Bittersweet

I will explain why I titled this post bittersweet but first of all I want to give a little shout out to Anya and Lindsey....what what! :) On Monday of last week my friend Joelle's mom went home to heaven after a battle with cancer, I was so thankful to be able to make it to the memorial service that was held on Friday in Lynden. Praying for you and the family Joelle, you guys are amazingly strong! The service for Kathy was so wonderful! And I got to see Joelle for a little bit and meet some of her fabulous friends!

Here is why the post is bittersweet, Joelle (brief background: we met in college we are the same Home Ec major, she actually is a teacher though, we make jam in the summers at her house in Lynden, she has two cute kids, Jack and Jovie) ok anyway, bittersweet because she lives in Lynden and Emily only lives like 20 minutes from Lynden, so since I was already up North, I got to spend some time with Emily.

I think this part of the state is gorgeous, I love it, I love visiting, I love the green, I love it all! I soak it up when I get to go there, and I might even say literally, because the green beautifulness doesn't come with out the sacrifice of having to deal with the rain. Life is full of bittersweetness...that is about as philosophical as I get...

Emily and I took silly pictures of her dog Ben, her three longhorn steers, went on a hike, crafted, and hung out. It was perfect! This picture here is a testament to why I love it there...beautiful raspberries...

The three guys!

Can anyone tell we are making a BC for British Columbia? Eh?!

The view from up top TeaPot Hill.

Oh the green forest!