On a weekend in the middle of September, I took a quick trip up to Washington with Asher in tow. I left the girls at home for the weekend with Rob. My dad and Debbie decided to sell the house that I grew up in and I wanted to say "goodbye" to the house that held many memories for me. And it was a chance to relive a few of my favorite places from Washington at the same time. It was a little emotional to be back there in the home that my mother passed away in and to visit her grave and to think about all the happy and sad times in the house, but I'm so glad that my Dad and Debbie gave me this opportunity. I know I will make it back up to Washington some day to show my kids and to visit my mom's grave, but it won't ever involve staying in the same house again so it's a little sad.
When I flew in, we headed straight to the Puyallup Fair. If you didn't grow up in Washington, the allure of the Puyallup Fair probably doesn't make a bit of sense. But it was one of the highlights of the fall every year! They would give us free tickets in school to go to the fair, we would get a half day from school and it involved fun times with friends, lots of fair food, rides, and the all that good stuff. Pure nostalgia! And fun to run into an old high school teacher and some friends while were were there.
The next morning my dad and I headed over to Lakewood Donuts for some yummy fried donut goodness. There is nothing like Lakewood Donuts and reminds me of my mom who would always go and pick these up and have them ready when I came home to visit from college. (Apparently this weekend involved a lot of eating!).