Rather than hitting the road for exciting travels over our long weekend, we stayed local. That meant sleeping in (even if “sleeping in” is just sleeping until our usual time, just without an alarm), watching too much Netflix (we’re re-watching White Collar in preparation for season 4’s upcoming Netflix debut, fingers crossed), and spending some…
oregon adventures (day 6).
Becca’s last day in Eugene was certainly the weirdest of her visit. We started the day with a trip to Vero, a super cute coffee house in Eugene. As we were walking from the car to the coffee shop, we spotted a guy sitting on his front porch while his pet pig (in a full…
oregon adventures (day 5).
We spent our fifth day of Becca’s visit back in Eugene (knowing that everything would be lame in comparison to our Hood River adventure the day before). We had breakfast at Humble Bagel for the second time (clearly, the marionberry cream cheese was a huge hit) before Becca and I headed to Mount Pisgah for…
oregon adventures (day 4).
This was, by far, my favorite day of Becca’s visit (and I think her favorite, as well). We left Eugene nice and early for the long drive to Hood River, Oregon (my absolute favorite town in this state). I should point out that I assured Becca it would be fine for us to wear shorts,…
oregon adventures (day 3).
We spent the third day of Becca’s visit at the coast. The Oregon coast is absolutely gorgeous, and about as different as it can get from the east coast. The cliffs just drop off into the ocean. It’s fantastic. I haven’t been to the coast since our trip last November, which seems crazy since we’re…
oregon adventures (day 2).
So, I had the goal of updating the ol’ blog at the end of each day during Becca’s stay in hopes of remembering everything that we did. Obviously, that didn’t happen, but hopefully I’ll be able to keep it all straight. For the second day of Becca’s Oregon adventure trip, we started our morning with…
heaven must be a kentucky kind of place.
Kentucky pulled out all the stops for our visit over the weekend. The weather was perfect. Like, 75 degrees with low humidity, perfect. Eating brunch on the patio at Doodles, perfect. Perusing the farmer’s market with Dustin and Shelly, perfect. Eating Chick Fil’A for lunch, perfect. Attending one of the most beautiful weddings I’ve ever…
just a little kentucky happiness.
We’re in Kentucky, folks. And it feels so good. We landed late last night, drove an hour to Lexington while dancing to hip-hop music (do you know how much fun music you are missing by being asleep between the hours of 11 pm and 1 am?) and pointing out (okay, yelling out) everything we recognized…
a day trip to portland.
People around here love Portland. I’ve never had a super awesome Portland experience, as it generally rains the entire time we’re there, but we keep giving it another chance to impress. Most of our Portland trips have brought us downtown, which isn’t exactly the most pleasant part of Portland (although it is home to Powell’s…
a sweet cheeks picnic.
Eugene has made a gallant return to perfect weather. We celebrated a sunny, 75 degree Saturday with a picnic at Sweet Cheeks Winery with the Bloems. It doesn’t get much better than delicious food, crisp wine, and good friends. Of course, following it up with an ice cream stop at Red Wagon Creamery didn’t hurt….
it’s spring break, y’all.
It’s spring break for all of the Oregon kids (but not for me, unfortunately), so we’re living it up here in Eugene. And by “living it up,” I mean we’re watching a lot of basketball, eating a lot of food (hot dogs! cookies!), and spending some time with friends. Good stuff. Today we (along with…
sweet creek falls.
Last Saturday we went on a beautiful hike to Sweet Creek Falls with the Bloems and their growing puppy, Joffre. For those of you who know me and my feelings about animals well, you should be very impressed that I pet Joffre and let him sit behind me in the car. Baby steps, people. Baby…
lexington.
We got to spend a few days in Lexington between visiting my parents and wedding festivities, so we tried to squeeze in as much as possible. We both went to college in Lexington and spent our first two years of marriage there, so it’s safe to say we’re a little attached to this sweet town….
new year’s eve eve at the cabin.
Each New Year’s Eve Eve, a group of our friends gathers at a cabin in the woods to reconnect, share stories, and reflect on the past year. I was afraid that we were going to miss the celebration this year because we moved so far away, but thanks to my sister getting married at the…
a quick trip home.
I suppose the title of this post is a bit misleading. There is no quick trip from Oregon to Kentucky. Between the flight time, the layovers, and the time difference, traveling across the country is a full day affair. But it’s so worth it. I went home this weekend for my dear friend Kayla’s wedding….