We have been way too quiet here on the blog! Life has been pretty full the past couple months! Mina graduated from Blue Hill High School on May 16. She was so beautiful in her cap & gown!
When graduation was over, we left for VACATION! It was our first real vacation since 2008, and we had such a wonderful time! Mina wanted to see the ocean for her graduation gift, so we took a trip to Washington! It was the first time she had flown, the first time to ride a ferry, the first time to see the ocean and the first time to ride a monorail! We visited the Hoh National Rainforest, the Olympic Peninsula, the Rialto Beach, and Forks (Mina & I were both big Twilight fans!). It was just fun to drive around and be gypsies for a few days! We planned what we wanted to see, but left the schedule wide open to "go with the flow" and allow for things we didn't expect. Here are some photos.
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| Steph by Marymere Falls. I was thrilled to see a waterfall in its natural habitat! |
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| Lake Crescent, water so clear you could see the bottom of the lake! |
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| Viewpoint from a drive up a mountain |
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| The 3 of us at Marymere Falls |
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| Chris & I practicing selfies at Lake Crescent |
We also got to do some very fun art stuff too! I met up with my longtime online friend, Lisa Suver at Shipwreck Beads for a bit of beady retail therapy and then some wonderful Mexican food for lunch!
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| Kind of blurry but this is Lisa & I |
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Chris also got to do so hand picking his own glass order at Frantz Art Glass! He bought and we shipped it home!
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| This picture is a bit blurry because he was on the move! |
We also got to visit the
Chihuly Garden & Glass exhibit at the base of the Space Needle, and it was probably one of our favorite things about the trip!
We also got to visit the Pikes Place Market and had a snack (energy refuel) at Cupcake Royale before our first monorail ride to the Glass Garden & Space Needle.
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| Chris & Mina in front of the Market |
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| Amazing fresh flower vendors at the Market |
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| A view of the Ferris wheel on the pier (we wanted to ride it but didn't get there). |
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| Wonderful Strawberry & coffee ice creams & a Lemon Drop cupcake |
The snack was delicious! The cake was almost the texture of a pound cake and very tart and delicious! We had no snafus on the trip until the final step, when our luggage decided to spend a few extra days on vacation! We arrived home on Tuesday and the luggage got home on Friday!
What is next?
Sandhills Ranch Expo in Bassett this week Wednesday & Thursday, June 17 & 18 where you can look for these!
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| Ponies, alien, and dragon pendants, chicken sculpture, and new cabochon. |
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| Tiny blown glass vases |
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| Posies and Fairy Garden Fancies (mushroom, penguin, & kitty sculptures in the background) |
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| Gypsy Charm bracelet with brass bell |
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| earrings |
If you can't make it to Bassett, we will be at the
Flatwater Music Festival next week, June 26-27 in Hastings!
1 comment:
I love this blog post! It was so great to see you guys, and I'm really happy that you had such a great vacation. Thanks for including me as a part of your post...You guys are the best!
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