Oh, if every day were such as these!

Yes, I am going to have to play just a little bit of catch up here...but, it's only a few weeks back so this shouldn't be too long of a post.

In the end of July, Kelsie came to Logan (I like to say that she came here just to see me) to go to her first EFY with our cousin Sierra. I think she enjoyed herself, but you'll have to ask her for more details about that.

But, when it came time to take Kelsie to the airport to fly home, I decided to go home, too. I really needed the break from Logan, to get out and be somewhere else. Mostly, I think that I was a little homesick, and I wanted to see my family. Being a thousand miles away is really, really hard sometimes.

So, I flew to Seattle with Kelsie, and I got to stay there for a little over a week. It was a fabulous. And, I have to note the perk of my job. I didn't even have to tell my boss I was leaving....I can work from anywhere.

While I was home, mostly I just relaxed and hung out with my family. It was just what I needed. We went on a little "hike" to a hill overlooking Forks.

Bryce, Mom, and I went out to Rialto beach, so that I could see my ocean. We ate some lunch at Three Rivers, which I always love. I was, however, a little disappointed that they had expanded their serving area to include a Twilight-themed nook. Oh well, such is Forks these days. I suppose I am going to have to get over my thorough dislike of Twilight and learn to put up with it.

The three of us also hiked out to Norwegian Memorial Beach the next day. This has always been one of my favorite beaches. It is kind of a local-only beach, as you have travel a maze of logging roads to get out there and then hike out through the forest. It was a great day to be on the beach, hardly any wind and the sun soon came out. It was a plus that we only saw a few other people. No overcrowding like at Rialto, Second Beach, and La Push these days.

I love the green forests and the tide pools of the coast.

We also climbed up over the headland rocks and got a fantastic view of the area.

 

While home, I also got to see the destruction that had run rampant in my backyard. Someone had decided that it was time to log there, and just in the little strip behind the house... Rude! Anyways, most of my childhood playground is still there, although it was sad to see that my animal cemetary had disappeared. No real worries, though... there is still a lot of gorgeous forest back there.

Importantly, I also got to see my cat. :-D

Now, I am awaiting Christmas when I go home to visit again.