We have been away on a trip to Oregon.
There was lots of family time,
campfire stories, and laughter.
The highlight of our trip was . . .
Our daughter's graduation.
Now she has a bachelor's degree in registered nursing.
As well as, a new job starting in August.
Everything is good except that she will be living farther away from us.
Well, that's what cars are for:)
We camped at beautiful Wallowa Lake.
Where we walked some trails,
played on the water,
did a round of mini golf and rode the Wallowa Tram.
I wish that I had more photos, but I was having fun, not taking photos.
That and the fact that I don't post photos of our daughter and grands.
Just believe me I have some good ones:)
One other high-lite of our trip . . .
was a 5-minute stop along the trip home
for a hug from my sweet blogging sister, Nancy.
"A Joyful Cottage"
Nancy was wearing a gorgeous sun hat
and planting flowers around her cottage
when we pulled up.
It was a surprise stop that just happen to work out:)
If you don't know Nancy . . .
you can visit her charming blog here:
http://www.ajoyfulcottage.com/
One other high-lite of our trip . . .
was a 5-minute stop along the trip home
for a hug from my sweet blogging sister, Nancy.
"A Joyful Cottage"
Nancy was wearing a gorgeous sun hat
and planting flowers around her cottage
when we pulled up.
It was a surprise stop that just happen to work out:)
If you don't know Nancy . . .
you can visit her charming blog here:
http://www.ajoyfulcottage.com/
Oh, look at this.
There is a nest with three baby bald egles, in the park:)
This is a parent standing guard.
Well, I've got to get to work . . .
I have a camper to unload and laundry and yard work to do.
We had a lovely five days:)
Thank you all for the comments that you left
on my Old Geezer Swimming Hole post.
I read them all and appreciate your sweet friendship.
Keep Smiling.
Connie :)
Congratulations to your daughter, Connie!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you . . . she is ready to start a new chapter in her life. I'm very proud of her:)
DeleteLots of wonderful memories to treasure. Congratulations to your daughter, a lovely new chapter to start in her life.
ReplyDeleteShe is so thrilled . . . it was a lot of hard work, but now we can all call her a nurse and it's wonderful :)
Delete*C*O*N*G*R*A*T*U*L*A*T*I*O*N*S*!* to your daughter! How far away will she be living from you? I though you lived in Oregon.. I'm confused! I love Wallowa Lake.. I want to go back. Enjoy your week! ((hugs)), Teresa :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Teresa.
DeleteWe live in Central Washington and she has a job starting in Medford, Oregon in August.
I just looked it up, she will be 490.8 miles away. That's seems so far.
Congratulations to your daughter! You must be very proud! My sister is a registered nurse and works for Hospice...she is truly an angel! The camping trip sounds wonderful...fresh air and sunshine and God's amazingly beautiful creation! Pure bliss! The hubby and I want a camper really bad but it's pretty far down on the wish list right now. My dream is to find a vintage one and redo it...:) I'm sure his dream is opposite of mine after all the work we have been doing on our home...lol! Have a lovely day!
ReplyDeleteHi Vicky, we are very proud and she is very excited to start her new career.
DeleteLiving in Florida I would think that you could find a lot of good deals. We bought ours on Craig's list.
Congratulations to your daughter on her graduation. SO glad you got to go there, it sounds like you had a wonderful time!
ReplyDeleteMy heart is full of pride and she is so excited about her new career and ready to get started.
DeleteGraduation was the start of a dream come true . . . she's has wanted to be a nurse for a long time now:)
congratulations to your daughter. Glad to hear you had a good trip
ReplyDeleteCongrats to your daughter!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much :)
DeleteCongrats to your daughter, and best luck to her on her new job, and new adventures.
ReplyDeleteHappy for you to have had the opportunity to travel and be there to support her. Always fun to go camping too !
Smiles :)
~K.
We had a lovely weekend and we are so very proud of her :)
DeleteWhat a lovely reason for a getaway - congrats to your daughter!
ReplyDeleteAnd, how fun to get to meet a blogging buddy.
We are so proud of our daughter and it was a lovely trip.
DeleteCongratulations to your daughter - I know you must be very proud! Sounds like you had a nice time with camping, too. And how awesome that you got to meet a blogger friend! I'll be checking out her blog.
