August was a busy month. Eric started his big-boy-masters-degree-required job in Portland. I stayed in Eugene and wrapped up my nannying job, while packing up our apartment for our big, never-ending move. And I spent as much time as possible soaking up the glorious running and biking trails in Eugene. Eric came home on the…
above the fog.
Greetings from the fog! It’s been fog city around these parts for the past couple of weeks. But we braved the cold and fog today for a hike up Spencer Butte. My favorite thing about living in Eugene is how close we live to great hikes like this. Even though this is a hike that…
notes from the snow.
Okay, I’m obsessed with this snow. Partly because they don’t plow the roads around here, so everything remains just as snowy today as it did on Friday. And partly because Eugene didn’t get any snow last year, so we’ve really missed it. Eric insisted we leave the house by car, so we drove to a…
snow day.
This is what the world looked like out our window today. When they predicted 2-6 inches of snow for Eugene, I tried to stifle any dreams of actual snow, and prepare myself for a simple dusting. But we have about 6 inches so far, and it’s still snowing like crazy! It’s so beautiful! I love…
hiking the ridgeline trail.
I think jet lag might be contagious. How else can we explain the fact that we both went to bed at 8:45 last night? And while the truly jet lagged individual woke up at 3:15 this morning, I, who have been in the same time zone for the past 3 months, awoke at 4 am….
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 1).
One of my favorite people has come all the way from Louisiana to visit us! Becca is in town for a week, so we’ll be touring Oregon, hitting up all of our favorite spots (and some new ones) over the next several days. Becca and I met 5 years ago while working as counselors at…
just a few happy things.
1. The weather is so warm. Warm enough to wear shorts. Warm enough to no longer dread getting out from under the covers in the morning. Warm enough to sit around sweating in our non-air conditioned apartment. This may result in an ice cream dependency. 2. I had the day off yesterday, which I spent…
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…
touring oregon with the family (day 2).
We started our Saturday with breakfast at the Humble Bagel, which is quickly becoming my favorite breakfast place in Eugene, mostly due to the enormous quantities of marionberry cream cheese they generously slather on my whole wheat cinnamon raisin honey bagel. Oh, so good. I’m drooling a little bit. After carbo-loading, we headed west to…
when in oregon…
…do as the Oregonians do. I’m running the Eugene, Oregon marathon on April 28, 2013. I signed up. I paid for it. Now I have to run it. 26.2 miles, here I come. -Ally
hiking spencer butte.
It’s Saturday, which means that it’s an Ally-day. Ally-days are the best because I get Eric all to myself for a full day of exploring and fun (although I will admit that I shared today with an Oregon football game). We started our morning with a walk down the street to the Humble Bagel Company…
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…