After a leisurely morning getting going, we loaded up the Queen Family Truckster and headed for Marymoor Park in King's County for the 2018 Washington Brewers Festival. Based on earlier communications with Nate Alley, I came to learn that he has a small interest in a local brewery and had entered four beers for consideration in the Washington Beer Awards. I have known Nate since 1992 or 1993 when he pledged the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at CSU. We spent some time as roommates in the Beta house and after he graduated from college and Jll and I married, he took over my role as Brian Diehl's roommate in the Hunter's Run apartments in southeast Denver. They lived two buildings away from our newlywed apartment and we spent a lot of time together during my second and third years of law school. Jll was working full time then, which did not seem fair as I spent a lot of time with Brian and Nate at their apartment. They had a keg which we drained regularly, except for the time that Brian rigged it up to pour Guinness. That keg lasted a lot longer than the Coors Light kegs ever did. Thinking back on it now, I think it's remarkable that Jll put up with me. Over one St. Patrick's Day weekend we decided it would be a good idea for the three of us to go to Boston to catch up with Eric and Jessica Howard, who were living out there at the time. We had a great weekend, some of which I can still remember, which was subsidized by student loans and Jll's income.
Wanting to see the Alleys, we headed to the festival to say hello. Lo and behold, Nate's brewery, Metier Brewing won the Silver Medal in the vegetable beer category for its coconut porter. We spent a few hours walking around in the sunshine, trying not to lose our children for more than a half an hour at a time. Walking around with Nate was fairly funny. For anyone who knows the Alley clan, you know that they tend towards the gregarious side of the spectrum and you would have sworn that Nate was running for office for the number of people he knew. From the festival we headed with our families to the Tipsy Cow in Redmond for a quick lunch before the Alleys headed off to Ellensburg to spend Father's Day with Annie's family. It was fun to catch up even if it was just for a few hours. I cherish friendships in which it seems like no time has passed even when it's been years since you've seen each other. We missed the Alleys during our last sabbatical. They were living in St. Louis at the time and were out of town when we rolled through. I am glad we did not miss them again.
After lunch we decided to head back to Seattle for the Mariners - Red Sox game. We sat in the nosebleed seats and had a good time, though I spent the majority of the pre-game activities dozing off with the sun on my back. The Mariners won 1-0 and we made it back to the RV park before nine. It was a good day. Adelaide rejoins us tomorrow, returning from her mission trip to Detroit with the Wellshire Presbyterian Church youth group. We have missed her and are anxious to have her back with us.
- Dave
Wanting to see the Alleys, we headed to the festival to say hello. Lo and behold, Nate's brewery, Metier Brewing won the Silver Medal in the vegetable beer category for its coconut porter. We spent a few hours walking around in the sunshine, trying not to lose our children for more than a half an hour at a time. Walking around with Nate was fairly funny. For anyone who knows the Alley clan, you know that they tend towards the gregarious side of the spectrum and you would have sworn that Nate was running for office for the number of people he knew. From the festival we headed with our families to the Tipsy Cow in Redmond for a quick lunch before the Alleys headed off to Ellensburg to spend Father's Day with Annie's family. It was fun to catch up even if it was just for a few hours. I cherish friendships in which it seems like no time has passed even when it's been years since you've seen each other. We missed the Alleys during our last sabbatical. They were living in St. Louis at the time and were out of town when we rolled through. I am glad we did not miss them again.
After lunch we decided to head back to Seattle for the Mariners - Red Sox game. We sat in the nosebleed seats and had a good time, though I spent the majority of the pre-game activities dozing off with the sun on my back. The Mariners won 1-0 and we made it back to the RV park before nine. It was a good day. Adelaide rejoins us tomorrow, returning from her mission trip to Detroit with the Wellshire Presbyterian Church youth group. We have missed her and are anxious to have her back with us.
- Dave
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