August 7 marked our ninth wedding anniversary! According to Google, “pottery” is the traditional ninth anniversary gift (or, the more modern option: “leather”). Instead of those fine goods, I suggested we go on a 40-ish mile backpacking trip around Mount Hood. It says a lot about Eric’s love for me that he quickly agreed and…
a long weekend around the mountain.
Am I about to write about something during the same month that it occurred? Heck yes, I am. Progress, my friends. Progress. Eric’s parents came to visit over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, and we lucked out with unusually dry and sunny weather for an Oregon January.
around mount hood.
Whenever anyone comes to visit us in Portland, my first instinct is to take them to the Columbia River Gorge. So when Laura was in town last weekend, we did just that. We started with breakfast at Sweedeedee in Portland (get there right when it opens or wait in line forever) before heading to the…
hood river.
We had a pretty insanely awesome weekend. Eric and a few classmates had to give a presentation in Portland on Friday morning, so we, along with our pals, the Bloems, planned a full day’s adventure in Portland and Hood River. While the boys presented, Megan and I enjoyed the perfect weather (mid-70’s and sunny!) and…
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,…
a mini-vacation (day 2).
The great thing about staying at a B&B is the real breakfast. Jerry, our breakfast chef extraordinaire, whipped up an enormous meal of chicken apple sausage, croissant french toast, scrambled eggs, fresh fruit, orange juice, and coffee. And since we were the only guests, Jerry served as our breakfast entertainment as well. A few fun…