So the WINNER of the 2015 Dream USA Trip is..............
Lola Lavender-Hardisty!!!
Her story struck me pretty much from the get-go. I was intrigued, inspired and connected. I really had to think long and hard about the whole of the entries...and had to pick the ONE winner...:)
Here is her entry...and you will see why this is one of MANY dreams that should happen!
My name is Lola. My maiden
name is Lavender. My mother was Japanese. She passed away in 2003. She
was a very strong, independent woman and lived life to the fullest. My
father was also very strong and independent. He passed away in 2011. He
was retired Military and retired Law Enforcement. My brother and I are
blessed to have had wonderful parents. My brother is a Fire Fighter,
like our grandfather was. My brother is the last one to carry on
the Lavender name in our family. He and my sister in law have one
daughter, who will one day marry and take her husband's name. It makes
me sad to think that this branch of our family tree will one day be
gone.
Although
my Bucket List Trip would be to go back to Japan and walk the same
ground where I used to live and visit the village where my mother grew
up, my Dream Trip would be to stand in a giant field of Lavender and
visit the farms in Sequim, Washington. There is a festival and driving
tours in Sequim on July 17-20, 2015
called the Sequim Lavender Festival. How wonderful and spiritually,
emotionally uplifting it would be to take in the colors and relaxing,
sweet aroma of the Lavender! How beautiful it would be to have my photo
made by you while we are experiencing a majestic sunset after
experiencing the drive through the roads leading to the Lavender farms
of Sequim, Washington.
Documentation
and visual storytelling of myself experiencing this trip would be
something that I could give my grandchildren, so they will always
remember me.
I've
attached a photo that I found online of a sunset over a Lavender field
in Sequim. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do.
Thank you for your kindness and generosity of the opportunity to win this fabulous trip.
Blessings,
Lola
An amazing DREAM indeed..................
Well, now it is time to make it happen!!!
HERE WE GO!!!!!!!!!!!
Jen
