Greetings from Kirkland

Very quickly -- it's Paul's birthday and we got home late to some concerning news that required a lot of messaging, though it sounds like all's well that ends well. It was otherwise a lovely day: temperatures in the 60s, we went to both the farm at Kelsey Creek Park and the Bellevue Botanical Garden, we talked briefly to Paul's parents and my parents and had longer conversations with both of his brothers plus Adam and Haley, we were taken out to dinner at Cafe Veloce by Cahaya's parents along with Daniel and Cahaya. Now we're watching The Way Home and trying to catch up on things; more tomorrow.