speechless in seattle
I feel as though I have so much to say yet no words with which to say it. My mom and I just returned to Seattle from our Alaskan cruise; I cannot even begin to describe how wonderful our trip was! We laughed incessantly and made so many amazing memories. We saw Humpback and Orca whales on our whale-watching trip, rode a train up to White Pass (high in the mountains), experienced a modified (no-snow) version of a dog-sled at a musher camp, stood in awe before enormous glaciers, and zip-lined across thousands of feet of cable 150 feet above the ground!
Most who know me know that I easily get motion sick. Some have even had the unique privilege of seeing me…vomit. (Jealous, aren’t you?!) I get this propensity for nausea from my mother. But thanks to the amazing motion-sickness patch, we were both puke-free all week! The first night on th
e ship was pretty rocky. At breakfast the next morning, we overheard countless people saying that they got sick during the night because of how rough it was. Mom and I threw our fists in the air in victory: “WE LOVE THE PATCH!”
My mom is a joy and a blessing in my life and I am so grateful to the Lord for this time we had together. Many thanks, also, to my hombre and padre for sending us! This was truly a time we will never forget!
We were asked by dozens of people if we were sisters (which hopefully means that my mom looks young for her age and not that I look old for mine!). While we know we resemble one another, we definitely don’t see the close similarity so many others saw!
I uploaded a bunch of our photos, if you want to take a peek!
WOW KITTY!!! Sounds fantastic- and I loved the pictures… when are you starting your side gig as a National Geographic photographer?!?
AMAZING!! I love the pictures. I definitely can see why folks thought you two were sisters!!! What cruise line did you take? I am thinking of doing the same thing with my mom in May before I head to Africa…:)
I look forward to talking with you soon.
Love ya,
Char
Awwww GREAT times! Im so glad you were able to have this special time with your mom!! BUT I MUST CONFESS……. i miss you around here! Is it January yet?!?!
hey there Alece, im so glad you had a great time on your cruise… i miss you soo much!! we had so much fun here in Texas with Niel. he is a blast.. he told us lots of storys and made us laugh a lot. thanks for letting us barrow him for the week… have great day!!!
Hannah Hellums
beautiful! how wonderful for you. i’m so glad you had this opp. xo
How awesome Alece!! That shot of the two of you in red … I can see why people said that. Other shots … not so much (although clear resemblance is there). I’m so happy for you! What a great time!
Loved the photos – as always. You have a gift for capturing special shots. I dream of doing something like this with my daughter one day. So wonderful to see the bond you have with your mom. Thanks for sharing!
Roo’s mom
Thanks all!