This week, we’re off to the east coast, the land of my ancestors. I haven’t been back since 2007. This time, I’m bringing a husband and two babies to meet my grandparents, who are in their 90s. My grandfather is 95. They are also meeting aunts, uncles and lots of cousins. They all have curious [...]
Twins’ First “Camping” Trip
November 28, 2012 By 2 Comments
A few weeks ago, we got a cabin at Cape Lookout. The only way we were able to get the cabin was because it was available mid-week. The yurts and cabins at Oregon State Parks are often booked as soon as they are available for reservations, usually six months in advance. Dave had some time [...]
Into The Woods
November 6, 2012 By 4 Comments
It’s Election Day. What luck, that when I booked a cabin on the coast weeks ago, I didn’t realize we’d be in the woods on Election Day. We are going to drive away from the noise, and I’m going to go fill my lungs with chilly ocean air. This is also the boys’ first night [...]
Weekend Away: Sisters and Bend, Part II
June 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
So we enjoyed Sisters, Oregon. It was the first time we’ve gotten to spent some time there. We are usually just driving through. The whole town was getting ready for Annual Sisters Rodeo this weekend. As much of a spectacle that must be, I’m glad we visited before the rodeo hit town, on just a [...]
Weekend Away: Sisters and Bend
June 5, 2012 By 4 Comments
Holy crap, you guys. I forgot how nice it is to get out of town. Not even that we’ve just been back in Portland for less than two months. Or that practically our whole year in Astoria could be considered a vacation. But getting out, getting away, breaking up the routine, seeing something new, it’s [...]
On The Road
June 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
You know how long it’s been since we had a proper road trip? Or a weekend away together? A long fricken time. Last summer, while we were job free, unemployed bums, we did a lot of driving and explored the north coast. But we didn’t stray too far from the coast or Portland, because, well, [...]
Waiting For The Crazy Lady To Somehow Crash The Plane
May 23, 2012 By 5 Comments
I flew down to southern California to meet my new niece. Here she is. Cutest thing ever, right? Holy crap, this kid is cute. In this photo, she’s about to get a bath. I took the trip because obviously, I needed to go eat the cute little baby, but also because I don’t know when [...]
Travel Tuesday-ish: Whale Watching Fail
January 20, 2012 By 2 Comments
So I don’t know if you know this: It rains a lot on the coast. People, it rains. RAINS. This week started with a lovely dusting of snow, and has ended with heaping buckets of rain. There’s flooding and pandemonium and gnashing of teeth. I’d like to think back a couple weeks, forever ago, to [...]
Sun Is Nice
January 12, 2012 By 2 Comments
My parents and sister all live in southern California, which is an anomaly, because we are all originally from Massachusetts. That they all ended up in California was sort of an accident. I was the first to migrate to the west coast, and I first lived in Santa Barbara, which is gorgeous and expensive. After [...]
Twelve Hour Travel Day Today
January 4, 2012 By 1 Comment
A bus. Then the Max. Then a plane. Then a car in rush hour traffic in Southern California. But at the end is sun and warmth and my family. And some insane little doggies and some kitties. BRB, Oregon.
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