It turns out that Oregon is pretty nice in the fall. It’s been a bit rainy lately, but the sun pops out every now and then, making for some lovely afternoons. The photo above is from a running trail down the street from our apartment. I enjoy running by all of the colorful trees there,…
wine country.
Saturdays are “Ally days” around here. This means that Eric abandons his homework for 24 hours and we get a full day of dating. On this particular Saturday, we headed to wine country. There are a ton of wineries only 20 minutes from our apartment, so we just picked one that we had heard of…
hazelnut farming.
Well, I can cross “working on a farm” off the bucket list. Remember a few weeks ago, when a friend and I accidentally wandered onto a hazelnut farm? Well, the owner told us that they would need help with the upcoming harvest, so after exchanging a few e-mails, I ended up working on the farm…
waterfalls and ocean waves.
In our attempt to fit in everything awesome while the weather is nice, we checked two things off our “Oregon to-do” list on Saturday. A hiking trip to Kentucky Falls and a visit to the Oregon coastline. We were also celebrating our 6-year dating anniversary, which seemed to require an adventure of this magnitude. We…
picking pears.
It’s officially feeling like fall in Oregon. Afternoon temperatures are in the low 70’s, while mornings are in the upper 30’s. The leaves are changing colors, which I am absolutely thrilled about since I heard that it doesn’t get very colorful here. I’ve even had the pleasure of smelling some bonfires, which is a sure…
wild turkey.
Just an average day in Eugene, waiting for the wild turkey to cross the road. -Ally
hike to the blue pool.
We had a very “Oregon” Saturday. We started our morning at the Saturday Market. I had heard mixed reviews about this market, some of which warned us that it might make us want to move back to Kentucky. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, the market wasn’t weird. It was mostly…
a few oregonisms.
First of all, we are having a really good time slipping “Oregon” into other words and phrases, such as “getting Oregonized,” “eating Oreganic,” “living Oregonisms,” etc. May you find that as hilarious as we do. Anywho, having lived in Oregon for 3 weeks now (and in our own place for 5 days), we’re catching onto…
a new food in a new oven.
First, let me clarify something about the title of this post. While the oven is new to us, there is nothing new about our oven. If I had to take a guess, I would say this oven is older than me, and was perhaps created before the invention of digital clocks, as it has no…
the perfect dinner party.
While staying with our incredible host family, we have had the opportunity to meet a lot of really fun and interesting people. We met a majority of these people at a dinner party on Friday night. It was, by far, the most impressive dinner party I have ever had the pleasure of attending. From this…
news from the northwest.
Good news! We have a place to live! After an exhausting apartment search that involved literally driving every street in Eugene, we signed a lease on Friday afternoon! We’ll begin the moving process on Monday once our pods of stuff arrive. Unfortunately, Monday is also the day that Eric’s 2-week prologue begins, so I’m not…
the first few days in a new place.
So, it turns out that moving to a new city is a little overwhelming. We spent the first few days in Eugene, Oregon driving around the town, writing down homes and apartments for rent, and calling and e-mailing the listings we found. Unfortunately, this was a holiday weekend, so of course no one answered. We…
the oregon trail: day 7 (nampa, idaho to eugene, oregon)
The playlist for today’s drive: -We put the iPod on shuffle and enjoyed hits from the Backstreet Boys, Nsync, John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, and Hanson, among others. Clearly, I have wonderful, mature taste in music. Today marked the last leg of our journey across the country. To start the day, our host family in…
the oregon trail: day 1 (lexington, kentucky to kansas city, missouri)
The playlist for today’s drive (thanks to all who contributed music to our ipods prior to the trip): -“Old Tyme Religion” -Hugo -“My Head is an Animal” -Of Monsters and Men -“Torches” -Foster the People -“Some Nights” -Fun We began our drive across America bright and early this morning, leaving Lexington early enough both to…
going away. way away.
The journey to Oregon begins tomorrow (or today, by the time you’re reading this). Crazy. Absolutely crazy. Our absolutely wonderful small group threw us a going away party last Sunday. They may be some of the best party throwers around. It was Oregon themed, with blue and yellow decorations (apparently Oregon’s state flag is blue…
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