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Getting back in the groove....

It's taking me awhile to get back into the groove of things. Vacation was truly magical and full of so many sights that I will never forget. I really enjoyed all my tide pool exploring, seeing Seattle and Pike's Place market, staying in our mountain house, the beach, riding with the Mustang top down and drinking in the sun and the smell of the ocean and forests. Beachcombing was big on my to-do list and I got a lot of that in on this trip! Here are a few of my favorite photos thus far. We drove over 2,600 miles and I took over 2,800 photos! All in all a perfect trip (except for that deer we hit 50 miles from home at 3:30am) :(  It's good to be home and be with my kids again. Give me a few weeks and I will be ready for another adventure!!!!

Summer vacation 2011...

I am on the last few days of my Summer vacation with my best friend Pat. We arrived in Seattle and have covered the Washington and Oregon coastline and a bit of the California coast as well. We have seen the Olympic National Park, the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, Victoria (Vancouver Island BC), La Push, beaches (1st beach, Rialto, Ruby, Cannon, today the Bandon), forests, Forks Washington (home of the Twilight series), tide pooling, lighthouses, Mo's, small port towns, sea lions, murres, and miles and miles of gorgeous vistas! I have so enjoyed taking the "off roads" and exploring this amazing coast. We enjoyed our beautiful hotel in downtown Seattle and our little KOA cabins. We are heading into the Redwoods today and still have so many exciting things to see in the 5 days we have left. We will end our trip with a 2 day stay in a house just outside Mt. Rainier. I feel so blessed to be able to travel and see this beautiful world we live in. I have enjoyed every minute of this time but look forward to being home again and seeing my kids. (Pat had just returned from a 2 week trip to Nashville with her husband so I KNOW she is excited to get home and see her family too!) My daughter and I are already making plans to come back here to she can see this wondrous place and explore the tidepools for hours on end!!