Up To the Evergreen State

I have a lot of thoughts about this trip. It was fun, not nearly as grueling as I braced myself for, and overall, worth the driving to see some of the things we did. Just about all of my thoughts beyond that, though, will have to wait. We never got too drowsy on the road or too antsy, but now that this drive is actually behind us and I'm allowing myself to get sleepy, it's all catching up to me. We're at Kirsten's mom's house in Lacey, WA, and our trip is pretty much over. We'll head up to Silverdale tomorrow evening, and that's where we're stopping, but it's only about 90 minutes, so it doesn't really count. We kept some statistics in a little notebook, and I have a lot of pictures to post as well, so this isn't the last I'll write, but I have to get some sleep. I'll give you the quick summary: Western Idaho was not really gorgeous, the first part of western Oregon wasn't any more interesting, west-central Oregon was unique and big and grand, central Oregon was flat and barren, and then once we got to the Columbia River, which is the border between Oregon and Washington, it was incredible, breathtaking scenery all the way to Portland (about three hours) and then cozy, pretty evergreens up here to Lacey. It was not a bad day, and not exhausting all by itself, but at the end of the week, it was all I needed to finish me off: I'm thoroughly exhausted. I do want to tell you about some other things and show some pictures, though, so stay tuned, and I'll do my best to put some more on here tomorrow night from Silverdale. Thanks again to everyone who helped us make this move, whether you packed, painted, prayed, whatever. Your kindness really means a lot to us, and we're so honored to call you our friends and family. Watch for more very, very soon.

Kent