I don't know about you, but Christmas wore me out this year. I've been back home from my holiday travels for a few days, but have spent most of it in bed. I feel about as motivated as a fencepost. Maybe less.
I had a great time, though. I flew to Seattle to hang with my cousin Kat. We spent one night in Seattle, two nights at her place in Olympia, and Christmas Eve and Day at Rockaway Beach in Oregon. All of it was fabulous. Pictures here.
In Seattle, we stayed at the Moore Hotel, a nice, historic, no-frills place very close to the Pike Place Market. In Rockaway Beach, we stayed at a beachfront motel I've been to twice before, the Tradewinds Motel. Nothing fancy about this place, either, but it's clean, comfortable and right ON the beach. Our suite had a kitchenette, fireplace and balcony overlooking the ocean.
The ocean sustains, soothes and energizes me. I couldn't get enough. The sound of the waves crashing. The salt mist on my face. The infiniteness of the horizon.
I want more.
Much as I love Montana, I may someday end up on the coast. Someplace where the mountains meet the sea.
Our Christmas was low-key and lovely. We opened our stockings, which we'd hung by the fire the night before. Then presents. My favorites from Kat were a family painting -- an old Native American man painted by my great-uncle Ron, who died a month after I was born -- and a trip to Ikea to pick out the plates I've been wanting.
It was my first visit to Ikea, although I've been drooling over the catalog for a couple of years now. I'd found my dream dishes in the catalog a while ago, but they didn't ship. Kat's going to ship them for me; I hope they make it. They're perfect -- creamy off-white, old-fashioned but simple. They'll serve as a base for mix-and-match bowls and my Laurel Burch mugs.
Ikea was amazing, incredible, overwhelming. Whenever I finally get to buy my own home, I'm going to load up a moving truck and outfit the entire place there.
And I'll stock the pantry at Trader Joe's. I so wish we had a Trader Joe's in Missoula. (And, while I'm at it, a Jack in the Box.)
Anyway, that was my Christmas. How was yours?
2 Comments:
Your Christmas sounds divine and I am so glad you had a wonderful one.
I feel the same way about the mountains and the ocean. The only place I've found that combines the two perfectly is Hawaii - ahhh, maybe some day.
Until then I am happy as a clam in Glacier.
Happy New Year girl, sending best wishes your way!
Thanks, Rachel. I really want to go to Hawaii! Although I truly love the gray, rainy days of the Pacific Northwest.
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