Pretty early on Jimmy and I planned to meet eachothers family. I got lucky - his family lives in Hawaii! My life long dream has always been to go to Hawaii - and it truly was everything and more than I had imagined. Thanksgiving break Jimmy came home with me to meet my family. We prepared for the trek home from Idaho to Washington. The weather was nice, the roads were clear. In late November we were thinking we got off pretty easy! A little over an our out of my town we arrive to the mountain pass greeted by a blizzard. So our 13 hour drive now was being turned into a 14..15...16 hour drive. We were parked at the pass in the snow for an hour or so before we were able to start the drive through. Remember how lucky I was that my fiance lived in Hawaii? Well the only downside was that snow is quite foreign to him. My little toyota made it almost to the summit before we had to pull over and put chains on. The below freezing temperatures and the wet icy roads put a big challenge infront of the two of us. I was such a pill. Patience and love are so important! I felt like that was more effective than going to therapy. We finally made it through and home safely. We had a nice week in the Seattle area. A month or so later I was in Hawaii! I loved the warm friendly atmosphere of his family and all the people we met while we were there. I'm so grateful for good people in my life!
