A surprise trip!

Thanks to my Aunt Sharon, Nate and I had a very restful weekend trip to the coast. It came at such a perfect time too as we were just realizing that this is one of our last open weekends before our baby arrives. These are just a few of our pictures from the trip.

This truck/trailer was ahead of us in line at the stop light. I couldn't help but notice how nice it looked...mint condition all around (from a rookie's point of view anyway)
smooch!
The baby bump! Our little girl is getting more and more active these days...especially when I drink ice cold water or eat something sweet. =)
Nate's making dinner in the beach house. YUM!
We re-discovered this little gem in the Taft district. Tiki's restaurant serves Stumptown coffee from Portland. It was well worth $3 a cup EASY! And they have a talking parrot! Who could ask for more!
A fun "natural" bench we found while walking along the beach. I want to know how they got the big stumps into the ground...
We both had to try out the bench. Great view of the ocean too!
ahhh! restful sight! Now don't you just want to walk down there too?
And this is our favorite little beach house. I just love that purple door. =)

While we were here we rented The Blindside from the Redbox at McDonald's. Fantastic movie! Oh it will strike every emotion...most likely tears and laughter. I highly recommend this movie.

Also, we went on a book store hunt around town. There are so many to choose from. It's like miniature Powell's scattered down 101. I couldn't help myself with the kids books. We came home with 4 new children's books. I'm slowly starting my children's book collection. We also stopped in at the Carters children's clothing store at the outlets..oh boy, that was a dangerous place to walk into! I had to limit myself to only one outfit. But boy are there some CUTE little outfits in there.

We even had time to read books on the back patio of the beach house. Right now Nate and I are both reading "Animal Vegetable Miracle." It's a great read...and easy to get through. It has already changed the way we think about food in the grocery store. And it has made us more keen on local foods.

All in all, it was a fantastic weekend away. Thank you Sharon! We love getting down to the little Purple Door house.

Gelato and the blazers

What a gorgeous day yesterday! It was a glimmer of summer.

We took a Sunday drive down the back roads to Corvallis. My mom was in her garden when we arrived at their house.
They have really done a lot of work out there in preparation for my uncles wedding. My dad had rotatilled many spots all day yesterday to get ready for more plants. I think that will be a gorgeous wedding backdrop. We will take pictures of the event.

Last week was my moms birthday. To celebrate, we took her and my dad out for gelato. YUM!! I really like that little gelato store in Corvallis. It's one of those little places that makes you feel like you're not in the same country anymore. The walls are very high and one side of the building Is exposed brick. One wall has a mural of a country vineyard scene and the other wall has a large ornate mirror. Of course they have a colorful selection of gelato to choose from and Nate always oogles over their fancy coffee machine everytime we're in there. It's a classy place:) my mom really wants to paint a similar mural on her kitchen wall.

It was nice to catch up with them and see the progress of their long weekends out in the yard. My mom sent us home with a big flat of pea plants and a few strawberry plants. They are now planted next to our house. I think that will be nates favorite spot. He loves peas!!!

Change in subject... The blazers won their first playoff game yesterday! And they did it without their star player, Brandon Roy. I'm impressed! This is looking like an exciting round in the playoffs. They still have a ways to go, but I think we have a fair shot. More on that later.

Blazers

Tomorrow is the first playoff game for the Blazers. Brandon Roy will be out again. I'm not sure that he will be able to make the rest of the season. It's been a rough year for changes with this team. But it's still fun to watch them play!!

Go Blazers!

Bees...where are they coming from?

I am soliciting your wisdom!

We have found several BIG fuzzy bumble bees in our house lately...I don't know where they're coming from. And if you know me, you know how much I LOVE bees. (glare)

Sure they look nice and friendly, but I know they're not as cuddly as they look.

Any ideas?

and now time for a break..

This train has not stopped for the past couple of weeks. Right now it looks like tomorrow will be a breath of fresh air for us...no plans!!! I can't wait! I almost want to plan something to celebrate. =) Just kidding...but really I do.

We've had guests here for the past few weeks on and off. Nate's work has been picking up as we get closer to summer. My work has been picking up too. And as we start to think of baby arriving we both get sort of a panic look in our eyes...."what?!?! we're having a baby?? Oh ya, I forgot about that!" I am hoping that these next few weeks will provide time for us to learn/prepare for her arrival. Right now I feel like we're in a sink or swim survival mode. For example, it was a challenge just to find an open weekend for our birthing class. We finally settled on a date, but it happens to be the same day as my uncles wedding...so we'll be missing half the class to go down there. I hope our teacher can talk fast! I just try to tell myself "it's just giving birth..no biggie...it's a piece of cake..I'm sure you won't really need the classes to get through it." wink wink. =)

So needless to say, I sure hope our little girl will be low maintenance or super adaptable due to her parents busy schedules. I'm sure all babies are very accommodating to their parents needs right. =) Good, I'm glad that's settled.

ah, now for some well anticipated sleep. zzzzz

they are growing!!

look! Our dahlia's are coming up...and only after 3 days!

We started another box with just tomatoes and a smaller pot with basil. I'm hoping those will do well too. =)