Alan comes to visit

This week I climbed Rainier with my cousin Alan Keller and 2 of his friends. Alan came up for the weekend and it was nice to have some family out to visit. We had a great trip and everyone got to the top which was nice for them. Then we all went back to Seattle and stayed at his friends house. He has a really nice house and it was fun to spend some time in the big city. We went out on his boat for awhile and cruised around the Sound, we went golfing in the morning, and then I was able to run some much needed errands. The season is starting to slow down a little bit for me which is nice. I had this week off, then another week off from August 17-24, then I work 2 more trips and its off to Kansas City to see the family. I am going to the University of Washington for a preview day on the 17th to see what there masters in education program is all about. It should be interesting and a step in the right direction if I want to go back to school. But all is well here in Ashford, it has been a little rainy recently which is nice because it had been so dry and hot for a few weeks.