Saturday Snippets

We drove up to Leavenworth on Tuesday. We had a call from the oncologist that morning and decided to just take off for the day, see some new scenery for a while. We all wouldn't fit in one car so Sharaya, Diana and Allie drove mine. The scenery was gorgeous, we did drive-through for lunch on our way there and stopped at a 50's Diner for shakes on the way home. It was a good distraction from all the doctor visits, Zoom meetings and phone calls back home.

Leavenworth is a small, Bavarian style town nestled in the Cascade Mountains about 2 hours from us. None of the shops were open but we were able to walk around town and look in the windows!

When we're home and not talking to doctors we bake, play games and we try to go for walks every day.

 It's been cold and rainy for a couple of days but it's supposed to be in the high 70's next week! 

I pray your week is filled with sunny skies!

A Few Days Of R&R

We got to spend a few days up at Birch Bay, WA about 2 hours north of us. It's actually just a few minutes from the Canadian border and it's beautiful up there!

This was right after we arrived. We put everything in the condo and Beth, Sharaya, Allie and I headed down to the bay.

 

It was nice to just spend a few days relaxing, there were no responsibilities or deadlines. It was wonderful!

 

 Even though it was absolutely freezing, Sharaya and Allie braved the indoor/outdoor pool. It was so cold, the steam was pouring off the hot tub! For the most part I stayed by the indoor pool with my gloves and jacket and I was still cold. They had the pool to themselves and had a lot of fun but I don't know how they did it!

We took a walk along the bay and came across this small island that we wanted to explore. 

 

I saw a bridge that went to the island so we headed toward it but when we got to it...

Well bummer.

I was surprised at how many birds there were in the bay. We saw ducks and seagulls, terns and crows and geese. The waiter at the restaurant we went to pointed out an eagles nest. We never saw the eagles but he said they live there year round.

(Thank you to the patron who volunteered to take a photo of all of us!)

We had a corner room that faced East overlooking the Cascade Mountains, and South, plus we were on the top floor so we had gorgeous views!

Wednesday morning we packed up the car and headed home. Just a few minutes after we got on the freeway...

I hope you've all had a restful and relaxing week.

Deception Falls Photos

Sharaya suggested this place on our way home from Leavenworth and it was beautiful! It was a very short walk to the falls and they didn't disappoint!

 

 

We continued across the bridge, up some stairs and under the highway overpass!

 

 

 

 Going back down we crossed back over the bridge and

spotted another bridge farther down the river so we had to go check it out!

Down here it was quiet and much more secluded. We walked out on the rocks and were able to explore a little more.

They found a caterpillar!

It was such a great day!