{"id":437,"date":"2009-07-21T08:22:16","date_gmt":"2009-07-21T15:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baconwrappedlife.com\/archives\/437"},"modified":"2009-07-21T08:22:16","modified_gmt":"2009-07-21T15:22:16","slug":"vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pink.jemts.com\/?p=437","title":{"rendered":"Vacation!"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I have been fairly delinquent with posting lately.  Aside from the recipe for the Lettuce wraps and eggrolls that I just posted (which I actually wrote last week, but for some reason never actually put up?), it has been busy and relaxed all at the same time, and it has left me with very little push to blog.  We just got back from a mini-vacation to Packwood (just south of Mt. Rainier National Park), and I thought I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d share some pictures!  We had a great time just relaxing with Santana, goofing off and enjoying the gorgeous weather and scenery.  You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll notice that just like when we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re at home, laughing at Santana is one of our favorite things and we spend a good amount of time just taking pictures of her being hilarious.  <\/p>\n

As we packed up, we managed to take more stuff than we would have needed for three weeks away.  It filled up our entire trunk!  Santana helped, of course and then got impatient in the car, waiting for us to join her\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.\"IMG_0547<\/a> \"IMG_0548<\/a> \"IMG_0549<\/a> <\/p>\n

It was a long long drive, and Santana was exhausted when we got there.  In fact, she slurped down an entire bowl of water in about 60 seconds\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.and then threw it all up on the floor.  Great start to the weekend!  Here are some pictures of Santana (and Matt!) checking out the giant king-size bed in our room.<\/p>\n

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We got ready to go swimming and I took advantage of this time to snap a picture of Matt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s short hair\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.I cut it  myself!  We decided $25 spent on a hair trimming kit for guys would quickly make us glad he wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t spending 10-15 dollars every time he wants his hair cut.<\/p>\n

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Dinner on our first night (well\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.and our second) was a complete splurge.  We were on vacation!  Just up the street in the tiny town of Packwood there was one pizza place.   Since we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been out here together, there are only 2 or 3 pizza places we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ever visited more than once.  We usually try a new place every time!  Nothing beats NY pizza, but we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve found a couple that come close.  This one had OK crust and sauce, but the cheese was SO stringy and delicious!  We also go breadsticks, which was a great choice since they were AMAZING!  Despite our best vacation efforts, we didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t finish all of this food in one sitting. \"IMG_0561<\/a> <\/p>\n

We agreed to NO TV for the trip, even though there was one in the room.  We also didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t bring our laptops despite free Wi-Fi at the lodge.  This meant lots of reading, talking and cards!  Matt reminded me how to play Rummy 500 and Santana watched while we played!<\/p>\n

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For breakfast the next day I made red potato mini hash browns with onion and random seasonings.  Plus a red scallion and tomato scramble.  We split a banana and I had a Sobe Lifewater (I am addicted to these) and Matt made some black black black coffee.  Yum!! (Sunday I turned similar ingredients into a breakfast sloppy joe of sorts, with some ground beef we had planned to use for burgers and some cheese we had brought along.  It was\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6interesting.)<\/p>\n

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We planned a hike to Sand Lake for Saturday morning. It was supposed to be ridiculously hot and we thought it would be a nice swim at the end of the hike.  Little did we know, we picked the trail where all of the mosquitoes in Washington live.  I think I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve found up to 40 bug bites on my arms and legs since coming home.  We made it about halfway through the hike (covered in bug spray) and then decided we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d rather just relax.  We got Santana some water at the trailhead and then headed back to the lodge, stopping at a scenic viewpoint on the way.  Since dogs are not allowed in Rainier National Park, we stayed just south of there.  But you can see the mountain peeking out all over the place.  Gorgeous! <\/p>\n

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We were all a bit squinty facing the sun, but I remembered my sunglasses!<\/p>\n

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We also got a couple with all three of us, but Santana couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t keep her eyes off the mountain!\"IMG_0578<\/a>\"IMG_0577<\/a>   <\/p>\n

After our dusty, muddy, buggy hike, Santana got a mini-bath and wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t very happy about it. <\/p>\n

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She did, however, find my sunglasses on the bed at some point, and we decided they would be cute on her.  It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s clear that we had too much time on our hands! <\/p>\n

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The pup was beat, and so were we.  We crashed pretty early on Saturday night, slept in on Sunday and drove home with a couple mini stops along the way.  Sunday was a really lazy day of running a couple errands before the workweek started back up and we were in bed early early early.  <\/p>\n

Hopefully I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be back to regular posting over the next couple weeks\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6and then we have some really fun summer visitors here for most of August, so I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll probably be missing for a while again!  I hope everyone is having a great summer!  We miss vacation!!<\/p>\n

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