Wake up and leave before the others wake up. I met Amy, Tim, and Emily for breakfast in Redmond. I went back to Tim and Amy's and packed up to leave Seattle. I tried to call the parking company again regarding last night's ticket, but their phone was still off. Talking with Tim and Amy it sounds like it's very common for the people working the lots to skim some or all of the cash from the boxes - Tim was surprised that I would even pay cash. In the afternoon went to a Christmas party at my Rick and Katie's. It was good to see them after more than four years, but I didn't know anyone there, so after about an hour I headed south to Portland.
It's only a three hour drive, but it seemed to take forever. Finally got to Oregon, with only a little trouble found my way to Melissa and Ken's house. Molly, who is from the same group of people in Seattle, was also visiting. We all went out for a great Italian dinner and a few beers, then stayed up late watching the Grinch Christmas special and playing cards until nearly five.
