A few weeks ago I was chatting with our neighbor, telling her that we were trying to go out of town for a couple of days. We'd been trying to find somewhere that wasn't too far away, this being our first post transplant adventure we were nervous about finding a good spot for Georgia. A little while later I got a call from our her, offering her parents cabin that is just outside of Darrington.
We have been so lucky to have Gretchen and Andy as our neighbors, Georgia loves to play with their kids Jack and Sadie but most importantly they get it. Gretchen's mom had a stem cell transplant not long before Georgia had her transplant--- they get it about being extra cautious, about not sharing germs, about how important it is to keep Georgia healthy.
We were so excited about the offer, it sounded like a great place for all of us, and it was.
First I should start with packing, I told Georgia we were going to "Sadie's Grandma's cabin" and that we needed to pack some clothes. I brought a bag into her room and before I could blink Georgia had opened her drawers and was clearing them out, putting everything in the bag, ah, just like her mama! The "cabin" is much more of a house and is in such a beautiful spot. From the deck you can see Whitehouse Mountain, there is a huge garden with raspberries, snap peas, rubarb and more.
Our second day there we took a hike to some waterfalls and ended the day with a fire outside. We took walks to the river where Georgia threw rocks and went wading in the water, we relaxed, had fun and enjoyed spending some time away from home!
Thank you to Gretchen, Peg and Jim, we had a wonderful time.
View of Whitehorse Mountain from the deck
Fresh raspberries
Trying out some new wheels
Blazing the trail
Three seconds of relaxing by the fire
This is the face of someone coming to pour water on me!
Clearly it wasn't lost on Georgia that I was taking lots of pictures - the last night there she carried around Brian's headlamp pretending it was a camera saying "cheeeese!"