ReplyDeleteHi Melanie, you will love Nancy's blog and believe me she is a lovely and very sweet gal:)
Deletewell, now doesn't this look like a fun time!?!
ReplyDeleteI am jealous of that camper! I Hope to get ours done soon. (I always say that...but it goes so slow!)
One day...I'll camp in it.
Until then... I'll just dream about it.
congrats to your grand daughter on her nursing degree.
My daughter is an LVN...and I'm so proud of her for going to school and getting a degree.
...off to check out your other post.
Hi Patricia, thank you . . . it was our daughter and not granddaughter and yes we are very proud. This was her second bachelor's degree . . . it just took her a little while to find what she was truly met to be :) I'm almost 70 and I still don't know, LOL.
DeleteA big congrats to your daughter and I know how rough it is when they move away our daughter is a 13 hour drive from us, but praying God will lead them to live closer next year. Looks like a fun time at the park and how special to see a blog friend too!
ReplyDeleteDear Connie, I do hope for your sake that your daughter is able to move closer . . . I know it is going to be hard having ours living so far away. It could be worst . . . they could live on the other side of the globe. I met Nancy about 6 weeks ago when I visited my daughter and grands, and it was so nice to see her again . . . even if only for a moment. We were driving through her town and only about a block from her home, so I took the chance that she would be there. Only stayed for about 5 minutes, but long enough to receive a warm welcome and a sisterly hug :)
DeleteConnie congratulations to your daughter and you, having a child with a nursing degree you can feel comfortable knowing she will always have a job and do well in life...What an accomplishment!
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Hi Carol, it feels great to know that she is following her dream of being a nurse and yes, knowing that she will always have a good income to live comfortably. Know that makes a mama exhale and feel blessed:)
DeleteWhen I saw that little wooded pathway, I was suddenly back in Oregon and could smell it! How I miss it and always will. I love my state of California but it was a shock when we moved from Oregon to Southern California. It felt barren..and dry and I missed the flowers and green of Oregon Probably always will.
ReplyDeleteI wish I was young enough to still travel such distances. Beautiful place, Oregon.
I know what you mean . . . I grew up in Indiana and I miss picking wild flowers and watching the lightening bugs twinkle in the night. I guess that we will always have our heart strings wrapped around our youth:)
DeleteHeavens, I forgot to congratulate you on your daughters' accomplishment. Wow! I know how proud you are..
ReplyDeleteThank you so much . . . We are very proud of her:)
DeleteNursing was a wonderful career for myself filled with challenges and blessings! OHSU is a wonderful place to start ones path...congrats to your daughter!
ReplyDeleteThank you . . . she has wanted to be a nurse for a long time now. It will be a fulfilling life, we are very proud of her.
DeleteHi Connie, Congratulations to your daughter!! What an accomplishment! Thank you for the post card. I enjoyed getting it and seeing where you were. Beautiful spot! Bob had arthroscopic surgery on his knee today. A torn meniscus and a loose bod. He should be doing well in a week or two. Everything went well thankfully! It seems I have Lyme disease. Waiting for another test to come back and hopefully I can start treatment. Whatever it is has slowed me down. i enjoy seeing your house and yard and crafts. Thanks for sharing! Nancy
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness . . . Nancy, I will be putting you and Bob in my prayers. Please let me know what your tests reveal.
DeleteHi, Connie - I just stopped by to visit from A Joyful Cottage. I love what I've seen here and I just couldn't stop by without saying hi. You weren't far from my home when you came for your daughter's graduation. OHSU is a short trip north from my suburb of Portland. Congratulations to your daughter. I will stop by again to see what you have to share.
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Hello Adrienne, thank you for visiting, I love making new friends. We are so proud of her, it is a hard program to get into. When she applied they had over 1,000 students apply and only excepted 24. She attend school at their LaGrande, Oregon campus. She is a single parent with two young girls ages 7 and 9. So, we are proud of all three of them. Our granddaughters were so supportive of their Mamma learning to wash clothes and fold and put them away, and wash dishes, and take out trash. They also became avid readers . . . giving their momma quiet time to study. This graduation ceremony was for all three of our sweet girls and our granddaughters where the ones to go on stage and pin their momma:) Thanks for stopping my to visit. My welcome mat is always out.
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