Washington State- Is it named after George?

So, yes, the title of this blog is indeed something I've been pondering as I drove through the state seeing random things named "George". Wow, I can be pretty slow sometimes. :)
The state of Washington is intense in it's terrain and it's weather. I have been held up several times with the weather, and even missed getting together with my step-brother near the Canadian border! Major bummer.
One of the highlights so far have been to visit with Christi and her family. Christi and I worked together at Grace University, in Omaha, NE. It was so fun to talk about what God has been doing in our lives these last few years. While we were chatting about Germany, Christi got her photo book out. She and her husband visited Europe a few years ago, and near the front of her album was Kottweiler- a village right near the area I've been living. In fact, she had pictures of a church located around the corner from the gal who is storing my things for me while I'm in the states! The world just keeps getting smaller.

So, here are a few of the photos of Washington:

Christi & I


Some mean looking clouds...


Another highlight was visiting a life-size replica of Stonehenge!


The Washington landscape- before the snow. This is the Columbia River...one of my favorite landscapes in WA.