It just does.
I love it here.
You should come visit.
I've recently been following a blog called Travels With Two. Since I'm pretty much obsessed with traveling, I love it.
One of her popular posts is all about my new hometown.
Check it out here.
Pack your bags.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Strawberry Pickin'
It's the perfect time of year for picking strawberries. Oregon is stocked full of places to pick berries, and James and I headed out to Bushue's Family Farm to pick some delicious berries. We came home with NINE pounds of strawberries and $1/lb. Can't beat that! We of course have big plans for them much like our apple picking adventure in the fall.
The first thing we did was make homemade strawberry daiquiris to drink on this lazy sunday afternoon. Priorities people. Then we started on a strawberry rhubarb crisp that just finished baking in the oven for desert later. Lots more to come come as we still have LOTS of strawberries left over!!
Excuse the last picture that is sideways...blogger wouldn't let me turn it.
The first thing we did was make homemade strawberry daiquiris to drink on this lazy sunday afternoon. Priorities people. Then we started on a strawberry rhubarb crisp that just finished baking in the oven for desert later. Lots more to come come as we still have LOTS of strawberries left over!!
Excuse the last picture that is sideways...blogger wouldn't let me turn it.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
The Great Urban Race
This past weekend James and I participated in the Great Urban Race in Portland. You can get more info at www.greaturbanrace.com but it is basically a scavenger hunt around Portland. At 12 noon, we were handed an envelope containing our 12 clues for the day. Some of them were straight forward and others involved solving cryptograms, riddles, or trivia to find the correct location. At each location, a picture was taken to prove we had completed the task.
Some of the best clues involved solving a murder mystery logic puzzle, creating a ransom note style letter with cutout letters and words from newspapers or magazines, and asking 10 random strangers to pose with us at a fountain while we all flexed our muscles. It was so fun! We finished all 12 clues in about 2 hours 15 minutes. We had the option of skipping one clue if we wanted but we chose not to since we were having so much fun. Most of the teams that finished close to the top did in fact skip one of the clues so I'd be interested to see the times of the teams that actually did ALL the clues.
We can't wait to do the race again next year...perhaps with a more outrageous costume. I don't like to stand out, but there was no way we would stand out with the costumes some people had. There were 2 guys covered in blue paint like the guys in arrested development, 2 ladies dressed as minnie mouse, and 2 girls with tutus made of plastic shopping bags. It was fun to see everyone's costumes and I'm sure people were wondering what the hell was going on!
Some pics:
Some of the best clues involved solving a murder mystery logic puzzle, creating a ransom note style letter with cutout letters and words from newspapers or magazines, and asking 10 random strangers to pose with us at a fountain while we all flexed our muscles. It was so fun! We finished all 12 clues in about 2 hours 15 minutes. We had the option of skipping one clue if we wanted but we chose not to since we were having so much fun. Most of the teams that finished close to the top did in fact skip one of the clues so I'd be interested to see the times of the teams that actually did ALL the clues.
We can't wait to do the race again next year...perhaps with a more outrageous costume. I don't like to stand out, but there was no way we would stand out with the costumes some people had. There were 2 guys covered in blue paint like the guys in arrested development, 2 ladies dressed as minnie mouse, and 2 girls with tutus made of plastic shopping bags. It was fun to see everyone's costumes and I'm sure people were wondering what the hell was going on!
Some pics:
Monday, June 1, 2009
Why?
Why is it that we have 2 of the cutest nieces in the world? Seriously. These girls are C-U-T-E. Pictures of them make me happy...so I thought I'd share some with you.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
