just for the day-to-day experience but also because being here reminds me of so many past experiences that I cherish. I've said before that leaving Santa Cruz is going to break my heart just a bit, in truth I think it is going to feel as though I am being ripped away from a part of me. I know that it is time for my to leave and luckily I can come back and visit. Hopefully I will have a new place that will be as awesome and amazing as Santa Cruz has been.
When I got back to the house my formal acceptance letter to Berkeley was in the mail box, I'm meeting my dad tonight for dinner at Moss Landing Distillary in Half Moon bay right on the beach and I'm leaving for Seattle tomorrow, then San Antonio and Salt Lake City later this week. If I had to classify my life I would give it a 14 or so out of ten, it is just that awesome right now. I've seen a lot, done a lot and fallen in love with this place. Luckily after more then five years I still have a deep sense of awe at days like today. But I've never seen dolphins in Santa Cruz before.