Seattle–Saturday, day 3

Our plan was to get up early, head to the temple, do a session, then go on a scenic drive to Snoqualmie Falls and from there to Sandy’s home to have lunch and reminisce and talk about old times, look at pictures and do some genealogy.  Well, the scenic drive took a lot longer than we anticipated (with a couple unexpected or planned detours because we were a little lost) that we had to forgo a temple session.  The drive to the falls was absolutely beautiful and the falls, as always, were breath taking.  We started out in heavy rain, but by the time we got to the falls the clouds had separated, the sun came out and it was magnificent. 

We were supposed to be to Sandy by noon and by the time we left the falls it was already 11:30.  We knew the temple was close by and on the way so we stopped just long enough for me to jump out of the car and snap a picture, back in and on our way to Sandy’s. 

We had to call Neal to get Sandy’s address because I left it at home.  With the help of GPS and Annie’s great memory and sense of direction, we found her home without a hitch.  We spent the afternoon with Sandy, Jimmy, Gail and Sandy’s daughter Julia.  We laughed and talked and laughed and talked until about 5:30 when we decided it was time to hit the road back to our condo.  This first picture is of Lila Mae, myself, Sandy and Jimmy.  Sandy and Jimmy are siblings and the children of Aunt Edith (my mother’s younger sister.  We haven’t seen them for over 10 years.  Jimmy is a year younger than me and Sandy is two years older.

This next picture is of Gail who is the daughter of Arthur (who was my mother’s oldest brother. Gail and LIla Mae are close to the same age and they were so excited to see each other after more than 30 years!  The last picture is one of my brother, Donald in a scout uniform.  None of us had ever seen the picture.  Gail had it in her scrapebook.  What a find!  To my grandchildren – See how important a picture history is.

We left and stopped to get a bite to eat and then back to the condo.  I was thinking it was this night that we went to the movies but it was Friday night after we got back from Friday Harbor.  We went to see Age of Adaline.  A good movie!