I'm still waiting for my Edward... (warning: this post is lllooonngg)

I went to Forks! You know, like Twilight Forks? I didn't want to come back. Of course I've always loved Washington, and to me, anywhere there is beautiful. But I have a crush on Forks. I'm going to live there. Now, you must believe me when I say, that the only thing Twilight has to do with this, is that without it, I never would have heard about Forks. I guess you could say it introduced us. Forks was gorgeous! Stunning even. Oh the trees! And the ocean! And so few people! I literally couldn't ask for anything more :)

For all three days, it was warm and sunny. I was so excited to get out of this horrid desert and be somewhere where it was nice and green and raining, only to be under clear blue skies. What happened to the rain! Oh well, I know how rare sunshine is in Washington, so I wasn't terribly worried. When I get there, I can have rainy weather to my heart's content. And probably more :)

Well, how about some pictures?

On the plane we had a very good view of Mount Rainier, thanks to clear skies.


The famous sign:


Forks High School sign:


They tore down the old high school and this is all that's left:




Dr. Cullen's parking spot at the clinic:


Bella's truck:




This is the truck that was used in the movies:




I just had to take a picture of the seats Robert and Kristen actually sat on. Corny, I know. (I just feel like letting everyone know that I really don't like the movies. They are so hard to watch. I think I've only seen each of them twice. That's it. The books are SO MUCH BETTER.) Anyways...



Here is the home that people have dubbed as the Swan house (Bella's house):




Next came La Push, the Indian Reservation where Jacob lives in the books.






Here lies the ocean. The drive here is on a two lane road about 20 miles long. On either side is endless forest. It was so pretty. The drive and the beach.


Here is a bunch of fishing equipment for crabs:


And a cool totem pole:






Along with visiting Forks, we (my dad and I) also visited North Bend. I'd heard all these stories and it was fun to see where so many of them happened. We went to see Pirates at the old theater. I loved it! the theater. and the movie. They were playing old music, like from the 40's, and the seats were vinyl. It was so fun.





After I'd seen both Forks and North Bend, my dad asked me which place I liked better. He was stuck like glue on North Bend :) and I just couldn't get over Forks! :) Both had so many pretty trees, but NB was mountain land, and Forks was coastal. I told him that I just have a thing, a very strong thing mind you, for coastal living. But honestly, I'd just be happy to live anywhere in Washington.

One last thing. As we were driving back from the ocean, I was looking outside through the forest when I turned to my dad and said, "Hey dad, it's twilight. Literally. Look...". It was twilight and the forest was glowing. The way the sun was shining down through the trees was glorious. I told my dad I could see how this place could play with your imagination. Even though vampires, werewolves, fairies, dragons, and elves aren't real, this place could make you think otherwise :). Some places are just like that.