New Adventures

Hello!

Oregon is so incredibly beautiful! I am greatly enjoying the first day of autumn by sitting at the kitchen counter completing homework. I've been home for over a week now, but settling in has not been part of  the agenda. For the past week I have been swept away to Central Oregon where I've been visiting family and celebrated my sister's wedding, surrounded by time in Eugene starting my new job as a choir assistant and homework assignments.

In the midst of the filled schedule, I was able to take a break away from these activities for a special occasion. On Monday, my grandma and I got to visit Crater Lake together. This was her first visit to the park located less than three hours away. When we first arrived at the Rim Drive, we climbed a small ascent, and I watched Grandma's eyes widen as she received a majestic welcome by the "Gem of the Cascades". The lake was almost mirror-like, with only slight breezes disturbing its sapphire-blue color. The majority of our day was spent driving the full circumference of the rim--a drive I had never completely covered in all of the times I have visited until now. In the midst of this, I also got to visit an area of the park known as The Pinnacles, which hosts eroded spires of ash towering over a small creek bed.  Our visit filled the day, but even more so our enjoyment of spending time together made the day a wonderful one.

I'm off to more homework now, but wanted to post my "Photos of the Week", found in the right-hand column.

Enjoy your week!