Tillamook Adventures

Last weekend Mom came and picked me up on her way out to Tillamook to go visit Grandma Honey and Grandpa Bob.  Mom and I had a good time out at the coast with them.  Grandpa Bob took us out to eat which was really nice of him. . . Grandma Honey just absolutely loved that she didn't have to cook or clean up the meal so she was happy.  We went on some nice walks down to the bridge at the end of their road and along different areas of the coast.  We had to dodge the potholes and the cow pies, but we caught some sunny times of the day and got outside.  

In one of the creeks down the hill from their house, there are some beavers that are building a little dam.  We never saw the beavers, but we could see a few tree stumps with their gnaw marks on them  and it was also neat to see a spot where the grass and mud was all slicked into a channel where the beavers would slide in and out of the water.  

When it was rainy, we stayed in.  One of Mom's reasons to go visit was that she wanted to deep clean clean some of their house as part of Grandma Honey's birthday present.  Grandma Honey was so tickled to see Mom scrubbing away.  I helped a little, but Mom did most of the tough work.  I always enjoy watching the raccoons come each night, but this time they came during the day!  It was so fun to watch them and they got pretty brave around me.  It is so fascinating to just sit and watch them every time I get to visit.  Here is a video of one of the little guys!  I got brave and stuck my hand out the window and I almost pulled away when he came up really close to the camera, but he was nice and I tried not to flinch.

The cheese factory is also high on the list of things to experience, but with Grandpa Bob feeding us so well, we only managed to get one ice cream cone while we were there. . . I promise!  I got peaches 'n cream this time, but it was a tough choice between Bubblegum and Chocolate Peanut Butter as runners up. . . . mmm!

For Grandma Honey's Birthday we went to a neat little restaurant in Garibaldi.  It sat right on the edge of a cliff or something that looked over the ocean. . . or it may have been the bay. . . but it was gorgeous.  Grandma Honey got her crab Louis that was huge, but she ate most of it.  She didn't want us to tell her how old she was and was just fine being spoiled and not knowing why!

She was so cute and perky. . . and she was very excited about her perm she was going to get the next day.  Grandpa Bob made sure that we knew that Grandma Honey was "way" older than him. . . but his birthday is in the middle of April so he is not too far behind!  For being 85, or almost there for Grandpa Bob, I have got some pretty neat grandparents!  

So another visit to Tillamook was a success.  Beautiful beaches, good conversations with Grandpa Bob, a yummy ice cream cone, spring cleaning, delicious food, daily raccoon visits, and I even got Mom and Grandpa Bob to watch American Idol with me. . . . well Mom dozed off half way through, but it still counts.  In case anyone was wondering, grandpa Bob's elephant socks are still flopping in great shape. 

I just have to thank David for the laughs!

Lately David thinks that I keep setting him up, but I promise. . . he has done this all on his own.  Last night I was making David a taco for dinner with some leftover meat we had and wanted to grate some cheese for it, but I couldn't find the cheese grater.  Our kitchen is not that big and I had looked in the usual cupboards and in the sink, but I didn't see it.  I asked David if he knew since he had used it the day before. . . 

I do need to mention that on Sunday after waking up from our nap I didn't feel like making anything big for dinner and just wanted to have cereal and a bagel.  David was fine with that, but then he went off and made up a little "picnic" for the two of us.  Of all things to have at a picnic, he made up some tacos and orange juice!  But we decided it still counted as a picnic since we did clear a spot and sit on the ground to eat.  It was cute especially since he hasn't cooked anything since we have been here because he works so much of the week and I am the one with the time to make dinner.  We had fun with it and David tried hard to do something a little special.  

Back to my story from before. . . .So I asked David if he knew where the cheese grater was since he had used it the day before when he made tacos.  He came into the kitchen looking saying how I just wasn't looking hard enough and how he knew it couldn't be that hard to find.  He looked in all the same cupboards that I did and I was kind of nervous that he would find it and that I would look like a dork. . . but he didn't find it.  

We then started looking in random places. . . under the table, in the garbage, in the bedroom, bathroom, living room. . . nothing.  I was starting to get worried that maybe someone took it and was thinking if I had noticed anything else was missing.  I was so confused.  Then I thought about something . . . could it be in the fridge?  TA-DA!  There was our cheese grater, sitting on the shelf next to the milk.  

I just had to laugh and give David a hug!   I have been finding things in the fridge that don't need to be refrigerated. . . like our saran wrap, empty cups, the box of Ziploc bags, hot pads and measuring cups.  It is so funny to me and David has no clue how they got there.  It is only me and him around here, and I am 100% sure that I didn't put them there, but he thinks I am out to embarrass him.  I just know that now when I can't find something, I know where to start looking!

A quick update

David and I have been going strong lately and have been really enjoying our time here in Portland. We love the ward we are in and are hoping to be able to move back into it if we come back to Portland after we graduate.

I have been able to get to know some of the ladies in the ward and they have been calling me up to babysit when needed. One time didn't go so well and the little boy was sick and puking as his mom came home. She didn't think he was sick like that and felt really bad for me. I felt bad because she came home to a mess and probably a hungry boy since he emptied all his food out on the floor. She didn't think I poisoned her little boy and wanted me to babysit for her again so that is a plus.

David and I were able to go to a Blazers game paid for by his work. It was a fun game to watch . . . and with it being free, we didn't get to choose where we sat. . . So our seats were just waiting for us on the second to last row at the top of the arena. Not the best view, but it was a fun group! It really made you think twice if you wanted to go get any snacks or go to the bathroom when you had to walk back up all those stairs.

The blazers won and we were cheering them on to get at least 100 points because if they did, then we got a free chalupa at Taco Bell! mmmm. . . the nacho cheese chalupa is my favorite! It's so messy, but it is worth the cheesy mess.

One night we just stayed in and made our very own pizza! Our dough didn't stretch out very round so we just put it on a cookie sheet! We tried to throw it up and spin it around like the Italian pros, but it just wasn't quite working. Our dough ended up doing more flips than anything. We made some pizza sauce and loaded it with pepperoni and cheese and loved it! It was fun and made our place smell so good! I love smelling dinner in the oven when it is just about done.

The biggest and best thing that has happened is that we mad the final payment on our car! We officially own it now and it is all ours! it has been our main focus lately and are very glad to be done making payments on it! Hooray!!!

So all is very well with us and we are only here in Portland til the end of the month before we go back to school in Idaho!