Monday, September 15, 2008

Weekending in Cascade


My Mom and I spent this past weekend in Cascade, Idaho, for the annual Women's Retreat. It was SUCH an amazing time! I loved visiting with SO many great ladies of all ages! We had a great speaker - Deb Krum - and made lots of fun memories - like wandering the halls of the Ashley Inn at 1:00 am. What a great weekend away!

One of my favorite bits of the weekend was driving north on Hwy. 55. Craig and I normally make that drive to go rafting north of Smith's Ferry, but this time I traveled further north to Cascade. My Mom left for Cascade at noon on Friday with two of our dear friends - Beryl and Kathryn. Things didn't come together that I could leave with them, so I had to drive by myself. Although I initially dreaded the idea of making the drive north alone, I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed the time by myself. My life is normally SO busy and filled with so many noises, people, obligations, and appointments - it was nice to have a serene, quiet, beautiful drive all to myself. I loved driving through all of the beautiful mountain passes that are changing from green to red, gold, and orange. Fall is DEFINITELY my favorite time of year! What a beautiful drive!!

I spent lots of time listening to Sarah McLaughlin's "Ordinary Miracles" on my iPod on the way north. Yes, I had it on repeat. The song complimented the drive (and the weekend) perfectly.

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