To say we “booked it” home would be highly appropriate and was it ever great to get there! But I’m getting ahead of myself.
Boise is a university town and since classes begin soon for students the town was filled with parents helping college kids get settled into their new digs.
Our morning drive took us through the Snoqualmie Valley, where, I am not too proud to admit that I broke out in spontaneous cheers when I saw the mountains. Real, westcoast mountains! The trees were huge! The biggest we have seen since leaving this part of our lovely world.
If you have been to the University of Washington area in Seattle, you know that it boasts some good, common sense, reasonably priced hotels and that’s usually where we sleep well in this otherwise sleepless city. The choices for a variety of ethnic foods are plentiful and we always eat well in Seattle.
On our way home we stopped for 15 minutes at the Tulalip outlet mall. Yes, only 15 minutes, which was just enough time for me to one-stop-shop for a year’s worth of underclothing at Jockey. Gord loves it when I power-shop.
A last-minute diversion took us to Anacortes where we looked at a lovely trawler just for fun.
The Tsawwassen ferry carried us toward our island home as we sailed alongside a pod of a dozen or more Orcas who also apparently feel quite at home in these waters.
Instead of heading north to our Lost Lake house, we headed south to Ladysmith where we found our well-tended home and our son and his darling new bride awaiting our arrival. There are fewer more welcoming homecoming gestures than hugs and I’m so thankful that my family is generous with theirs.
We are home. Thank you so very much for travelling with us. We hope you have enjoyed the journey. We have loved having you along.
“Homecoming means coming home to what is in your heart.” Author Unknown
Welcome home. It was an amazing trip to follow along on!
Welcome home mama! Can’t wait to see you!
Welcome home Sandi and Gord! I had tea with Morag on Wednesday morning – so great to see her! We’d love to get together with you when you’ve had some time to settle in. Kristel, Matt, Jeff and Debbie are coming Friday night. We’re headed to Port Alberni Sat. afternoon and then down to Sidney area (Gower summer house) for the rest of the weekend, so we won’t be at church this Sunday. Perhaps you’ll be catching up with the rest of your family, too.
Hugs,
Fran