On Friday afternoon, I picked up Olena and we drove to the King County Courthouse in downtown Seattle. Despite being right before rush hour and much of the street parking not available from 4-6pm, I found a parking space less than two blocks away. We walked into the courthouse and waited about 3 minutes for Lena's attorney. After she showed up, we waited about another 3 minutes for a judge to be available and another three minutes later and the marriage was declared dissolved.
It was a sad time and I was really glad that it didn't take too long. I had to choke back tears as I wished that things had worked out differently. (If wishes were fishes, nobody would starve).
Afterwards, I took Lena to Trader Vic's in Bellevue to celebrate with some great drinks and tasty food. I have to admit that I continued to try to drown my sorrows after I got home and off the road. I paid the price for it yesterday - but it didn't stop me from going to the Hopscotch Festival at the Fremont Studios last night. (I guess that is another post).
The silver lining for my divorce experience is that it didn't take very long in court, that Jackie Kennedy's mom and I are still friends and that I am once again single and ready to explore new opportunities.
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