Girls Trip to Seattle

 A bunch of ladies from our old ward in Lake Jackson plan an annual girls trip. I didn't go on the last two because of nursing/pumping for Lydia and then something else the year before that. I was so happy to go again this year. Some of us are still in Texas, albeit in different cities. And then there are some that have moved out of state. It was amazing that we could find a weekend for all seven of us to come to Seattle. We voted on destination and Seattle won. It was my first time to the Pacific Northwest and it did not disappoint.

All our flights from various cities landed within 20 minutes of each other. We left bright and early Thursday and we capitalized on our time in the city. We spent that day seeing all the sights in Seattle. My favorite part was taking a ferry to an island and wandering around the island for a while. We found sand dollars, sea glass, wild blueberries, and lots of fun things.

On Friday, we went on an eight-mile hike in the mountains and hiked to a lake. It was beautiful. This hike made me appreciate the beauty of God' creation. The lake was stunning and we even saw some snow!

Saturday was another hike to an overlook of a lake. Much shorter at around 4 miles. But much more steep. We went kayaking on Lake Washington after this. I even got to try paddleboarding. After kayaking, we went to a fancy seafood place and then saw the locks/canal that the boats have to go through.

Sunday was church, visiting the temple grounds and a short picnic lunch at the beach. Then we all went back to the airport and flew home.

Saw Mt. Rainier from the airplane. Unfortunately, the national parks were a little too far to travel on this trip.