Beautiful Countryside

This past week I went on a little adventure with one of my fellow project gratitude girls.  We got in the car and drove to Hood River to spend the day on the Fruit Loop.  The Fruit Loop is a road right outside of Hood River with about 35 amazing farms and vineyards along the way.  If you haven't experienced the Fruit Loop I would recommend to take the day and do it.  If anyone has visited Napa Valley you would have an idea of what this was like.  It truly felt like a paradise.  We originally went to pick ourselves some cherries and raspberries, but due to the late spring and unfortunately summer we are having, there were no berries to pick.  Even though we didn't get to pick anything we were not disappointed in the least.  The views were spectacular, the people were so nice and the fruit that we were able to buy was delicious.

We also stopped at a lavender farm and met the lavender lady, who was decked out in more lavender than I even thought existed, down to her eyeshadow.

We even stopped at an alpaca farm and were introduced to the newest member of the farm.  He was born at 6am the same morning we were there.

All in all we were so excited about how the day turned out and are for sure planning on visiting the Fruit Loop again and again.  The trip also inspired me to start a few new projects and hobbies that I have not done in the past.  I bought some beautiful alpaca yarn and am planning on knitting a scarf (with the help of my lovely fruit looper friend) and I am going to start canning, more to follow on that subject.  Since we are focusing on new and creative projects in our lives I thought I would dedicate my post to being inspired to go out of my comfort zone and try something new, all because of the Fruit Loop.

Other things Im grateful for...

Breathtaking views
Fresh local cherries and strawberries
The smell of lavender
Exciting new roads
Finding the local hot spot for lunch (the only spot in this case)
Brand new life
Kitties that love being pet
Little antique shops
People truly passionate about what they do
Pear Wine
The thought of our next outing

I hope everyone can be inspired this week
Love
K
xoxo