HAPPY BIRTHDAY
KATHY
Kathy loved to travel but didn't have enough opportunity to do so during her short stay here on Earth. Her last dream vacation was to go to New York City for her 60th birthday with her closest girlfriends. They took that trip for her this past spring.
When Erin, Kathy's daughter, was visiting this past summer she wanted to pick out some fabric for a few new kathy's bags, so we slipped away to the fabric store for some shopping. That's when I spotted the New York City fabric and knew it needed to be made into a kathy's bag, to honor Kathy's birthday.
I believe Kathy's spirit is with us every time we have a kathy's bag on our shoulders. That's why I love to receive all the wonderful pictures of the adventures you take your kathy's bags on.
For Kathy's 61st birthday, I decided to take her on an adventure much the opposite of New York City.
Our first stop was Seattle, for the Packer-Seahawks game, which turned out to be one of the most controversial NFL games ever played.
The outcome was shocking indeed.......
but it WAS just a game. Since games are meant to be fun, that's what my husband Ike and I focused on: having fun with each other and our son, Zachary.
After we left the craziness of Seattle we headed to the Olympic National Park on the westside of our beautiful state of Washington. It's a very unique place to visit. During the next four days we were able to experience the lushness of the rainforest, the rough coastline of the Pacific Ocean, the tranquility of some of the largest lakes in Washington and the majesty of the Olympic Mountain range.
If you find yourself in Washington, it's worth a visit.
We sure enjoyed our time there, and I put my New York City kathy's bag to good use. Here are some images of our adventure:
Kathy, thinking of you today on your birthday and everyday,
because everyday I have a kathy's bag on my shoulder!
