A few weeks ago Matthew and I hauled ourselves onto an airplane (me for the first time in, like, 12 years!) to visit friends in Washington. This is a huge deal because I absolutely hate flying. But, I pulled myself together, without the help of heavy liquor I might add, and we made the trip. Besides the dreaded flight we had a really good time!
We started out at Lindsay's parent's lake house. We spent a few days there and enjoyed her dad's delicious cooking (rotisserie chicken, bbq, and copper river salmon. yum!). I got quite the tan hanging out on their little island and Matthew got a workout tubing behind the jet boat. It was definitely a fun time for all!
A few days into the trip, Lindsay, her mom Anita, and I went on a girl's trip and left the guys at the cabin. We took the Mustang convertible and drove all over the Washington Peninsula. Our first stop was an adorable cafe called "cafe garden" in Port Angeles. We wanted to eat at the Italian restaurant in Twilight but it didn't open until later in the day. Regardless, the food was delicious!
After Port Angeles we went to visit Hurricane Ridge. The view of the mountains was amazing! We even got to see (and touch!) snow... in August! Can you believe it? At times we could also see Canada.
From Hurricane Ridge we went to La Push. We saw the Quileute reservation and played in the ocean where Jacob first told Bella of his tribe's legends. As cool as that is, the water was even cooler... literally! It had practically just melted off a glacier so it was really really cold.
The first night of our "girl's trip" was spent in Forks in a Twilight-themed hotel room. There really wasn't much to see in Forks since most of the movie was filmed in Canada. However, from a book perspective it was neat.
The next day we hit a few more beaches (Ruby beach which I LOVED and Kalaloch) and Lake Crescent (which Lindsay jumped into, fully clothed). We also went to Quinault and hiked through the rainforest. Apparently it is the only temperate rainforest in the world.
Later that night we reunited with our men. We spent the rest of the trip near Seattle at Lindsay and Nate's apartment. We had dinner one night at the jazz club/restaurant where their wedding reception will be in October. We also spent a morning in downtown Seattle visiting Pike's Place and having coffee at the first Starbucks.
I'd like to say that after such an adventurous trip our flight home was uneventful but I sadly cannot. Our flight out of Seattle to Detroit was full of turbulence. Once we got to Detroit we were told our flight had been canceled and because it was weather related Delta wouldn't cover hotel costs. The next flight to Louisville was scheduled for 8am the next morning so we spent the night at the airport. It.was.miserable! On top of that, it took forever to find which gate we needed to be at. Our new boarding passes didn't show it and it didn't pop up on the flight screens. We FINALLY were able to find an employee to point us in the right direction only to find that the flight was delayed for three hours. Ugh! We finally made it home, though. Now it is back to work and routine. Oh well, vacation was fun while it lasted!
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We started out at Lindsay's parent's lake house. We spent a few days there and enjoyed her dad's delicious cooking (rotisserie chicken, bbq, and copper river salmon. yum!). I got quite the tan hanging out on their little island and Matthew got a workout tubing behind the jet boat. It was definitely a fun time for all!
A few days into the trip, Lindsay, her mom Anita, and I went on a girl's trip and left the guys at the cabin. We took the Mustang convertible and drove all over the Washington Peninsula. Our first stop was an adorable cafe called "cafe garden" in Port Angeles. We wanted to eat at the Italian restaurant in Twilight but it didn't open until later in the day. Regardless, the food was delicious!
After Port Angeles we went to visit Hurricane Ridge. The view of the mountains was amazing! We even got to see (and touch!) snow... in August! Can you believe it? At times we could also see Canada.
From Hurricane Ridge we went to La Push. We saw the Quileute reservation and played in the ocean where Jacob first told Bella of his tribe's legends. As cool as that is, the water was even cooler... literally! It had practically just melted off a glacier so it was really really cold.
The first night of our "girl's trip" was spent in Forks in a Twilight-themed hotel room. There really wasn't much to see in Forks since most of the movie was filmed in Canada. However, from a book perspective it was neat.
The next day we hit a few more beaches (Ruby beach which I LOVED and Kalaloch) and Lake Crescent (which Lindsay jumped into, fully clothed). We also went to Quinault and hiked through the rainforest. Apparently it is the only temperate rainforest in the world.
Later that night we reunited with our men. We spent the rest of the trip near Seattle at Lindsay and Nate's apartment. We had dinner one night at the jazz club/restaurant where their wedding reception will be in October. We also spent a morning in downtown Seattle visiting Pike's Place and having coffee at the first Starbucks.
I'd like to say that after such an adventurous trip our flight home was uneventful but I sadly cannot. Our flight out of Seattle to Detroit was full of turbulence. Once we got to Detroit we were told our flight had been canceled and because it was weather related Delta wouldn't cover hotel costs. The next flight to Louisville was scheduled for 8am the next morning so we spent the night at the airport. It.was.miserable! On top of that, it took forever to find which gate we needed to be at. Our new boarding passes didn't show it and it didn't pop up on the flight screens. We FINALLY were able to find an employee to point us in the right direction only to find that the flight was delayed for three hours. Ugh! We finally made it home, though. Now it is back to work and routine. Oh well, vacation was fun while it lasted!
Yes. He bought me Edward!!!!!! How awesome is that! I feel like one of those creepy stalkerish fangirls, but I don't really care. It was pretty cool of Matthew to do this :) So What do you think?
The shoes are super cute, and are acutally comfortable. I really needed a pair of black heels. They look fabulous on as well... so good in fact, that I got them in brown too! I don't shop very often, so I feel it's ok haha
The biggest discovery today, though, was the Sweethearts "Forbidden Fruits" candy. It is Twilight themed :) There are three different boxes. I got the first one with the entire cast. One has Edward on it and the other Bella. Some of the pieces even glitter! They say things like "Dazzle" and "I heart EC" and "Bite Me." The flavors are listed as "Orange Obsession" "Tempting Apple" "Passion Fruit" and "Secret Strawberry." I will let you know how they taste once I'm brave enough to open them :)
This left me speechless! Why didn't I think of that?! It's ok though. Matthew came up with a genius idea for when I get the poster back next week. Sorry, but you are just going to have to wait. It's so good that I can't risk sharing it! hahaha 
