i see, i saw, i do.

Saturday, July 10, 2010

van-ho. . . !

There are definitely some benefits to having a friend with a mini-van. *tee hee-hee* We were able to pile in six sisters and drive out to the coast to spend the day at the beach. . . And amazingly enough we had fairly pleasant weather considering Oregon's infamous unpredictable coastal weather regardless of the season.

The tide pools surrounding Haystack Rock were on display.

Check out this HUMONGOUS starfish!

These sea anemones were pretty long too.

And the barnacles . . . Woah this wall and many others were covered in them.

Em & Haystack Rock.

Em & Andrea yoga-ing.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

old town pizza

My DH's younger sister moved to Portland this summer. We love having her here with us in this fun city. On this particular evening our hunger and mutual love for cheese led us to set off on an exploration of a pizza joint in NW Portland that sits above the Shanghai Tunnels and is said to be haunted. . . Old Town Pizza is said to be an icon, a must, something to check off your To Experience Before You Die list. You can read about their story here. As for it being haunted, I couldn't tell ya, but the pizza, breadsticks, & beverages were just what we needed. Yeah! for happy hour prices! Though I think their regular prices aren't too bad either.

Having experienced no such 'haunting';

we posed our would-be-fright in this photo.

stopping to smell the roses

July is a great month in Oregon. The weather is gorgeous and the temperature is perfect. That's why I was so happy to have so many sweet visitors this month. The first to come through was my dear friend Lydia on her travels venturing from her last term of the FTTA. Accompanying her was two of her companions: Deborah & Megan.

Stopping to smell the roses. ---^--<@

We went out to see the rose garden in it's glory.

(I only wish I would have taken a full-on photo of the place).

And no stop at the Fehrenbach's is complete without a breakfast of German Puff Pancakes.

Even Mt Hood could be seen on such a lovely day in July.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

nanny of two

I've really been enjoying walking in the park blocks of downtown with my friend Inna. She's a nanny for these adorable little twin boys.

Saturday, July 3, 2010

dutch blatz

.Summer Training 2010.

This summer my DH was enrolled in a summer German immersion school that was to last an entire month, so I registered for the live Training in Anaheim and enjoyed the first half of the book of Isaiah and some sweet times with the girls. *grin*

A roadside stop with Christina & Christina.

We stayed with my dear friends, the Blatz Family.

Their son kept us highly and thoroughly entertained.

And after-hours we found ourselves in a full-fledge game of Dutch Blitz.

And after those hours, us girls would pile into our bedroom and talk & laugh hysterically. Too much fun (really, I wasn't allowed to post the other photos).

Us again on the couch, accompanied by the children.

Their beautiful daughter:

And no Anaheim trip is complete without a trip to the YOgurt place.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

give away @ the prairie blossom boutique

I'm so sorry for the delay in posting... my goodness! has four months already flown by? But what better way to restart the blog for the year than to announce a GIVE AWAY that my friend's sister Irma is having on her blog. She is blessed with an amazing talent in crochet. Also, Check out her blog and Etsy shop.

(stole the photo from her blog -- taken by her sister & my friend: Rosie @ www.simplyrosie.ca)

Saturday, April 3, 2010

the sabogals

We had the privilege to make a ---- mile trek down to So. Cal to his best-man's wedding. Like us, due to the importance of family attendance they had to have their wedding in a location that not many friends were able to attend. But lucky for them, they had nice warm weather to embrace them on their wedding day.

~ April 2, 2010 ~