good party, sad goodbye

Tonight was a night I've not been looking forward to: Brad's going away party. The party was a great time (so much fun, really), but the goodbye was as hard as saying goodbye to my parents 4 years ago. All I can think of is a Celtic saying I heard last spring: "Anyone without a soul friend is like a body without a head." I'm so glad I get to see him and the NABS crew on New Year's Eve. Portland/Bend/Eugene/Western Oregon, here I come in June!