After a full day of research, we decided our destination would be Aaron's parents' house in Enumclaw, Washington. The whole reason we got Xochitl was so that she could be "the travel dog" (ie, small enough to ride in the cabin on a plane) and the dream was to take her up to the farm at some point and let her run free in the fields but she had yet to experience a flight (minus her homecoming trip).
In retrospect a million things could have gone wrong, but the entire travel experience just went perfectly. Nobody gave Xdog a second glance even though she was technically over the wight limit and the carrier didn't meet specs, no flights were delayed even though weather on both ends was sketchy, and we even landed early coming back.
Living in the Bay Area I tend to forget we have seasons, other than that people generally change the color of the clothes they wear, but up north it's most definitely fall. The trees were striking shades of gold, green, and red, and the air was crisp and moist (and occasionally rainy... but remarkably only so when we already wanted to stay in).
We made a trip into Seattle, saw old friends and met new ones, explored places neither of us had been, as well as Aaron taking me places from his youth. We got enough rest and plenty of exercise. Basically, it was pretty much the most perfect vacation ever.
Without further ado, the pictures...
My birthday present from Aaron's parents, a pink bb gun and targets to go along with it.
Shavi!
The view from Shavi's window
Xdog experiences her first fall
We took the ferry to Whidby Island, had the most amazing day with new friends, their dogs, the beach, and golf course beers and somehow this is the only picture I have to prove we were ever there. Documentation fail.
My birthday hike
And finally, the crocheted tequila bottle cover. Amazing.
4 comments:
I'm glad you had such a great time! Xdog looks great, and it sounds like a lot of fun.
Oh Washington, how I do not miss you and your cold, cold days. I used to love the trees though, and the colors in the fall.
We felt so lucky to be part of your trip! Glad your birthday was so lovely, you deserve it!
Happy B-Day - mine was a week ago and I happen to live just east of Seattle. If I recall, you aren't really looking for that second dog right now - but what a cutie (Annie) at the Sula Foundation. Fight bust dog, female, big beautiful eyes and a fabulous underbite. Maybe a trip to New Orleans?
HBD!!!! Xdog is adorable, LOVE the crocheted tequila bottle "cozy", the pink BB gun, and exploring washington state. glad you had a great b-day :)
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