One of the things that completely blows me away when I think about it are the friendships God has blessed me with here in the Northwest. Seriously, I am surrounded by some of the most beautiful & amazing girls who love the Lord with all their hearts and it is just downright fun to do life with them. I don't deserve it.
Because many of these girls are military spouses, at any given time, there is a lot of life change happening. It is so eye opening to live in a military community. While I honestly feel a large population of our country has somewhat forgotten that our soldiers continue to fight in a war, I can never push it to the back of my mind (nor would I want to) because we are surrounded by it. And I am thankful for that. I give hugs and try to comfort when my friends say goodbye to their husbands for a year at a time. I wipe tears and try to keep positive when they haven't talked to them for a while and are afraid. I beg God for their family's safety. I rejoice when they come home and are reunited. These women are incredible.
September was a month of life change for many of my friends. And so we were all super excited when Mary-Hayden suggested we have a girls getaway weekend at her in-laws' condo in Cannon Beach, Oregon. And whaddya know? This particular weekend worked for all seven of our schedules! The Lord obviously wanted this to happen. It was meant to be.
And so we went.
The weather was absolutely perfect and we spent our weekend strolling the adorable streets of Cannon Beach, walking on the beach, shopping, eating, crafting, playing games, movie watching, and mostly talking about the widest array of topics you can think of. If it's gross, we probably covered it. Ha! We spent time together and we loved it! Sigh...what I wouldn't give to go back to that beach right now!
Meet the girls!
Mary-Hayden, Rebekah, Sarah, Molly, Katie, Tara, & me
Cooking...
Getting our craft on!
Our finished coasters
Game time - Ticket to Ride!
Morning beverages and pastries every morning at The Sleepy Monk.
We tried to take a fun jumping picture...we tried alot and for a long time.
It was hilarious and we had so much fun!
Self-portrait! Got it right the first time!
Gosh, it was such a great weekend. Nothing but the most wonderful of memories with these gals. Love them so much!
