Hello, so on Monday when my mother was here we decided to go to the quinault rain forest. Someone had told me about it, but not exactly where it was. Charlie had told me to take a ferry over, but i just wasn't grasping where things were. SO my mother and I took the ferry over to the Olympic Pennisula. And proceeded to drive on rt 101, otherwise known as the pacific coast highway. Well we were driving with half a map. I kept thinking we are almost there, but after a few hours we stopped at a ranger station. I then saw a real map. We were hours away. So we had a beautiful 7 hour drive all around North west washington. It was beautiful. We drove in and out of forests and saw the Pacific.

THere is a picture in here of the biggest cedar tree. It was on the map, and there were numerous signs sayin 20 miles to the biggest cedar tree. Well we finally got there. My mother pulled onto a little road, and saw numerous big cedar trees, we were hoping the biggest would be labeled. And it was.

The rainforest was really cool, we didn't have much time in it because it was just about sundown... i'm too tired to write more about that.

Our little town of Olympia has so many great events. Yesterday there was an abundace of gay men walking around and coming into my store. Turns out there was a huge drag queen convention going on in the gay bar right next door. It was hysterical to see hundreds of fabulous queens. the best part was that i was watching too wong foo the night before. Next sunday is the tree lighing ceremony in the park across from our house. They will be having sleigh rides all day and a singing christmas tree and a big parade. I'm so excited to have my picture taken with Santa.

We also have a picture in here of the 2000 dead candlelight vigil in our park...
k thats it for now i'm exhausted, everyone remember Jo's birthday is Friday, we are planning big things... have a great thanksgiving and go giants!
remember to compost,
Dara