An epic trip and flipping the page

I was in Seattle for the last few days for the UW football game against Michigan. I decided to go up early on Thursday to see friends as well. It was a great trip topped off with a big win on Saturday. I always viewed this trip as likely my last hoorah. While I am flying to New York for work today, this trip to Seattle was likely the last big “party” weekend until my kid is born.

I spent Thursday night hanging out with old friends and we ended up taking it easy which was awesome. On Friday night, I caught up with more old friends and probably stayed up a bit too late. I continued the party into Saturday catching up with more old friends at the tailgate and then celebrating the big win over Michigan.

It was an awesome trip and I have no regrets considering the circumstances, but I’m definitely feeling the effects of it yesterday and today. I’m simply past the age where these big weekends are just way too much. At some point, the exhaustion and lack of sleep just catches up to you.

There’ll be more trips to Seattle for Husky games in the future, but they’ll just look a lot more different and that’s a welcome change. At this point of my life, I’m ready to focus my attention on being a father. My life is going to get a lot less social and I’ll be tired in different ways, but I’m ready for the change. We’re a little over a month until our due date and it’s time to flip the page.