Goodbye, 4244 Shoreclub Drive

( A closer inspection reveals Mt. Rainier rising in the background)

Sunday night we said goodbye to my grandmother's house on Mercer Island. She has been at an assisted living facility for a while (she's 90) and the time came to let it go...

So the family all gathered (we missed you Tina and Ryan, Brad and Mary!) to enjoy it one last time, and say goodbye. As cousin Lindsey said - "My memories of Christmas Eve are all here."

It was because of my grandparents and this house that I got to attend Mercer Island High School, where I met most of my life long friends. My grandfather passed away here, my uncle's wake was here...and, simply put, it had the best damn view in the neighborhood.


I'm going to let it go now...