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wE EnDED UP tAKING thE OLd vw VAn ON aNOTHeR lITtLE aDVENtURE to PoRt TowNseND, Wa.

sAM wAs tHe bUs dRIvER

iT WAs A bEAUtIFUl DaY FOr A fERRy tRIP!

wE pICKED up A hITCHhIKER nAMeD cHARLES, wHO AcTUALLy GREw UP In pORT tOWNsEND...hE cAME iN hANDy WHEN wE hIT soME tRAFFIc bEcAUSE hE kNEW alL tHE baCK rOAdS! hE EVeN GAvE Us A lITtLE hISTORiCaL tOuR. (i sNuCK tHIS pIC oF hIM)

wE hAD A cAMPfIRE ON tHE bEACH AfTER a LONg DAy OF cRaFTING. wITH hOT DOGS AND mArSHMELLoWS tO TOP iT OFF.

tHIS wAS mY FIRsT bEaCH cAMP fIRe!

We ENjOYED dINNEr a A gREaT iTALiAN rEUsTURANT nAMED lAZAnA'S. (sAM wAS oUT sCOPING oUT tHE tOWN oN hIS nEW bIKE, whILE wE wErE cRAfTiNG AWaY)

wHISHiNG dUSTIn wERe hERE!

iN mY fIRSt cLAss i LEaRnED hOW tO mAKe pRAYeR fLAGs. (mINE iS THE sTRInG OF 5 aT THE bOTtOM oF THe cOLLaGE)

bECCa lEARnED sOME fUN nEW pAINT tECHnIQUES iN HeR cLASSeS.

aNd i TOOk A 2 dAY cLASS aND lEARNED hOW tO mAKE a gLASs mOSsAIC pICECE. tHIS cLASs WAS bY fAR mY fAVoRItE...tHE tEACHEr wAs A hOOt...tHE pERfECT pICTURe oF AN aRTIST.

aND HERe Is THE fINiSHE pIecE. fINdINg ThE pREfECt fRamE WaS nOT eASy. i ENdeD UP gETtINg It At A sALvAGE tHRIfT sHOP foR $3! iT WaS aN OLD sCREEn pRINt FRAmE, hENcE ALL tHE cRAzY cOlORs EVERywHERe.

tHIs iS A pICtURE oF mE AND mY TEaCHER kAtHERInE AT tHE sHOW AND tELL. sHE WAS eXHaUStED!

hERe ARe soME oF tHE wORkS oF aRT thAT wERE cREATED tHIS wEEkEND (cLICK oN tHE pICtURE aND LOOk AT tHEm Up CLoSE!)

hERe ARe ALl OF tHE oTHeR thingS i mANAgED tO LUG hOME iN mY sUITcASE!

tHE "HOw TO pICk A mAtE" bOOk wAS wRItTEN IN 1940 aND iT HAS bEeN A rIOt tO REAd. iF i LIvED bAcK tHEN hOWEVER i WOUlD bE qUItE dEPREsSed bECaUsE ACCOrDiNG TO tHE bOOK i AM nEVER GOiNg TO fINd A mATe. iM TOO tALL, i DOn't hAVe A sOFT sOOtHING vOIcE, mY jOB iS oNE oF THE wORST fOR fINdING a mAtE, i AM oVER (WEll aLMOST) 25 aND i LIvE IN cOLOrADO! tHE sKUnK GAmE i HAD tO GET...A mEMORY OF My mAma. tHE dISH rACK...wELL cOME ON iTS aQUA...ANd vINTAgE. thE lOVE lETTERs ARe fROm AN oLD lETTEr pREss. aND tHE sOAP AND pIN cUSHiON WErE gIFTS foR d'S mOM, iT WAs hER B-DaY lAST fRIDAy. oH AND tHE wINDOW hOW COULD i FORGeT That? i MAy BE jUST a tAD cRAZY! wHAT cAN i sAy? i HaD tHE bEST tIME wITH bECcA aND hER hUBbY sAM.