The Journey Soon to Begin

Well, I can't believe that the big moving day is almost here. In just 4 short days, we will be packing up all of our things into one big truck and moving it across the country. Wasn't I applying for grad schools just a few months ago?! My how time does fly. Heather and I have enjoyed our year in Bellingham so much! She has said repeatedly that Bellingham is the first town besides Walla Walla that she's ever felt like she could settle in. We know that there are so many exciting things waiting for us in Tennessee, but we sure will miss the spectacular view of Mount Baker to the east, and the beautiful sunset over the water to the west.

There are so many mixed emotions surrounding our big move. We are both pretty sad to be leaving our first home together, but at the same time we just want to get it over with! We have been planning this next step for so long and we are ready for the anticipation to be over. Then again, moving so far away from family will be difficult for both of us. We know it won't be long until Christmas, and we hope we will get to see you all more than once a year for the next 3 years. It's a bit hard to think about that reality even now. But on the brighter side, we are following Gods will! We also know he has great things planned for our lives in Tennessee. We are eager to grow closer together through this crazy adventure. And someday, we WILL move back to the west coast!

Oh, so many things to think about! The thought of this move away from home can be unpleasant, but being reminded of God's plan is the most reassuring thing we have. We are thankful for all of you, excited to see most of you this next weekend, and will miss you so much. We promise to keep in touch through this blog. Have faith Cami! We can do it!!!
I'll sure we will have plenty of pictures to post, and stories to tell when we get to Nashville!
Until next time...

Camping Trip '09

On this weekend's agenda, CAMPING!!! Heather, Draco, and I went to Silver Lake Park near Mount Baker. We had scoped out the area with Mom and Dad when they came up to visit a few months ago. One look around the park and we knew we wanted to camp there before we left town. So this weekend was our time to camp! We have been waiting to go camping since we got married. You may remember that a major motif of our gift registry was camping gear. We tried to find a camp site on several occasions last fall but were unsuccessful. Needless to say, we were very excited to spend some time outdoors (sans hiking).

Being the planners that we are, we made several checklists and packed our gear at least a week in advance. Excited? Nay, Thrilled to camp!!! We barely fit our stuff + Draco in the car but we made it and set up camp Friday afternoon



This is proof that I can build a fire! But don't be fooled, the wood was a bit wet and the fire barely hung in there. It took the both of us to keep it going all evening.


This is a part of Silver Lake. Aside from sitting on its bank and enjoying the beauty of the surrounding mountains, we went on a paddle boating excursion directly to the nearest shady spot! I think we both had forgotten how much work a paddle boat can be! Despite the unwelcomed workout, we really enjoyed the time together exploring the lake and searching for fish swimming below.



We had the best time camping together! We learned a bit about "surviving" outdoors and will be even better prepared for next time and we hope we can find some good places to camp in Tennessee.

Oh, Draco had a ball too! Does it get cuter than this?


Next weekend Heather's parents will be coming to visit and the week after that we will be packing and moving. Oh my goodness...Uff Dah! Until next time...