Home Sweet Home

Greetings from the cold, but, beautiful Pacific Northwest!

We are home sweet home in Hood River! We arrived late Wednesday evening from Costa Rica. Needless to say, we were hoping for a bit warmer weather to ease our way back into the Northern Hemisphere. However, we got a really warm welcome from Peter's sister and her family! It was fantastic to be hanging out in familiar places surrounded by familiar faces. We had a nice lunch with Peter's grandma, Lilian, as well. As we drove home on Friday mid-day, we were so happy to be making the drive. It was gorgeous. Lots of snow on the hills along the Gorge, some sun peeking out, and misty clouds hanging low along the dark river. It says a lot when you are astounded by the beauty of your home after traveling to many breathtaking sites around the globe. We are really lucky to live in such a special place. I think we had a more emotional homecoming this time because we really wanted to return and it has been at the forefront of our thoughts lately. Relief, comfort, peace and joy abounded as we returned to beautiful Hood River. The dogs were excited to see us - Hazel was doing here usual happy whining performance when we arrived and Daisy's tail was having an otherworldly experience as it seemed to wag independent of her body! Equally, our intrepid, brave, good natured and spunky house/dog sitter, Katie, retains a smile on her face and she hasn't lost an inch of her hopeful outlook about the four-legged race. In fact, our "special" pooches have inspired her to get her own puppy and she is checking out a litter of puppies as we speak! We were so lucky to have Katie watching over things while we were gone - she is a real stand-up lady!

So, you may wonder why we left the heavenly environs of Costa Rica beaches for life in the still chilly PNW. Well, we were just ready to be home. While traveling this year has been an incredible experience, it began to lose it's luster after a bit and we longed to be in our own space again. There was not a whisper of regret or disappointment when we boarded the plane in San Jose - until we had to wait on the runway for 2 hours on a plane with no A/C! We were ready to be home. What a great way to finish our trip - happy, healthy and ready for home.

So, we are home. We had a fantastic trip that we will always hold dear. We are working on uploading photos from the last leg of the trip on Shutterfly and we will send the link along to you when it's done.

Thanks for reading and thanks for all your support over our months of fun.

We are home and we LOVE visitors - come for a visit!!! We are sure spring is just around the corner!

xo,
Kerry & Peter