Friday, June 27, 2008

First Camping Trip of the Season!

In 2 hours Trav and I are off work, going home to load up the car and start the beautiful drive to Camp Sherman. The weather is amazing today. It's supposed to be in the low 90's all weekend. We're bringing the raft so hopefully we'll be able to go rafting down the Metolious River!
Last weekend was a good one. Friday night we went to my parents for the evening. My mom has just had oral surgery and needed someone to comfort her. We sat out on the deck and enjoyed the sunshine until it got dark when we headed in and watched some tv.
Saturday Trav and I got up early for a Saturday and Trav started in on the yard work while I cleaned the house. We both got a lot done, and at 4 got ready to meet Mon and JD for dinner. We tried a new Italian Restaurant called Clemenza's. It was very good!
After dinner we headed back to Mon and JD's and played the Wii and drank wine. We had a great night talking, laughing, and drinking!
Trav and I walked home a little after midnight. When we got there we met up with K and started a fire in our fire pit. We talked around the firepit and drank until 5 am!!! I couldn't believe how late it was when I looked at the clock. Sunday we got our grocery shopping done and Trav's business partner came over at 5 with some huge rib eye steaks for the BBQ! We had asparagus, mashed red potatoes, and salad with the steaks. It was delicious! After dinner Trav and Luke worked on their project until it was almost bed time.
Last night I had wine night with Robbie. She took me over to their new house and it is amazing! It's nestled back into the forest and the landscaping is just beautiful. I felt like I was at a retreat! We made plans to go to River Rhythms, garage saling, crabbing, and more!
Now it's Friday and only 1 hr until Trav and I leave for a relaxing weekend camping! Have a great weekend!

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is my mom's birthday! Happy Birthday Mom!! I love you very much and am excited to celebrate this special day with you!
Our weekend was really nice. For one thing, the weather was beautiful! It's about time we get some nice weather. It was 75 and sunny clear skys Fri, Sat, and Sun! Pretty much perfect.
Friday night Trav and I layed low. We knew Sat was going to be very full, and we didn't want to be worn out! So we watched some movies and went to bed at a decent hour. It was a nice, relaxing evening. We spent some time on the back porch laying in the porch swing enjoying the sunshine!
Saturday we woke up nice and early, got ready, and headed to my parents. We packed some snacks, printed off a map to several wineries from Salem to Portland, and loaded everyone and everything into the car. We headed to the first winery at 11am! Nice and early! We had a great time. The weather was perfect for a country drive. There were SO many vineyards on our drive. It was a beautiful drive.
We arrived at the Portland City Grill at 6, and got a great window seat in the piano bar. We had martini's and enjoyed the view until a little after 7 when we were seated. Dinner was wonderful!!! I got black cod on a bed of rice with Japanese sauces on it and woked veggies. It was SO good! My brother and dad got huge prawns with mashed potatoes and asparagus, my mom got duck, and Trav got crab cakes with mashed potatoes and asparagus. We headed home at about 9. It was a great day!
Sunday we got up and took care of all our chores and errands before heading to Trav's parents to celebrate Father's Day with his dad. We had bbq'd steaks for dinner. He seemed to like the shirt we got him! It was not an easy one to find!!
Now it's back to work for another week! I can't wait till Friday!!

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Birthday weekend

Well, I'm 26. I can't believe another year has gone by! Every year at this time I have to take a moment to think about how grateful I am to NOT be stuck driving to Woodburn to an Accounts Payable job that I never wanted, that was horrible, in Woodburn. I am especially glad to be working in Albany NOW with gas prices sky rocketing!
I have a hard time getting older now.....I'd like to stay in my 20's forever and I am getting further and away from it!
I had a wonderful birthday week! Dinner at the Clark's Sr. was delicious, as usual! Kathy made my favorite light cake.....it's chocolate with a raspberry filling and it doesn't taste light at all!
Thursday dinner at my parents was SO good. I haven't had manicotti for a long time! We had manicotti, salad, french bread, and cantaloupe, and angel food cake with strawberries for dessert! And my parents spoiled me with gifts. They got me a set of really nice wine glasses, a beautiful wood planter, and a Wii Fit!! It is a lot of fun to use.
Friday I went to dinner with friends. Mon and JD, and Robbie and Todd were out of town, and Rachelle wasn't back from AZ yet, so they couldn't make it! But Air and K, and Linds and Brian came and we had a great time at Red Robin! We went back to the house and played the Wii Fit.
Sat we worked in the yard and had my parents over for a bbq! They stayed and played the Wii Fit until about 10.
Sunday we slept in and worked in the yard some more. We went rollerblading with my new blades and Trav's new wheels, and of course did all our chores and errands!
It was a great weekend.
I am really looking forward to this weekend to. The weather is supposed to be really nice! We are going on a wine tour from Salem - Portland, and then to dinner at the Portland City Grill. It will be a really fun day! Just having some nice weather will be a blast!
Rachelle is back!!! She got back on Sunday evening and this morning we worked out before work. She is such a good workout partner. Even though we only worked out for 40 mins it was a good workout. I can't wait to get back into shape! And I'm so happy to have Shell back. She is such an encouraging person and so much fun to be around! Tonight we are going to a softball game and then I am going to Lou's to hang out for a while.
Well, I still have a few things to get done before 5, so I'm going to get to it! Have a good week!

Monday, June 2, 2008

Summer is here!

I can defiantly tell that summer is here! It's only June 2nd and our calendar is already booking up!
June 2nd - Going to the Clarks Sr for bday dinner
June 4th - Having Air and K over for a BBQ
June 5th - My 26th bday, going to my parents house for dinner!
June 6th - Going to dinner with friends to celebrate my bday
June 9th - Surprise party for a friend
June 14th - Wine tour with Mom and Dad ending in Portland and taking them to Portland City Grill for mom's bday and Father's Day
June 15th - Clark's Sr. for Father's Day
June 17th - Mom's bday...another dinner!
June 18th - My 1 year anniversary with CM&S
June 21st - Going to the coast for the weekend
June 28th - Camping
July 4 - 6 - Camping

And it's only the 2nd!!
We had a great weekend. Friday we went to the Olive Garden with Mon and JD. The food was wonderful. I had apricot chicken. After dinner we went back to their house and played the Wii. We brought over our remotes so we had 4, which was a lot of fun! We drank margaritas and wine. Trav and I walked home at about 1. We were able to walk because Mon and JD live only 1 mile away.
Sat we slept in and Trav took his car in to get the brakes fixed, while Air and I went to get pedicures. She tool me for my bday. It was really nice. My feet need to be pampered more often! Then we went shopping in Salem and found TONS for cute summer clothes!
We headed back at 6 and went straight to a going away party for one of her co-workers. It was a good party. Good food, good drinks, and good people.
Sunday we slept in again, and then headed to Salem (3rd day in a row for me!) to get my bday present from Trav. We got me some nice roller blades since we have been roller blading a lot more lately and I've been using his brothers old skates that are way to big and very worn out! We also got a new BBQ. We got a great deal on it and it is really nice. We spent the next 2 hours putting it together!!
Now it's back to Monday! It'll be Friday before I know it. I'm looking forward to this week....it feels like it's going to be a good one!