We left on Wednesday March 20th and returned on March 25th. Our trip included stopping at Fire On the Mountain (our favorite wing place in Portland) http://www.portlandwings.com/index.php we even got to see our friend Andy! Thursday we were able to meet Vickie (Nick's mom) for lunch at The Spicy Pickle http://www.spicypickle.com/restaurants/oregon.html a we also checked out the OSU Bookstore down town and got Murph an OSU shirt!
Then it was off to visit my old work at Marquis Hope Village. I got to see all my old coworkers and almost every resident remembered me! :) Originally I said I would stay for only an hour or so, three hours later I was walking out the door grinning from ear to ear. Feels great to have such loving people who support your future goals! After that we stopped in Salem ate at Hawaiian Time http://www.yelp.com/biz/hawaiian-time-salem. After all that eating and friend time we were off to Coos Bay to spend 3 days with Nick's aunts uncle and grandparents. While on the coast we were able to go to the West Coast Game Park Safari http://gameparksafari.com/. It is like a mini version of a zoo it was pretty neat. I cant help but feeling sorry for animals in cages, but they are so beautiful to see! We also went to Old Town Bandon which has typical beach shops. Nick got hit on by some Gypsy ladies which kept him smiling most of the day! We were able to go to Mass with his family and eat yummy food along throughout the entire weekend. Grandma, Nick and I also went to the Casino. Nick was the only winner! Then it was back to Portland for another night before the long trek home! This time around we dropped off Murph at Grandma Vickie's (WE MISS YOU MURPH). Side note: the entire ride home we talked about how much we missed him and both agreed if it's this bad with a dog, lord have mercy on our future children! While in Portland we had dinner with our friends Joey and Mari, Hank, Chiba and Alison! It was great seeing everybody!Then we headed home! On the drive home we took Historic Highway 30, stopped at Vista House and admired the waterfalls along the way!
Tomorrow is back to reality. Nick continues to work on the remodel. I am preparing for next term and will be working at the Pig during Spring Break week!
okay so I have to be honest... technology is not my strong suit, I cant figure out how to upload pictures from my phone onto the blog without putting them on Facebook first! I am working out technical difficulties.
