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Tuesday ended up being a pretty great day. Allie and I had the opportunity to spend the time with my grandma. Both of my parents had to work that day so we ended up just going with my dad to work in the morning (at 6:30) and he dropped us off at my grandmas before he went to work. It was a lot of fun to spend time with my grandma, she wanted to take us all over Tacoma and show us the sights around her house. First we ended up going to the Tacoma waterfont and we watched a large pirate ship type boat leave the harbor and head out to the ocean. It was a great sight to see. Then we ended up going to "Point Defiance" national park. There was a rose garden and a beach and a bunch of cool stuff that was there. We also went on a 5 mile drive around the park and saw the forest and trees and nature all around it. It was beautiful. She then took us out to do a little bit of tacoma shopping and then ended up just going back to her house. My mom, dad, and aunt and uncle ended up coming over shortly after that and we had a great evening just spending time with my family. My grandma cooked the best steaks I have had in a really long time and we chowed down on those. We then sat around for the evening just talking with each other. It got late pretty quick thought and we didn't end up getting back to my place that night until a little after 11:00. Normally that wouldn't be so bad but we had to wake up at 4:00am this morning. We were able to go on the hike at Mt Rainier this morning. My dad wanted us to go pretty early though so we would have a chance to see some animals and we decided to leave the house at 5am. It was a two hour drive there and we got to the mountain around 7:00. The clouds were out this morning though so it made it hard to fully see the sights. Plus since it was so early it was cold and windy so it was hard to enjoy being outside at first. While we waited for the clouds to clear up and the weather to heat up a little we drove around a little bit more and discovered an old gold mine that we went down into and looked around at for awhile. Once we got back to the hiking trail though it was a little warmer and we ended up walking the 3 mile hike around one of the lower mountains of Mt Rainer. It was very pretty and we took quite a few pictures. After getting around the mountain was went to a place called "Sunrise" and it was a lodge right on Mt Rainier. It was really sad that it was so cloudy today because we weren't able to see the peak of the mountain even while standing on the mountain. It was cool to actually walk around on Mt Rainier though. I think God decided to open up the clouds for a little while though and Allie was able to get a small glimse of the mountain. It was nice. The rest of the day was kind of relaxing though. Allie and I walked around the mall for awhile here back in town and she got a new cute little skirt. I really like it. After getting back from the mall my parents took us out to a restarunat called the Mongolian Grill. We picked out all the ingredients we wanted to put in a stir fry type dish and piled it all into a big bowl. We then gave it all to the person and they fried it right in front of us. It was a pretty cool little place to eat. Now we are just back at home and I had a lot of little things I needed to get ready for my parents on the computer before I leave tomorrow. Now I really need to get some stuff packed up and be ready to head to the airport tomorrow morning at 4:30am. So I'll go for now and I plan on being back in L-berg by tomorrow night! |
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posted by Jeremy Dillinger @ 1:01 AM
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Well, the past two days have been just as fun packed as the few before them. We've been keeping busy here and cramming in the activities. Sunday morning started out fairly normal for us here. We went to Sunday school and then attended the main church service. The pastor did a patriotic service and it was alright.. but I wasn't too thrilled by it at all. I wish in a way the service would have been different to show Allie how my church really is. Oh well. There were also quite a few people on vacation so a lot of people were missing. It was kind of sad. My Grandma ended up coming though so that was really cool.. as did all my old friends. We filled up a row with the Youth once again. After church we went out to my favorite restaruant Azteca. My grama told us "She had money" and wanted to treat us. So that was really nice. I miss that place and it was just as good as I remember.. the menu and prices have changed quite a bit though. But then the real fun happend after going out for lunch. We all then went to Lake Washington and met up with a friend. He let us all take turns on the Wave Runner and drive it around the lake. That was a lot of fun. We all had a blast with that. The best part was the sky was clear too so the mountain was out that day and we could get a clear veiw of it from the middle of the lake. It was Awesome!! After getting back that night, Allie and I went to a beach close by my house called Seahurst Park. It was a place I went to a lot when I was younger and I have a lot of memories from there. We just sat there and watched the sunset while we talked about some stuff and went over a book we are reading together. After that we came back to the house and had a quick bite to eat, but it was almost time to sleep by then so we just turned in for the night. Today was not as eventful as the last few days.. but we still had a great time. I was able to sleep in until about 10:00 today and that was really nice. The morning kind of started out slow but I helped my mom with computer stuff and getting her pictures all figured out. I also went with my sisters to get some computer accessories they wanted and help them choose the right things. But after awhile Allie and I left following the girls in a different car to go up to Bellingham for the holiday to see fireworks. We ended up getting there around 4:00ish and went to see a few of the sights of Bellingham. We went to go see Watcom Falls which was pretty cool. (I hadn't even been there before). Its too bad Allie or I didn't bring our passports with us here because we were only 25minutes from the canadian border and we could have gone there just so say we went there. But that didn't work out unfortunatly. So after getting done at the falls we stopped back at the girls house to have some dinner before going out to the Bay to find a place to watch the fireworks. We ended up having to wait around for about 4 hours or so before the fireworks actually started though. But they had a live band and tons of other people were around too. So there were definatly things