We left on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 for our 48th Anniversary Trip. Actually our anniversary isn't until the 25th. My sister could only come up to take care of mom and dad the first part of the month, so we decided to go early rather than possibly not at all. Our destination was Cape Flattery in Northwestern Washington. Wow, did we choose a fun journey and one with great weather as well.
We eventually made it to Ruby Beach. That area was beautiful, although fog was our companion. The starfish and sea anemones were beautiful. The coast along the northwestern most part of the contiguous United States is beautiful beyond description.
We got to meet some dear friends that we had not seen in nearly 30 years. Bob and Judy were gracious hosts as we spent a couple of days with them touring Hurricane Pass and Port Angeles.
Bob we have known from Illinois but Judy came into Bob's life after we left Illinois. They make a beautiful couple and getting to know Judy was a real treat. Bob was the same as w
e had remembered him from Illinois......same sense of humor and same loving personality.
We definitely fell in love with the Pacific Northwest and more particular the beautiful land around Sequim (pronounced Squim).
We visited Mount St. Helens and were impressed by the shear volume of landscape rearrangement that is visible there. The message is "Don't mess with Mother N
ature". She has AWESOME power and is not afraid to use it.
On the way home we stopped by some awesome waterfalls between Portland and Pendleton, OR.
I have put a couple of our pictures here, but for a view of more of our pix go to:
picasaweb.google.com/gklutherWe had a great time and only came home because we felt we had to..............dangit!! (Oh, yeah......we were also running short on money!!)
andchildren, and 1 great-grandchild. What a marvelous legacy. I love her with all my heart. She makes my heart sing.
Ran across some pictures while going through storage the other day. The phrase "Those were the good old days" sure brought some tears to my eyes. This was a photo of our little family abt. 1972. The boys from left to right are: Michael, David, Gary Lynn, Terry, and Christopher. It occurs to me that Marcia is as beautiful to me now as she was then. Those were days of happiness. The smiles on the faces are smiles that were always there. We had lost our first angel, Kristine, 10 years earlier and nearly lost Gary Lynn at that time. Life was precious and fleeting. Eight years later we would lose Gary Lynn. How many times I would have gone back to that day and changed so many things, but time waits for no man and there is no going back. LESSON: Every day, as often as you can, tell those around you that you love them because there is not always a second chance.
This is Kristine. She was a precious daughter and brought much joy into our lives. She went through much as we tried to correct the problems with her hips she was born with, I believe it was called, "Congenital Dislocated Hips". She was put in a cast from the armpits to the tip of her toes that had wooden stilts attached. We could hold her hands and she could twist to make the stilts walk her forward.
lost his mother, Daisy. We have spent many hours at family reunions visiting and having a fun time. This was difficult for Ron. Thanks again. The picture of two is Ron and Linda. The single is my father, Carter, and the threesome is yours truly and mom and dad (mom is Luella).
We left on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 for our 48th Anniversary Trip. Actually our anniversary isn't until the 25th. My sister could only come up to take care of mom and dad the first part of the month, so we decided to go early rather than possibly not at all. Our destination was Cape Flattery in Northwestern Washington. Wow, did we choose a fun journey and one with great weather as well.
e had remembered him from Illinois......same sense of humor and same loving personality.
ature". She has AWESOME power and is not afraid to use it.
