One of the things Steven and I like to do when we have a free day is drive out to the Oregon coast. If you’ve never been there, it’s a magical place. It seems like every time I go, I discover something new to marvel at and love. Last Sunday we drove out to Devils Punchbowl State […]
Happy New Year!
Happy 2016! I spent the last couple of days of 2015 visiting my sister Elise in Ashland (down in southern Oregon, near the California border), and then driving home up the Oregon coast. Gray whales migrate from Alaska down to Mexico during this time of year, so we were hoping to do some whale-watching on the […]
My Visit to Breitenbush Hot Springs
A couple of weeks ago I came across this article, Oregon’s Best Hot Springs, and mentioned to Steven that we should try to visit one this winter. Neither of us had ever been to a hot spring, but I was surprised to see how many Oregon has (13 mentioned in that article, and there are […]
DIY State Pride Doormat
I can’t speak for the rest of them, but at least relative to the other states where I’ve lived (California and Massachusetts), Oregonians have a lot of love for their state. It’s a wonderful place to live, and to show our love we like to emblazon its outline on everything. So after we bought a […]
A Visit to the Oregon Coast
Although I’m definitely a city girl, lately I’ve been feeling the urge to get out of town and visit the Oregon coast. Honestly I think it was partly because I had been looking at pretty Pacific ocean photos on Pinterest, but I was also just craving some peaceful nature. So yesterday Steven and I took […]
Projects
Lately I’ve been working on a couple of wedding-related projects, and tomorrow I’m headed to Portland for my baby sister’s college graduation. While I’m there I’ll be really busy with graduation and wedding stuff, including seeing our venue for the first time! I have a couple of projects planned for while I’m there that I’m […]