I'm home! And... failed at blogging on my travels. It's okay. I guess it was expected.
The rest of the trip went well, nothing extremely exciting to report. Aunt Bobbie's birthday party went very well and I got the pleasure of seeing some of my other cousins. I'm going to have to go back for another visit sometime sooner than another 7 years.
I parted with Mom and Dad in Seattle and stayed a week with my friend Kat and her folks. Got to meet her brother, his wife and their new baby (who is adorable). We enjoyed a week of being mostly lazy, but also did some fun things like going to a water park (none of the watery rides being open) and having dinner at a brewery. The time seemed to go by too fast, but I wasn't to disappointed to be on to the next part of my trip.
The next leg being - Honolulu! It was very nice to be in some warm country for a while, though in the beginning there is the possibility that I may have believed I wouldn't want to move for the next 2 weeks. My first night there, I participated in a zombie walk with Liz, the best parts being when we went to Jimmy Buffet's Beachcomber restaurant afterward and waiting at the bus stop at zombies. I had that "Let Me Be Myself" song from the caveman commercials running through my head all evening. It's hard being a zombie in the real world.
I didn't really do a whole lot the rest of the time I was there. It was just kind of nice to be a bum. Liz and I spent a little time at beaches and also went to the Dole pineapple plantation. We made it through the world's biggest maze, but had the most fun feeding the Koi fishes in the pond. They were crazy! Isaiah came to spend the second week there with me, so we had fun bumming around too. We got to visit with his cousin Jolene a bit and had a lot of fun with her. The other really fun thing was going out to Hanauma Bay with Liz and snorkeling. My favorite were the turtles and these tiny polka-dotted puffer fish!
After adventures in Oahu, I went to spend a little time with Damian's Jenny in Sequim and other places. We hung out for a few days and bought my bridesmaid's dress. I'm gonna be super cute in the wedding :) Then we drove up to Vancouver, BC for a the Cat Empire concert! Sooooo much fun! Crazy, happy madness. The next day we went down to Bellingham, WA for a Built to Spill concert, which ended up being the complete opposite. Instead of pushing our way up to the stage, we chilled in the back on some couches. Her brother Mike was there too and it was fun to meet and hang out with him... also got a sweet hat out of the deal.
The following day, Jenny and I made the drive down to Seattle and shopped for my bridesmaid shoes and hung out at her dad's house until Danica and Amy could make it up from Portland to steal me away. I only got to spend a few days with Dee, but it was fun (of course!). Can't wait to see her home for Christmas. And everybody else for that matter!
Spent two nights in Anchorage on my way home and did some grocery shopping for the house. And now I'm back in Nak! I can't say that it's the most fun place to be, but I'm definitely enjoying NOT living from a suitcase. Just trying to adjust to a different pace now and can't wait to have Bill's family back home from Mexico to divert me a little. Oh, and for Isaiah to come visit, but that's kind of a given :P
Alright! Now that you're all updated, I'll be signing off! Time to tear myself away from the happy crackling of the wood stove and think about laundry and what needs to be done in preparation for the holidays! Hopefully I'll make the time to post some more photos from my adventures soon!
