Phil and I are eating really well this summer. So much good food to try. I run regularly but I'm pretty sure I'm getting fatter.
Tuesday: Phil has a few other OSU buddies working for the same company as him this summer. Kyle or as Phil calls him "hot Kyle" or "tall Kyle" is also in Portland for the summer working for a different division. We had him over for a shrimp fest. We like to sit at "our table" infront of the old Belmont Fire Station.
Shrimp and sausage simmered in a garlic butter white wine sauce with toasted bread to soak up the juice, apple bacon salad and yams. Wednesday:
One of the best things about living in Portland is seeing Stefani a lot more. She only lives 10blocks away.
Tiff is well loved and had a huge birthday celebration. Wednesday before we took her out to Foster Burger, our treat. It was amaaaaaaaaaaaazing! I never order burgers and a rarely eat the whole thing. I LOVED IT!Rumor has it that they use lean beef for their burgers and then bacon fat to hold the sucker together. Genius. I look like my grandma in this picture. :) Friday:
for Tiff's Bday celebration we went to American Dream in Portland. Unfortunately it is NOT as good as Corvallis. Phil had to work the next morning so we missed the craaaaaaaazy party. She got the best gift ever.... the shake weight! ha ha ha ha
I flew home Saturday July 10th refusing to accept that vacation was over. It's hilarious to me that when Phil flew home from Colorado all he wanted to do was relax at home, When I flew home from Oakland all I wanted to do was not go home. We are so different it cracks me up.
A few hours after I got home Phil granted me my wish to not end vacation and we went to McMenamin's Bagdad theater for dinner and a movie but first we stopped for drinks.We love people watching, especially on Hawthorne. It was my first dinner and a movie at Bagdad. Super fun and so smart. Sunday we slept in then Phil made us a marvelous breakfast that we ate outside. What a good guy. Then we walked to and hiked up Mt. Tabor. I guess its similar to Bald Hill but the top is much bigger with a few different parks. The street you see is Hawthorne.... I think. You pass a few reservoirs during the hike. At the top there is a statue of this dude. I forgot who it is. After our hike we showered and napped. Very smart. We walked over to Hoda's and order the sampler plate that I have been wanting Phil to try since Ruby, Tiff and I tried my first night up here. So much food. and so so delicious.
This night would be a very important memorable night that would shape the rest of our summer evenings.... this was the night that Phil and I rediscovered PINBALL!!!! We went to Side St. for drinks and finally found something that I can actually compete against Phil in. Its kinda embarrassing to admit but we almost go out every night after dinner for a drink and some pinball. We keep track of our scores and try to beat each other! ha ha ha I love it!
Fourth of July Weekend Phil and I flew down to Pleasanton for a family vacation with Phil's mom's side of the family. Before the weekend events we spent Friday night at Brandon & Kayla's along with Pete & Jenn.
It was an extra special time for us to see the babes. We hadn't seen Bem in weeks such a change from seeing her multiple times a week. We missed our little friends. Friday Kayla made an amaaaaaaaazing Vietnamese feast. So yum. I hate myself for not taking pics! Poor Bwandon got the nasty throat sickness so he did his best to hangout. Poor Randy. Saturday morning I got to wake up to 3 special humans. Mo, Ellyse, Emma and I had a cuddle session on the couch. Man I love those kids! Emma is getting soooooooooooo old. Its so crazy to have her sit still for french braids! silly ladies
BemDoodle looks so much like her mama The little Mo-Nugget is the easiest going guy. It cracks me up when Jenn holds Mo and tries to talk to me and Mo is just staring at me smiling. He sits and smiles, eats and sleeps. WAY different than bossy baby Emma. Phil's Aunt and Uncle hosted 21ish people not including their family of 5 for the weekend. AMAZING and super relaxing. They have a huge beautiful house and large property with lots to do. We spent most of the time hanging out in the front yard watching the kids and men play. They borrowed 2 camp trailers to help host. B&K joined us each afternoon for the day's activities.
Hello! B.O.B. commercial. Saturday after an awesome biscuit and gravy breakfast we packed up for an afternoon at the County Fair. I forgot to take pictures of the adults :) oh hey tiny nugget man. Back at the house there was this thingy....whats it called again? Phil of course had to play with it. I had no idea digging a hole then filling it up again was sooooooooo fun. Our accommodations. After staying in this for a few days I decided I really really need one. It was the kind of trailer where the living room pops out for more space. Anna, Phil's hot cousin from Bend and Crystal, Jenn and I. Hangin out in the front yard. Phil's super fun Aunt Tracy, our amazing hostess. Grandma and her little grandaughters. So Cute. Mr. Clay. Anna's son. Noah, Anna's husband and Mr. Seth. Uncle Rick, (Nancy's brother) hand crafted this awesome smoker! Lovin the goggles! Uncle Rick is very tall, I'm too short for this Man-Smoker. Elli and Elly. Sweet little babes are 26days apart. oh Mo-Mo, there you are, sitting and smiling as usual. After a hard day at the driving range the guys needed to come home and cool off in the kiddy pool. oops, babe... you fell through your chair!? All the sun and fun gets tiring. more hanging in the front yard. So perfect. It was fun watching the guys play volleyball...very competitive! hey Randal! Nice one Phil! after hours of cooking it was time to shred and devour the meat. sooooooooo GOOD Casey, Phil's cousin. Bemmers looooooves the camera. I hung out with her as much as possible. I love family vacation. Mr. Clay was a few days shy of his 1st birthday. Anna made an amazing rich chocolate cake. Yum I wish I had a slice right now. Monday the guys played golf in the morning and it was time for people to start leavin. Pete and Jenn started the trek home and Phil flew out that evening. I on the other hand stayed the week to spend more time with B&K and see Sara.
Tuesday morning I was planning on going to B&K's but then poor Kayla got the yuck in her throat so I stuck around Pleasanton. Corey, Phil's cousin, was nice enough to hangout and drive me to Santa Cruz. Anna, Noah and their boys went too.
First you dig a hole: then you bury someone:Then you torment them :) Kainoa is the oldest, then Ryan then baby Clay. Corey found a little sand grab, Ryan was equally scared and amused.
Cute baby Clay ate lots of sand. The weather was more like the Oregon Coast than the California Beach. But it was still a ton of fun. I failed to bring out my camera for the rest of the trip. Tuesday I stayed in Pleasanton an extra day, headed over to B&K's Wednesday evening. Friday I was suppose to go to Oakland to hang with my friend Sara but guess what she too got SICK?! Oh my. So I stayed with B&K until Saturday. My trip kept changing but it was totally great to just relax and play it by ear...not really my personality but I loved it.
Phil has a few other OSU buddies working for the same company as him this summer. Kyle or as Phil calls him "hot Kyle" or "tall Kyle" is also in Portland for the summer working for a different division. We had him over for a shrimp fest. We like to sit at "our table" infront of the old Belmont Fire Station.
Rumor has it that they use lean beef for their burgers and then bacon fat to hold the sucker together. Genius.
I look like my grandma in this picture. :)
