there were only a handful of people there. everyone was speaking spanish but us. and so i decided to go for all-you-can-eat tacos, telling myself that if i eat 10, i've made my money back (the place has a pickup offer of 10 for $29.99, same as ayce).
reader, i did it, and reader, i'm feeling it today. but no regrets. the company was excellent, and the food really good. after we were done we decided to walk it off, meandering through a run-down park that shared space with a bike course, then through to a soccer pitch, and around.
it was just a really nice evening, nice to see friends we hadn't seen in forever, nice to catch up, to drift into the same easy comfort we had for years before life had them move hundreds of miles away. now older, past the age when i'd easily assume people would be around forever, it takes on a greater urgency. people slip away. sometimes for good. take the opportunities that are offered. work to make space for more.