July 4th's Weekend

Forth of July weekend was a very nice three days off...but when are three days off not nice? Friday the forth, we went with Kylie for a nice hike on Sauvie Island. We also made a stop at Kroger’s for fresh strawberries. Independence day dinner - we went to my Mom’s and devoured all the traditional 4^th of July staples. Afterwards we walked to the bluff to watch the Oaks Bottom fireworks display. On Sunday we attempted a hike on Sauvie’s again, only this time we went with my mom and Abby (Rita's dog). We tried a new hike to the lighthouse. It was a miserable hike involving a very poorly maintained trail, mosquitoes, blackberry bushes and rain. We eventually made it home but we spent the rest of the weekend recovering.

My Birthday Weekend

It’s been a year since I got my digital camera from Graham on my Birthday and I didn’t even take any pictures...thank you Rita, for being a responsible camera owner. Anyway, even without the photo coverage to prove it - I had a great birthday weekend. Now for the next 40 days Graham and I are the same age – so exciting! We spent our 100+ degree weekend, trying to stay cool. We went to the Kennedy School for movies on Friday – I love that place. On Saturday, Kylie, Rita and I got Mani-pedi’s – I got gold on both my toes and fingers for my golden birthday – 29 on the 29th. After that excitement, we went home and hid in the shade with the sprinkler on. Sunday, my actual Birthday, we went hiking around Trillium Lake on Mt. Hood. Although there was still snow covering parts of the trail it was a hot hike and Rita and I even jumped in the lake to cool off. I ended my birthday with pizza, homemade ice cream cake and pink Champagne with friends. It was a very nice weekend.