An Onionskin Life

We peeled away another layer of our current life this past weekend and said goodbye to our dear friends Cassandra Tyra Rose and Garrett Eggers. Although we've known them less than two years and there is an age gap significant enough that we could be their parents, we developed a wonderful bond.

Cassie and Garrett are moving on as well, to Cleveland where Garrett will be working in pharmacy management at the Cleveland Clinic and Cassie will try to find interpreting gigs for the deaf community. We actually said goodbye twice! They joined us on Sunday evening for DIY kabobs and grilled peaches and ice cream for dessert, but inadvertently took my camera home with them. We met up again for dinner at a nearby outdoor bar and grille on Tuesday where they treated me royally and returned my camera!

While we were dining on the river, tied up between the poles of a defunct marina, a pair of dragon boats came wandering by. Two crews of women pulling for all they were worth, so here's a shout out to the Steel City Dragons (http://www.steelcitydragons.org/). I'm going to put this on my bucket list; I'd love to try it someday!

I'm sure there will be many more layers peeled off before we leave Pittsburgh and, just like peeling onions, each will have its own share of tears. Goodbye, Cassie and Garrett, but not forever!