All things Chris and Sarah: Portland, Oregon

Hello Everyone!

It has taken me entirely too long to post and I am sorry. I am currently sitting in our apartment looking outside at the lovely cloudy day. There weather has been pretty good since i've been here. It hasn't rained at all but its been a little warm. For all of you who are in Oklahoma, i'm sure you just rolled your eyes lol but the difference is there is NO air conditioning here. Very few places have air conditioners so people have fans and open windows. Even window units are not really seen here.

Before leaving for Oregon I was lucky to spend time with the people I love. A few included my nephews. Jackson was cracking me up.

I also got to spend time with my small group. I miss them already and can't wait to hear how they continue to grow! It was a great surprise to have a GREAT afternoon together. God has truly blessed us!

Finally, Dad, Stephanie, and I hit the road early Friday morning. We made it about 19 hours the first day all the way into Idaho. Boy, where we exhausted! But we got up early the next morning and continued the last 9 hours into Portland. Surprisingly, Idaho was absolutely gorgeous and Oregon has proven to be equally as breathtaking. In Bakers, Oregon we made our first stop for gas on Saturday at this little hole in the wall. It was our first experience with not be able to pump our own gas. Weird! But we were able to grab a really yummy breakfast!

As we were almost there this is the view we saw. This is Mt. Hood. and it's absolutely gorgeous.

After 28 hours, 2000 miles, and seven states this was the face waiting for us. lol

While Dad and Stephanie were here we decided to travel the state and see what we could see. Below are some of the places we went.

This is Cannon Beach along the coast. It was a beautiful surprise. Before we left for Oregon, Stephanie put a picture she had seen on Pinterest of Cannon Beach on Facebook and we just happened to find it on our drive.

There are tunnels EVERYWHERE! There are several in Portland alone. I'm not particularly sure why but I LOVE TUNNELS. lol

This was also along highway 101. The highway 101 is the coastal/scenic highway. There are too many beautiful places to count.

This picture is probably my most favorite. I am so glad to have shared this experience with my Dad. Many of the places we have gone my dad had been there before but not Idaho, Oregon, or Washington. These we got to share together.

This was another "viewpoint" we saw on our way from Seaside to Tillamook.

I really love this picture so I figured I would share it. lol

I can't remember what little town this was in but we thought it was beautiful so we took a picture.

This was in Tillamook at the Tillamook Cheese Factory. Oh my goodness Tillamook cheese is my new favorite! It is sold everywhere is REALLY good! So Dad, Stephanie, Chris and I chose some really yummy cheeses and had a picnic on the Tillamook beach.

I'm not sure if you can really see all the drift wood along the beach but it was really lovely.

And this was the sunset we watched as we snacked on our cheese and walked along the beach.

We also visited Seattle, Washington with Dad and Stephanie. An interesting side note: Stephanie was born in Seattle and had not been back since she was born so it was really neat to get to be there and experience it with her.

We went to the Pikes Market in Seattle and it was so neat. Full of life... So many people.... so many things to see..... Probably one of my most favorite places. There were flowers EVERYWHERE so Chris got some flowers for me. They were so beautiful.

Once we were back in Portland we decided to walk around downtown and explore. One of the weirdest/neatest places we found was a place called VooDoo donuts. It was featured on some food network show so we decided to try it. They donuts were really good but the names were a little vulgar.

Chris got the double chocolate penetration, I believe.

And I got the Tex-ass, not realizing that the donut was GIMUNGOUS! lol

On Dad and Stephanie's last day we went to Multnomah Falls which is about 35 minutes from the house. You can't really see the falls behind them but it was really pretty.