Getting our summer hike on!

A hike in the gorge on a lovely Sunday at the end of August?? Yes please:) Adam finally had a Sunday off from playing basketball so we slept in (of course) then made our way out to the gorge. What a perfect day it was! We have gotten very lucky with the weather on our outdoor adventures as of late:) Latourell Falls, an old favorite, but a goodie. After a great hike requiring just the right amount of physical exertion, Adam and I got icecream in Troutdale to top off a perfect afternoon. I really enjoy these days spent exploring and enjoying the wonderful weather in Oregon.

Go Mariners GO!!!

Friday August 26th, Adam and I headed up to Seattle to see the Mariners play the White Sox:) I should mention that since the Portland Beavers got the boot out of Portland for our major league soccer team the Timbers (whom I happen to have fallen in love with over the past six months;) I have had SERIOUS baseball withdrawals! So, heading to Seattle for a major league baseball game made me giddy like a little kid in a candy store!!!

We got to the stadium and I was even more surprised to find that Adam had gotten us seats on the first baseline, TWO rows from the field!!! We had squishy seats for goodness sake! I.was.speechless. I have never had such wonderful seats:) He must like me a little bit;p We also met up with our friends Jeff and Sheena at the game and then had drinks around Seattle after the game.

Look at our seats!!!

I like him♥

Sheena, Jeff, Adam, and me

Saturday was spent exploring a part of Seattle I have never seen...the west side! Adam showed me where his brother used to live along with Alki beach where we had a lovely breakfast and stolled along the boardwalk for a few hours soaking in the sun, people watching and enjoying one another's company:)

Near Adam's brothers' old house

Check out that view!

We have the best adventures!

Alki Beach

One of the reasons I keep him around:D

Exploring the docks

Got to have the clam chowder!

France's 1st annual Beer Olympics

Saturday August 13th, Adam and I joined Jessie, Matt and their friend on Team France at the Beer Olympics:) The day was spent guzzling IPA, munching on homemade yummies and of course fun filled games and sporting events! The day can't really be summed up in words so....please enjoy some of my faves:)

Time for wheelbarrow chug and race!

My favorite fella after slip and slide bowling! We were awesome:)

Jessie dominating the trike race and chug!!

All in all, a wonderful day of fun with good friends!

We do the Rockaway!

Catching up with a long lost friend with fun day at the beach?! Definetely in! I spent Wednesday August 10th in Rockaway with Leah:) Drove down in the morning, we rode bikes to the store to get goodies to make sushi for lunch, spent a few hours walking up and down the beach-saving starfish, collecting sand dollars and enjoying good conversation, then back to her beach house to make yummy, delicious sushi and relax. It was a perfect sunshiney day and just what I needed. Added bonus, I got to spend some quality time with one of my besties:) ♥

 Saving starfish:)

Look what we found!!

Tuck ♥ Falcon

I am lucky enough to be able to dog sit for a few of my close friends, one of these friends being Mary and her favorite golden boy Tucker:) I got to watch Tuck for a few days and was so happy to see that him and my rabbit Falcon are still good buddies! Caught them being all cute and wanted to share!

Kisses!!

Has it really been a decade already?!

It took some teeth pulling and MAJOR persuading from my closest friends, but in the end I attended my 10 year high school reunion on Saturday August 6th at Candy Ultra Lounge in downtown Portland.
I was pleasantly surprised that I had a good time and it WAS fun to see people I only see on facebook. There was lots of drinking, laughing, dancing and mingling to be had, but all in all it was a pretty decent night out with the boyfriend and friends old and new:)
Here are my favorite two pictures from the evening...

Tequila shots with Jess, Sean, Steph and Adam:)

and....gettin' down on the dance floor with some of my favorite ladies!

(some things just don't change;)

New job!

Welp, it's official. I am now the nanny of a one year old little lady named Bernadette:) Decided I needed to supplement the income a bit so I took on a part time job working Monday and Wednesday for nine hours and Thursday for five hours until I start subbing again or can land a full time teaching job. So far Bernadette is pretty great! She is a happy baby, loves to laugh, read, see the ducks, go for walks, dance and play! I'm even getting this cloth diaper thing down, although I don't anticipate EVER using them if I have kids some day lol.