we could do while we waited. The fireworks were great and very very close too. So we heard the boom not even a second after seeing the light. The boom would even make your chest vibrate so that was just a good place to be. After it all was over though we had to fight the traffic to get out of the place. I ended up going to sleep while my sister drove because I still had to drive back two hours back home after dropping Becca and Katie back off at thier house. Apparently it took us 30 minutes to make a 5 minute drive. But we finally made it. Allie and I then had to make the trip back to Seattle and it was already really late by the time we left. I made the drive successfully though and managed to stay awake without much trouble. Now its about 2:30am here though and I really should get to bed. I have to wake up at 6:00am tomorrow to go with my dad in the morning. So I am going to say goodnight! PS. Jonathan I hope I can find a time to call you tomorrow evening sometime. Miss you... and wondering how you are doing. |
posted by Jeremy Dillinger @ 5:29 AM
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We've been staying really busy here lately. Its been great though. Yesterday in the morning we went back into seattle and spent part of the morning at the Pike Place Market. I took my Allie on a stroll down "Post Alley" and we looked at all the shops and the fun little things they had going on down there. Once it got to be around 11ish we headed to the fairy boats and took a ride across the water to Bremerton. We didn't really do anything over there though we just got back on the boat and headed back to Seattle again once we got to the other side. The boat ride was pretty nice, but it wasn't as nice a day as I would have liked. It made it pretty cold to be outside and enjoy the day. It was still cool though and it was great to see the city from the water. My sister wasn't able to join us on the ferry ride though because she had to go get ready for a wedding. But Katie came along and it was a cool trip. I think Allie really liked it. After getting off the boat back at Seattle we had some lunch at Ivars (seafood) and then headed to the Pike Place Market one more time before leaving. Later that day we ended up going to the wedding that My sister was going to be in as a bridesmaid. I thought it was actually a nice change of pace to go to that and the reception was nice for the time we were there too. It made it possible to see Melissa also as she was going to be out of town all week if I hadn't seen her then. We ended up leaving a little bit early though because we had been out all day. It felt nice to come home and crash after it was over. We kind of ended the night watching a movie called "Loves enduring promise" I barely made it through but I went right to bed after it was over. Today we all took a trip up to the Pacific Ocean at Ocean Shores. It was a great time. I think the highlight of the day was getting the chance to ride a horse on the beach. Allie said one of her dreams was to ride a horse on the beach. So It was great to be able to have her do that today. It was only my third time I think riding a horse, and the horse they gave me seemed to be pretty tempermental, but it was still a lot of fun I had a blast. I am now a red neck though because I got a pretty good sunburn. It was nice. Nothing will mask my whiteness though. I don't think there is anything I can do about that. We collected a few shells as well and just hung out. That was a great trip! My sister, Allie and I ended up falling asleep on the trip home. Katie took some candid shots of us sleeping, they're pretty funny. After arriving back home from the trip. Danny, Andy, and My aunt and Uncle ended up coming over and we had a large spagetti dinner. It was glad I had a chance to see danny. I was worried that I wouldn't have had a chance while I was here. It was very good to see him. I missed that punk! Just as they all left Seth showed up and I spent a little bit of time with him tonight as well. He is still here but I think I just need to go to bed still. Its been a fairly long day and I'm exahsted. Tomorrow I get to go see everybody from church!! Ok I really need to get to bed now though. Night! |
posted by Jeremy Dillinger @ 2:52 AM
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We got to Seattle yesterday safely. I didn't end up blogging last night though because I was so tired. We didn't end up getting to sleep till about 11:00 time here. That would mean it was about 2:00 how it felt to us. I had woke up 3:30 that day too to get ready for the trip. So anyway.. sleep overcame me. It was a nice trip though and I even had the opportunity to witness to a guy that sat next to me. We didn't really do too much upon our arrival though. We just hung out at my house with my parents for the day to get all settled in. Today is when the fun really started though. We headed to seattle around 11:00 and went up to the top of the space needle. Today was a great day to go up too because they had fire fighter training going on and they had to rescue a guy that was stuck hanging over the edge of the space needle. then they had to put him on a stretcher while they were dangling there.. then bring him back up to safety. It was great to watch. The weather was wonderful too and the view was great. Unfortunatly the clouds were still around a little and made it not possible to see Mt Rainier. It was pretty sad. But over all it was a great trip. We ended up walking around in the seattle center after getting down and sat at the fountain for awhile to watch the kids play in it. It was a lot of fun to watch them and the dogs with the fountain. We ended up coming back home around 3:30 and my mom had to start preparing for dinner. While she did that I took Allie down to the park across from my house and showed her the planes that fly over head and some the the places I used to hang out with friends a lot at. Later today my Grandma ended up coming over and Allie was able to meet her. I hadn't seen her since christmas either so I was excited to see her. It was a lot of fun with her around tonight. We looked at pictures and talked and stuff. After dinner Katie came over and joined the party and we all just sat and talked for quite awhile. Then My sister finally got here (seemed like it took her forever) and I caught up with her for awhile. But once again I'm pretty tired. Its actually only 11:55 right now even though the time stamp says 2:55. But to me it really does feel like 2:55. So I really need to get to bed. Sorry I couldn't go into a lot more detail. I would have liked to. But can't happen tonight. The Z's attacked and i must surrender. Night! |
posted by Jeremy Dillinger @ 2:55 AM
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