Christmas
This was my first Christmas where I didn't go home (since the parents are out of the country), so some friends and I went to a cabin on the coast. We stayed at the Kalaloch Lodge (pronounced Klay-lok, which continues the Olympic Peninsula's meme of not pronouncing vowels - like Sequim pronounced as squim), and were a mere staircase away from the ocean.
The first night we had a fulfilling ham dinner, followed by a trip to the emergency room (because my eye was acting up, due to the soccer incident during which I was kicked in the eye with a soccer ball - yes, I've seen a doctor, and yes, I'm going to go see an opthamologist tomorrow). The ER in Forks was a little lacking in both doctors and equipment, and the only thing I got was - you can go to Port Angeles, which is another hour drive away. I decided against it, and we went back to the cabin.
I had an uneventful second day, as I mostly stayed inside, but my eye was better. The other kids went for a hike along the ocean. But after another giant meal of chickens, veggies, salad, and beer, we started a fire on the beach, and made some smores. Eating melting chocolate with marshmallows in between graham crackers with the sound of the ocean 100 yards away was a pretty satisfying experience. Unfortunately the weather wasn't exactly cooperating, and it started to rain, so we went inside and played games instead.
And now we're home. I cooked up the left over ham into a big pot of soup, and it's very savory.
The first night we had a fulfilling ham dinner, followed by a trip to the emergency room (because my eye was acting up, due to the soccer incident during which I was kicked in the eye with a soccer ball - yes, I've seen a doctor, and yes, I'm going to go see an opthamologist tomorrow). The ER in Forks was a little lacking in both doctors and equipment, and the only thing I got was - you can go to Port Angeles, which is another hour drive away. I decided against it, and we went back to the cabin.
I had an uneventful second day, as I mostly stayed inside, but my eye was better. The other kids went for a hike along the ocean. But after another giant meal of chickens, veggies, salad, and beer, we started a fire on the beach, and made some smores. Eating melting chocolate with marshmallows in between graham crackers with the sound of the ocean 100 yards away was a pretty satisfying experience. Unfortunately the weather wasn't exactly cooperating, and it started to rain, so we went inside and played games instead.
And now we're home. I cooked up the left over ham into a big pot of soup, and it's very savory.