hot. really really hot.

Not much has happened since I last wrote, but I will just update a little as if feels wrong to not write for weeks at a time. We had a really great time at the farm. We woke up early every morning with the sun (or the rooster) acting as our alarm clock. We were living in our tent, so when the sun came up, we woke up. It gets really hot in a tiny tent when it is in direct sunlight. We would work for four hours and then the rest of the day was ours. it was nice to see the fruits of our labor, we built the compost, cleared out his raspberry bushes, weeded plots, and planted beets. Hurrah!

When we weren't farming, we hiked. We did this really hard, but worthwhile hike, called Sleeping Beauty. It was in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, and was 1,400 feet elevation gain in 1.5 miles. Tough. There were also bugs, so of course I was a grump. But we got to the top and we had a 360 degree view of Oregon and Washington and could see Mt. Adam, Mt. Hood, Mt. Rainier and Mt. St Helens. So yeah, it was worth it. We also took the Eagle Ridge Hike that passed by beautiful waterfalls and high bridges. Lots of hiking. We also spent some time watching the mass of windsurfers in the Columbia, which was fascinating. I don't think I would partake in that sport, as you are at the mercy of the wind... but whatever floats people's boats.

After we left the farm we headed back to Seattle for a BUSY weekend. It was wonderful to see my family and my puppy (mmm. I missed him so much!), but mainly I spent the weekend running around to weddings, bridal showers, baby showers and parties. BUT I found my dress for Mama's wedding, and it is beautiful. It was nice to have a "girls" day at the mall with my mom and sister. Hadn't been in a mall for a LONG time. All the other events were fun, the party at Michi's was a hoot (of course). And then we spent an afternoon and evening in Bellingham where we got to see the pals and had a nice time visiting with everyone. We left early Monday morning to get to Moscow, Idaho to see Adam's Auntie.

We ate SO much food. Aunt Charlotte kept making us delicious food, and we of course stuffed ourselves. We had to lay down after each meal, to aid in the digestion. It was fun to take walks around the neighborhood and visit with her and Mike and Nick. They were wonderful hosts, and we got to take a nice drive around Moscow to see the University of Idaho. We will definitely need to come back to visit.

We are now at a coffee shop downtown, and are going to be heading out to Great Falls, Idaho in a little bit. It should be full of nice hiking (in Adam's case, mountain biking) and more relaxing. We are hoping this hot weather is going to pass, as it makes it hard to do anything.. however, I have a feeling as we head south, the hotter it will become. We will make it work.