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Thirteen years ago, when Dan and Kate were 12 and 10.....
...we took them on a 3 week trip out west and visited all the national parks...
...It was a trip we had planned and saved for...
...and looked forward to...for a long time...
My husband had been out west with his family when he was a boy but it was my first time and of course the first time for Dan and Kate to see this part of our amazing country...
...the prairies, the Rockies, the Grand Canyon, Bryce, Zion...
...Mesa Verde, Durango, Yellowstone, Mt.Rushmore, Devil's Tower, etc., etc.
It was a wonderful and memorable trip...
... and at each place we stopped I bought a silver charm as my souvenir and to add to my "Out West" charm necklace...
...a tiny silver moose to represent the spectacular moose we came upon just at sunset while driving through the Little Big Horn Mountains...a coyote...we saw a pack at Yellowstone as well as the buffalo....
... While paddling down the river at Jackson Hole we saw an eagle...we took the train ride from Durango to Silverton Colorado...and so on...and so on...
I still wear my silver charm necklace and when I do I remember all the wonderful places we visited as a family and how vast and beautiful our country is.
At one point, I remember singing America the Beautiful at the top of my lungs...
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
I was overwhelmed with emotion as we drove along in our rented car.... I couldn't believe I was here...in a part of the country I had only read about or seen on TV...
...I had never seen such beauty...
...I turned around to see how the kids were taking it all in...
...they were both stooped over their Gameboys...not even looking out the window...
You will have to ask them to finish that story....
...but I still love my silver charm necklace and we all share wonderful memories of that trip...
To see other participants in Silver Sunday visit Beth at Gypsy Fish!
Yes! I went to my Sweater Craft Session today with Charlotte Lyons...
Yes! I met lovely and oh so creative people!
Yes! I learned some new skills!
Yes! We ate delicious food!
Yes! We took home some wonderful little gifts from sponsors and fellow crafters!
Yes! I loved it all!
Tomorrow I will tell you all about it...every detail... and share my pictures!
Have a good night and Happy Silver Sunday!
Yes! :)
