My First University Tour...

Last Saturday we visited Western University in Bellingham, about two hours north from here close to the Canadian border. The weather was glorious with tons of sunshine and not a cloud in the sky. Perfect weather for a guided tour of the campus, a barbecue lunch on the park-like lawn and some strolling around and checking out a few dorm rooms.

Eden Hall, gorgeous views, a dance on the lawn with  a great band and the school's mascot  and somebody with a crocheted viking hat and beard!  <wink>

We met up with two other families from school and then made a split between the parents and the kids so that we wouldn't embarrass them too much.  <wink>

We were so impressed with the kids. They  were in front of the tour group the whole time and even stayed behind to talk to the tour guides (university students) after the tour!

I had never really visited an American University Campus before and I was really impressed with this one. The school is of medium size (15.000 students) and the campus was just gorgeous with lots of greenery and open spaces. The atmosphere was very friendly with a strong sense of community. Master C. could see himself walking around here and so could we!  {smile} 

We spent about 5 hours on campus and were rather exhausted from all the (good!) impressions there.On our way back home we drove via Chuckanut Drive and stopped for some ice-cream and a stroll through lovely Edison, a teeny tiny town and one of my favorites in the area. Just look at it all:

What a day it was, it felt like we were on vacation! A good thing we enjoyed it all as much as we did because that was the end of our beautiful weather streak: it is pouring outside! Great for the garden of course since everything was getting very dry indeed. Miss M. is home with a bad cold so we're keeping each other company. That is just fine with me...  <wink>