Well we had our second drive to Washington last week. I have
to admit, it is a long drive, but I really don’t mind it too much. We always
take the Montana route, and it is so pretty that it is really not too horrible
of a drive. That being said…This last drive up there was…an adventure. This is
mainly due to the fact that we decided to leave around 7 o’clock at night, and
we drove all the way through. It still
wasn’t bad, but when you can’t see the pretty landscaping to keep you
distracted, and you’re super tired... it does become kind of a long trip. I got
MAYBE two hours of sleep the entire ride, and Rob drove the whole way. We did
make really good time though, so I can’t complain too much. We got to Enumclaw
at 5 o’clock the next morning.
Spending the weekends
with Rob’s family is always one of the best parts of our Washington business
trips. That weekend we got to stay with
Twyla and Aaron, pretty sure they’re going to heaven just for putting up with
us and our mess for those 3 days. That Saturday all the boys were going over to
work on Mom and Dad Dickson’s new house, and so I got to spend the day with my
most amazing sister-in-law Twyla. We
decided to brave the roads and go on an adventure for the day to the Salt Water
National Park. It was SO MUCH FUN. Twyla packed us a picnic lunch and we got to
just kill the day out in the sun. I got my first sunburn of the year!!! Sadly I
forgot to take a picture though…it was kind of a funny burn :P Anyways, Ben had
the time of his life finding seashells and little crabs, and we only got in one
fight with the crows, so all in all, it was amazing!
That Sunday we got to eat dinner with the whole family
before we had to head back to Ellensburg for a week. I got an entire week to
focus solely on homework….yay??? Ok it wasn’t too bad, and I did get caught up
on a LOT of stuff, so it was really nice. Rob passed his high voltage class,
which is always a good thing! He’s officially high voltage certified :P I’m so
proud of him!
Once the next weekend FINALLY got here, we loaded up and
headed back to Enumclaw, however my husband totally surprised me with an unplanned stop. See, he knows that I LOVE waterfalls, so we stopped at Snowqualmie Falls! I was amazed that such an amazing waterfall seemed to be just in the middle of the town, and if you didn't know it was there, you would have never guessed it! It was such a beautiful waterfall and walk! Rob even let me get a shot glass while we were there!!! Oh my goodness, it made my day!
Once we left the falls, we headed for Lanae and Matt's house, since they had the privilege of us invading their home this time… once again,
there is a special place in heaven for anyone who is willing to let us crash
their house! Even though the weekend was REALLY busy, we both still really
enjoyed getting to hang out with the siblings and catch up with everyone.
The drive back was honestly the easiest drive we have yet to
make! Rob got the idea that I should read my book out loud to him while he
drove, and we read an entire book that way! It made the time FLY by, and it was
nice to have him so involved in the book as well :) DEFINITELY something I’m going
to remember for the next trip up!
Alright so now on to the moment of suspense that everyone I’m
sure has just been dying to hear…. The official nursery theme. First let me say
this (can you tell I’m milking the suspense for all it’s worth?), we both
really loved ALL the ideas that we had and we got from people, and it really
almost killed us (or me at least) to commit to one theme that was going to be
amazing. However, after weeks of stressing and worrying and finding every
possible idea under the sun…we finally decided on…(drum roll please) CALVIN AND
HOBBES! Here’s why: I really did love the pirate theme, I was the one that
originally came up with it, but I realized VERY quickly that I was going to
have a really hard time keeping it…how’s the best way to describe this…appropriate
for a small child. Not that I’m completely emo crazy and would totally jump
that line, but I know I would have a hard time making sure I didn’t play too
much ON that line since I caught myself looking at skull fabric for the sheets, if that makes sense. Now to answer the question you have all
been asking: How on earth are we going to decorate a room in Calvin and Hobbes?
Well all my few readers out there, I shall tell you. I have this amazing
Sister-In-Law named Twyla. There you go, that’s the answer to all of my stress.
I have hired Twyla to come down in July to spend a week with us, and she is
going to paint the entire nursery in Calvin and Hobbes murals and whatnot. Can
you all say holy amazingness??? Yes, yes she is. And conveniently I get to enjoy her company for an entire week :) I’m still trying to figure out what to do for
bedding and whatnot, but I shall figure it out. If Twyla can make the entire
room an epic Calvin and Hobbes paradise, I know I can figure out something for
bedding. I can do that.
Alright here’s my last little rant and then I promise I’m
done. I bought Weston clothes for the first time today! I kind of feel like I’m
behind on this, and I should have started like FOREVER ago, but nonetheless, I
finally bought the first two shirts to begin my “Weston’s going to be the
cutest dressed baby in the entire world” collection. My dear sister Jaden accompanied
me on this most amazing trek. Once you see these shirts, no one is even going
to be able to deny that my collection name is true. Here they are, I know, try
to contain the excitement! I will admit, I really did giggle in the store as I
was buying them! :)
