It has been a busy month to say the least, but that is a good thing! With the husband being gone, I am glad to keep busy. At the end of June, my mom came up for about 5 days and spent some time with us. It was great to have her here with us and we spent the entire time driving and showing her the sights. Lila flew back to Georgia with her to spend the week and then I flew home the first weekend of July for my college roommate, Lenna’s wedding. I was so excited to be able to be there for her wedding to Mike and she was absolutely stunning. Lila was the flower girl and she was so beautiful! Of course, I am more than a little bit biased. The only negative of the trip was that it was quick and I didn’t have time to see anyone other than family and friends at the wedding. For those of you that I didn’t get to see, I hate it and hope that next time we come, we will have more time to visit and catch up.
On Saturday, Lila and I had to leave the wedding reception to catch our flight back home. Luckily for us, we got to fly back to Washington with our friends Kat, Keary and their kids. I’m sure the stewardesses flight attendants were scared when they saw us coming. I think everyone near Kat and Keary got a kick out of their girls yelling “WHEEEEE” as the plane took off and talking about how cool it was that Washington kept their Christmas lights on all the time! J We had a few days to spend all together before Cory had to leave to go to Australia for a month. I was happy to have them here after he left to keep my mind off of it for a couple of days, though. It made him leaving a little easier on everyone, Lila and Collis included.
While they were here, we fit in anything and everything we could. It was a hectic, busy, crazy, fun week. While Cory was still at home, we fit in Mt. St. Helens and a trip to the coast, including the famed Oysterville. It was everything the brochure said it was…unfortunately, there wasn’t anything else. J We did spend a little time on the beach, but Abby took a dive into the freezing cold water, so our beach trip got cut a little short. Of course, we also had to drive down to Portland, just for VooDoo donuts. Although, somehow, despite the fact that we bought abundance, I never did get my Maple Bacon Bar. After Cory left, we spent a full day driving around Mt. Rainier. All the roads were finally open so it was BEAUTIFUL! We also bought a city pass for Seattle and spent 3-days up there. I definitely recommend the City Pass for anyone that wants to spend a couple of days checking out Seattle. We went to the Woodland Park Zoo, Aquarium, took a harbor cruise, Experience Music Project/Sci-Fi Museum, Pacific Science Museum and Space needle, all for $60 per adult and $40 per kid. It was definitely worth the money! I have to say that after all those days of parking in Seattle, I think I have finally figured out how to get the cheapest parking and have found at least one parking garage, I will never ever attempt again. I wasn’t sure I was going to make it out of there without hitting a wall. UGH! We all had a great time and were sad to see them go at the end of the week, although by that time, I was exhausted. I think all I did was lay on the couch for a week afterwards, trying to get my energy back.
Now, we’re just counting down the days until Cory comes home from Australia. I have to say that I am ready for him to come home. I really miss him! A LOT! A little over a week, though and he will be back…one day before our 10-year anniversary. Man, time sure does fly!
