Last week was Eric’s spring break (and possibly the last official spring break of our lives, unless he decides to get his PhD someday). Since I have the most flexible job in the world, we decided to embark on an epic spring break trip. And since we’ll probably never live further south on the west…
a week in hawaii.
I have the best job. I’m a nanny for two adorable little girls, and I got to join them on vacation to Hawaii last week. It was paradise. We stayed at the Four Seasons, which provided the most luxurious vacation of my life. It was the best way to spend a January week. I’m hoping…
a week by the bay.
About 24 hours after returning home from Michigan (with 3 delayed flights, 1 missed flight, and an overnight stay in San Francisco), I hit the road again to join the family I work for in the Bay Area for a little working vacation. We stayed in a great house in Oakland with awesome views. I’ve…
the rest of our time in the mitten.
Like I said, this is going to be a slow catch up. Let’s wrap up our trip to Michigan. We spent an afternoon in Grand Rapids with our pals from Oregon, Jordan and Megan. It snowed gloriously enormous flakes the entire time, which made for a grand time. Eric and I took a hike through…
lake huron and the tridge.
Allow me to (very slowly) catch up on all things Michigan and Kentucky. I really wanted to see a Great Lake while we were in Michigan, so my parents took us to Bay City to see Lake Huron. It was frozen over. And this was our first sign that it truly is really cold in…
michigan.
We’re in Michigan! My parents moved to Michigan over the summer, and this is our first trip out to visit them (and the first time we’ve seen them since January, other than a brief lunch date back in July). We’re spending the holidays with my family this year (after a Christmas in San Diego with…
thanksgiving in the woods.
We live pretty far away from both of our families, so we weren’t able to spend Thanksgiving with them. Instead, we headed to the Redwood Forest to spend Thanksgiving in the woods, camping and hiking. And eating our Thanksgiving feast over a campfire. The Redwood Forest is only about 3 1/2 hours south of Eugene,…
touring oregon with the ringers: eugene to bend.
We headed east for the second day of touring Oregon with Eric’s parents. We could effectively call this day, “waterfall day,” as we checked four waterfalls off the to-do list. We started with a trip down McKenzie Highway (126) to Sahalie Falls. We parked in the lot there, walked a few steps to the viewpoint…
touring oregon with the ringers: eugene to the coast and back.
Eric’s parents came to visit us in Eugene last weekend, making us the northernmost stop in their road trip from San Diego. We haven’t seen them since we spent Christmas in San Diego (the trouble with living so far from family is that we rarely get to see anyone), so we were excited to show…
anniversary getaway to the lost coast (part 2).
We stayed at my employer’s vacation home in Petrolia, CA for our anniversary weekend. After a day spent hiking on the beach, we spent a full day relaxing at the house, picking organic apples and plums in the backyard, reading in the hammocks, and checking out the river. This just reinforced my desire to own…
anniversary getaway to the lost coast (part 1).
There are many things I fear in life: 1. Animals. Large or small. In flight or on foot. Domesticated or wild. I’m just not a fan. I’ve tried to love them, but I just don’t. I’m sorry. The exception to the rule: Alpacas. I cannot get enough of alpacas. 2. Heights. Mostly if I have…
three years.
Yesterday was our three-year anniversary. To celebrate, we decided to use the rest of our King Estate gift card for some dessert and wine (there’s nothing like a free date, right?). You can read about our ridiculous brunch experience at King Estate here. Now, the goal was to enjoy some wine and dessert on the…
a touring oregon itinerary.
I put a lot of time into planning my pal’s visit to Oregon. I know it can be really difficult to come up with things to do when people visit (although that doesn’t seem to be much of a struggle here in Oregon), so I compiled an easy itinerary of all the big stuff we…
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…
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