I feel as though I have so much to say yet no words with which to say it. My mom and I just returned to Seattle from our Alaskan cruise; I cannot even begin to describe how wonderful our trip was! We laughed incessantly and made so many amazing memories. We saw Humpback and Orca whales on our whale-watching trip, rode a train up to White Pass (high in the mountains), experienced a modified (no-snow) version of a dog-sled at a musher camp, stood in awe before enormous glaciers, and zip-lined across thousands of feet of cable 150 feet above the ground!
Most who know me know that I easily get motion sick. Some have even had the unique privilege of seeing me...vomit. (Jealous, aren't you?!) I get this propensity for nausea from my mother. But thanks to the amazing motion-sickness patch, we were both puke-free all week! The first night on th
e ship was pretty rocky. At breakfast the next morning, we overheard countless people saying that they got sick during the night because of how rough it was. Mom and I threw our fists in the air in victory: "WE LOVE THE PATCH!"
My mom is a joy and a blessing in my life and I am so grateful to the Lord for this time we had together. Many thanks, also, to my hombre and padre for sending us! This was truly a time we will never forget!
We were asked by dozens of people if we were sisters (which hopefully means that my mom looks young for her age and not that I look old for mine!). While we know we resemble one another, we definitely don't see the close similarity so many others saw!
I uploaded a bunch of our photos, if you want to take a peek!