Chris's Journey: Beautiful Weekend!

We just spent a wonderful weekend on Orcas Island, thanks to sister Juli and brother-in-law Bill. They set us up for a weekend at a timeshare for Chris's birthday. We couldn't have picked a better weekend at this time of year...the weather was gorgeous, sunny and blue skies and crisp fall air. We had a nice unit with a deck and hot tub that overlooked Deer Harbor and spent the weekend out in the hot tub, inside playing games and in town exploring.

Chris had chemo again last week, as well as another blood transfusion, and wasn't feeling good Friday after work. He decided he still wanted to go as all he had to do when he got home was get in the car and he could sleep for a few hours. Once we got there and checked in, he woke up and felt much better, enough to stay up until about 1 in the morning playing games. He did pretty well on Saturday, going at his own pace and taking a nap after we returned from town, which helped a lot. That was the day that is usually the hardest on him after chemo but he did great.

Now that we've been there for the first time, we wonder why we haven't taken more trips to the San Juan Islands. It is only a couple of hours to drive to the ferry and then an hour ferry ride. It was fun to just decompress and follow our own schedule, having a wonderful family-focused weekend in a beautiful place. We were also able to pray, reflect and stay unplugged for most of the weekend.

Here are some pictures: