City of Subdued Excitement

I've been a thinker today. I'm in Olympia, WA and it's beautiful. The air is so clean and crisp and it feels great just to walk around and take it all in. We just came from Bellingham which turned out to be one of the best experiences yet on tour. After our matinee on Sunday I went out with Sarah, Angie, Melissa, Sabrina, Kirsten and Matt. We planned on just going to dinner and then back to the hotel, but as the night progressed the evening turned into a whirlwind tour of the entire city. A couple of the crew guys, Ed and Robert took us to some of the best local hot spots. We started at a little brewery called Boundary Bay. The food was delish and I had myself a tasty homemade rootbeer. After that we hit a local ice cream place where they make everything in house, also delish. My flavor of choice was mandarin chocolate chip. It reminded me of the chocolate orange freeze shakes that my dad makes me...yum. Per Ed and Robert's suggestion, we hit the Wild Buffalo for some live music. It happened to be swing night. The band was the Fab 4+1. The music was amazing and we were cuttin' it up on the dance floor. There was a cute little guy with white hair and a beard wearing a tropical shirt who kept asking us to dance. He looked like Santa. He was very sweet and a gentleman, Don was his name. He told me the story of how his mom made him learn how to dance when he was in the 7th grade and he's been dancing ever since. Ed and Robert were incredible dancers as well. I never would have expected it from hardcore tattooed boys. They kept teasing us because we were having so much fun and acting like it was the first time we had ever been out. What can I say, we're just a happy crew who loves to have fun. Robert, very poetic, said there is a party in every town and all you need to do is find it. He told us we should break a heart in every city. He also said we brought life to the city of subdued excitement. I liked that. After the Wild Buffalo closed we headed over to the Ranch House for a couple of games of pool and we still weren't done. We finished our night at a fourth bar that I don't know the name of, ate french fries, took over the juke box and threw dollar bills on the ceiling with tacks in them to leave our mark on Bellingham. This morning I woke up to the most spectacular sunrise. The clouds covered the sky and were so fluffy and bright. They looked like orange cotton candy and I wanted to dive right into them. I took a walk and found a darling tea house called the Spice Hut. It almost finished off my perfect stay (wish I wasn't alone). But it made me feel glad I'm here. I haven't felt this confident and grounded in a long time. I love my friends. I love my job. I love my life. Happy.