You probably wonder where we’ve been and why the blog has been neglected. I’ll just say that we’ve been busy and many times blogging is the last thing on my list of to-dos. Now that autumn has officially arrived, here’s a quick look back at how we spent the last half of our summer.
Every August, our church has a weekend campout over in Central Washington. So we packed up our tent and headed east to the Columbia River for sun & fun.
The next weekend my best friend rolled into town. There was kayaking, wine, relaxing and just catching up on life.
September ended with my mom & Aunt Janice coming for a weekend visit filled with sightseeing.
And a bit of a hike. I’d asked Janice if she wanted to do a ‘little’ hike and she thought that sounded like a good idea. Never having done this hike before, I didn’t realize that it was a bit more strenuous than preferred. 
Mom & Janice turned around after awhile and Todd and I continued up to the top of Little Si. Great view. Sweaty workout. Next time we need to wear actual hiking apparel. And maybe someday, we’ll conquer Big Si.
Most recently, we feathered our hair and morphed back to the 80′s for a joint birthday party for 5 of our friends.
There was dancing, karaoke & even prizes! I won the award for wearing the most neon (or something rad like that). Even though the Aqua Net didn’t hold my hair as high as I would’ve liked, I still rocked the glow-in-the-dark tights I customized for myself with puff paint.
And in the midst of all those activities, we celebrated our 2 year anniversary, spent a weekend in Idaho with Todd’s parents (how did we not take any pictures??), started up our second year of teaching Sunday School, bought me a new set of wheels, celebrated our kittens’ 1st birthday, and flew through lots of other activities that have left us in need of a nice vacation. In due time, in due time……
Until then, I promise to be better at the blogging. I know there are a couple of you who still check the site. And at some point, I’ll eventually tell you all about Russia.
