Cannon Beach

This year my family was able to rent a beach house for the first time. Cannon Beach is our favorite place and it didn't let us down this year. The week wasn't even over with and my dad was already planning for the next year and saying that we needed to schedule 10 days instead of only 7! The week started out great for me because Brad was able to come for the first couple of days and spend time with me and my family. My parents came and picked me up in Hermiston and then we met Brad in Portland for lunch. I rode with Brad the rest of the way to the beach. Jenny arrived about an hour after us. Our friends from church, Dick and Jeanne were also at the beach and we all decided to go to dinner that night. Then we built a bonfire down on the beach so Brad could experience it. The next morning Brad and I went for a walk/jog down to Haystack Rock. It was low tide and we were able to walk around and see the starfish and rock close up. A couple of hours later we decided to rent beach bikes and had a great time. Wow! What a leg workout you get. After returning them and telling the guy where we went, he informed us that we had just biked a total of 7 miles! Oh my! Now I know why I was hurting so much. Then it was downtown for some shopping. Before Brad left we had to go down to the beach one more time. Jenny and mom sat watching while Brad, Dad and I threw around a frisbee. It was sad to see Brad go, but I know he had a great time. The next day, the temperature got up to 80 degrees and we spent 3 hours down on the beach. Dad and I got a little toasty but it was well worth it. The rest of the time was spent shopping, eating ice cream, reading books, eating s'mores, playing games, going antiquing, building bonfires and just relaxing. Sounds like heaven, don't you think!! I had to leave Friday, a day early to attend a wedding in Tri-Cities. Brad came up with a plan for us to spend some more time together as well as get me to Portland to ride home with my friend Chelsie. He came and picked me up Thursday after getting off work and we spent the day together just relaxing and watching movies. Then Chelsie and I left early Friday morning for Tri-Cities. Vacation was wonderful this year and I'm so glad I was able to get time off and go.

Boat Races

This year I decided that I wanted to go to the boat races. I had been to them before, but never the whole weekend. Rachelle, a friend from work had never been and so we decided to go all out and experience it. We bought tickets with special seating and had a blast. Some guys from the surgery department at the hospital where I work had tickets in the same area as us. It was fun to hang out with them and I learned a lot about the races and the boats from them too. Of course one of my favorite parts is the airshow with the jets that fly over! The temperature was fairly nice and wasn't as extremely hot as it has been in the past. We did still get burned because apparently I think I am too cool for sunblock! Haha! Sunday was a pretty warm day and we were even able to dunk in the river once. All in all the weekend was a winner!

Boat races, the beach, a wedding...

Ok, I know that there hasn't been any recent blogs lately and I apologize. I have had one great event after another and so there hasn't been much time. I need to get the pictures off my camera and then you can read all about it. I went to the boat races in Tri-Cities with a friend at the end of July. Then the first week in August I joined my family in Cannon Beach. Then I ended that great week with attending a wedding in Tri-Cities. So, aren't you excited to see what is in store for you soon!