I would be lying if I said that my body didn’t go into shock the first couple of days. I think that the magnitude of what I am doing finally hit and all the overwhelming feelings of what I am about to discover about myself came rushing in. For anyone that doesn’t know, I am a planner. I have to have everything detailed down to the minute in my day, and as time has passed I have actively worked on my high-strung rigidness. Not really planning out where I am going to be sleeping every night is my version of exposure therapy I guess…
I got to stay in Seattle with my sister and had my traveling home parked right next to some water and a beautiful view of the Space Needle. After a couple of nights of cat cuddles, chilling, and book store browsing, Dobby and I set out for Mt. Rainier! We drove from Seattle to La Grande, Washington and got to a campsite at Alder Lake. It was a beautiful spot right on the lake, I definitely see summer being packed. I was about 35 minutes from the southwest entrance of Mt. Rainier, so prime location. After going on a snowy walk near camp, Dobby stayed in the trailer sitting in front of the heater while I stayed outside staring into the flames I made. I went to hike the Wonderland Trail in Mt. Rainier NP, which was one of the only trails open due to the winter conditions, but it was a fucking WINTER WONDERLAND!
From our stay in Washington, Dobby and I traveled back down through Oregon and made a quick stop back to Eugene for the night due to Dobby’s oral surgery 😔 He has since recovered very well and is even cuter than ever with his half-tooth filled smile. The one positive was I got to spend my Valentine’s Day with a hot date and Dobby got to recover in his favorite home (Thanks Maya).
Now off to the coast! The water is always calling me…
Parked for a couple of nights with a beautiful view of Seattle
I hid the autographed copy behind the others until I knew it was the one I wanted
Mine and Dobby's snowy walk
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