Yeah, so I promised you this 2, 3 weeks ago maybe? I really don't know what I have been doing in that time besides a whole lot of nothing and then going back to work. Honestly, I have no excuse. Sorry. Excuse my blog tardiness. Then again, maybe not. I mean, it's my blog and I can post if I want to, right?
Whatever. Here it is.
For the last three days of vacation, we went to my parents' cabin in Sunlands, WA. Nate, Marissa, and Eli joined us and it was three days of fabulous. It was hot. Super hot, which is just the way I like it. Super hot is super bueno for river chillaxing, pool swimming and jet skiing. We did that for three straight days in an unbroken chain of apply sunscreen, find water, re-apply sunscreen, find different water, repeat, repeat, repeat. Oh, we might have ridden our bikes a time or two. Maybe. But mostly there was a lot of water involved.
Gosh, I love vacation.
In the end, we were devastated to drive home. We love Portland and all, but vacation is so sweet. The lack of demands on us or our time was precious. The state of relaxation reached was off the charts. Hazel concurred, as evidenced by one of the pictures below.
We spent 9 days together, exploring, camping, hiking, cycling, swimming, playing in the sand, chillaxing and I want it all back. I want to close my eyes during those dark, dark days of January when it seems the rain will never stop and the temperature will never rise past 50 degrees and transport myself to Rainier, or Stehekin, or the cabin. I am looking ahead to our next vacations- Colorado and Whistler in 2011- and they seem far, far away.
Long live vacations. Especially sunny ones filled with adventure.
