Olympic Peninsula & Vampires

Well, I am updating this quite too far from our trip, but our last road trip in Washingto was spectacular, of course rainy, and very beautiful. It was 54 degrees Memorial day weekend. We got to visit Forks, WA, the Hoh Rainforest, and waterfalls in the Olympic National Park, then of course finished our day trip off with some disc golf on the Olympic Peninsula. We did not see Edward or Jacob running in the forest... but we did see all the amazingly tall and ancient trees!

We were in cool and overcast weather, but it was nice to finally visit the Hoh Rainforest & see the beautiful beaches. We miss the landscape of the Northwest for sure.

"hairy tree" in the Hoh Rainforest

Giant Rainforest tree

Forks, WA (home of Twilight movie)

Waterfall in Olympic National Park

Hello Indiana

We were welcomed by 5 days of thunderstorms and overcast. But today was sunny, 83 degrees and beautiful. We are back in Indiana... we arrived on Saturday this past weekend. I started my new job on Monday, whew!! it is going to be some work getting used to a new place and a new commute. Eric has a job interview next week!! and overall he is staying busy settling us in to Indianapolis. We are staying with some good friends right now and haven't started looking for a new place of our own quite yet. I will definitely post pictures of our last trip in the Pacific NW and from our travels across the U.S. We stopped through Spokane, WA, Yellowstone, drove through South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois.. and our car did great towing a trailer the entire way. Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful fathers out there! Much love, Jen & Eric

Farewell Washington Narrative

I will miss this beautiful place! I know I mentioned a few things in the last posting, but I have had a wonderful time for the past two years. The pictures I posted are only a few of the hundreds I have taken, maybe not the most beautiful ones out of them all, but I tried to find the bestest ones! There is so much to explore in the Northwest and definitely recommend it for a place to vacation.

I want to thank my dear friends at OSSR, Caryn & her family/friends, Chris, Dawn & Mark, Deborah, Mona, Garrett & his family/friends, Tyrees & her family, Michael, Pam, Kirsten for all the support, love & encouragement. I will deeply miss each and every one of you (Garrett and Mona... you're already gone). Thank you... farewells aren't the easiest for anyone. Some of you I will always stay in contact with and others... I will hear from now and again. Nonetheless, thank you for your kindness and interest in our comfort & well-being. There aren't words to totally describe the impact you've made on us & me and I will miss the laughter & good times.

Stay in touch! You know my email address & phone.
See you again when I'm back in the Northwest!

 Much love
Jennifer, Eric & Chloe

Farewell Washington

Mt. Si

Rattlesnake Lake (eastern Washington)

Waterfall at Columbia River Gorge (tons of them!)

 

Mt. Rainier Sunrise

Sunrise over Cascade Mtn. Range

Mt. Adams

Mt. St. Helens

Mt. St. Helens

Olympic Mtn. Range

Eric overlooking Pacific Ocean at Deception Pass

Deception Pass

Port of Tacoma (Puget Sound)

Our Favorite Thai & Pho restaurant!

Yummy! Rice cake Thai food

Too many fun times play disc golf!

Public Market in Seattle at Christmas

Mt. Rainier at Crystal Mtn.

Pacific Ocean in Northwest Sunset

My view after dropping Eric off for work on the way home

Chloe at Crystal Mtn.

We rescued this awesome dog!! She was lost... now we have her :)

Terry & Katie at Ocean Shores, WA

Seattle on the ferry ride

Mt. Rainier in the hot summer

Terry skiing at Crystal Mtn.

Happy New Year 2009! Space Needle

Eric's parents came to visit! So much fun!

I love my husband, thank you for all the good times (Columbia River Gorge)

Rain... Rain.. Go Away!

Well our time here in Washington is coming to an end, I am sad :( I will miss the tall evergreens, the smell of pine when you walk out your door, the misty mornings with sunny bright summer afternoons, the smell of coffee in the winter, the mountains towering with snow peak tops, the hundreds of outdoors adventures that are impossible to see in your lifetime, Thai & Pho on every corner, Mt. Rainier, Olympic Mtns, OSSR (my second family), my dear close friendships here, sharing one car, Organic food everywhere, tons of produce in the summer, dry desert in a 2 hour drive, Yakima cherries, ferry rides, diversity of people.... and sometimes the rain (not lately... because it has been raining for a week straight!!)

It has been a wonderful journey here & one I will always have deep rooted as a foundation to my adulthood.

Here a few pics of rock climbing (indoor) and whale watching! I got to see a humpback whale, dolphins, seals, bald eagles. Unfortunately I was unable to snag a picture of the whale because it was so far away.

Spring Travels

Since Pilgrimage in Israel 6 weeks ago we have traveled quite a bit around the Northwest hoping to catch some last images. We've been to visit friends across the Puget Sound, up to Vancouver, B.C., climbed Mt. Si, and played in Whining Woods Disc Golf Tournament last weekend (my first tournament!). I won... out of 2 girls :) And Eric got 4th out of 45 people! We had a good time, well I know I did and I want to play in more tournaments when we get back to Indy.


We are looking forward to our move home, but for now we are packing up, selling furniture and our dog is very confused, borderline depressed I think. We are sad to leave our place here in the Northwest... this has been a looong drawn out good-bye. No other news on our end, except our 3rd Wedding Anniversary is coming up in 2 weeks :)