In memory of the 36th anniversary of Mount St. Helens’ volcanic eruption, I found this photo taken of me (in front) and my two childhood besties, Nancy and Sarah, from one of our families’ Mount. St. Helens play days. Our parents, my sister Amy, and Nancy and Sarah’s grandma were not in this picture, …
With wedding season arriving, I thought this would be a good time to share some inspiration photos from my nephew and his wife’s wedding last summer.
The summer after third grade, my parents took our Brady Bunch-esque family on what seemed like a month long vacation (the Chevy Chase movie isn’t so far off). My parents, two stepbrothers, sister and I loaded into our shiny red Pontiac Station Wagon with luggage tied on top and a big Coleman cooler in …
On Sunday, we watched the Seahawks vs. Vikings game at my sister’s house with our typical game-day gang. My nephew just returned to school after Christmas break, but his bestfriend, Sam, was in town and was able to hang with us. Sam was caught texting my nephew to say, “Your Aunt thought a Field …
Jon (my husband) and I spent New Year’s weekend at my mom and dad’s. To clarify, I have two dads. Daddy, the farmer/businessman and Dolly (Dale), my stepdad. It feels wrong referring to Dolly as my stepdad. We’ve never talked about it, but I know he feels the same way about calling me …
My husband and I alternate holidays between our families. This year we celebrated Thanksgiving with mine and Christmas with his. We have fun with both of our families. Some of our traditions are not the same, but what we do share in common is the kind of laughter that makes your smile muscles hurt, …
Stehekin is located at the northwest end of Washington States’s pristine 50.5 mile long glacier fed Lake Chelan. It is a key stop for hikers along the Pacific Crest Trail before the trail ends in Canada. Freshly showered Pacific Crest Trail Hikers The hikers above told me they can no longer smell their body odor after a …
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