Breath of the Northwest

Prepare yourself for a post containing no photos of my children. This is because I was not with them for four days!! Dan generously held down the fort while I met my mom and sister at my cousin Ben's wedding in Oregon, and his one request was that I come home feeling a bit rested and renewed...

 A gifted woman named Patty made me a gourmet breakfast every morning.

 We visited the Pacific Ocean. Twice.

I visited with people I love dearly.

(my grampa and cousin; my sister, and my mom, the beach gnome!)

I breathed in the northwest in its lush swell of springtime.

the newlyweds

(my aunts and uncle)

I shared in the joy and sweetness of a wedding, reveling in family, connection, the good stuff of Life.

And as if that weren't enough, this dear woman drove an hour in the night to meet me during my layover in San Francisco.  How's that for love? 

*photo of my mom, sister and I and photo of my aunts and uncle were taken by my sister - thank you!!