For sure, TGIF! Although, I’ve been in school for a month, this was the first five day week with students! We all made it. Hooray!
As always, I’m linking up with Erika and Andrea for this week’s Friday Favorites.
Here are some favorites from the week:
Well, no pictures, but going back to last Friday, we didn’t have school which was so nice. Usually, teachers have to work, but we could “flex” our time. It was so nice not setting an alarm and then watching Real Housewives OC while sipping my coffee.
I took Hayden to get a haircut, and then we picked up Jimmy Johns for lunch. The rest of the day was busy, but it was still a good day off.
Saturday morning we were up early for Hayden’s first official high school cross country meet. It was so hot, but both the boys and girls teams did great. Hayden is running varsity, and he had a top 10 finish to kick off his high school cross country career.
Post race smiles!
Saturday was non-stop with volleyball as well. Hadley had two games that I missed when I was at Hayden’s race, but then they had three more games in the afternoon.
Saturday night, we finally watched Twisters. I rented it on Apple TV, and we all thought it was a pretty good movie. I had hoped for us all to see it in the theater this summer, but the $20 price tag from Apple was definitely less expensive then if we all went to the movie theater.
On Sunday, we celebrated my nephew’s birthday. We can’t believe he’s 10….and we appreciated that he wanted to share his cake with us 😉
Our evenings this week were filled with volleyball!
From pink night to support Breast Cancer…
…to playing tough and winning their first district match up…
…It’s been a fun and busy week of volleyball for Hadley…and they are off to a pretty solid start.
A couple of more Hadley pics…
She sent me this pic from the cafeteria…she loves her ramen! haha
…and I had to document her wearing her new jeans. When I tell you the search for “the perfect pair” was harder than I ever expected, I’m not lying. But.. after a few mall visits and going into quite a few stores, she found a pair she loved at The Buckle.
On some game days, they dress up…and jeans count as dressing up, apparently!
Favorite Mom Meme:
This is so true!
Bonus Fave: Flashback Friday:
Lots of memories from the younger days this week including Hayden’s first ever cross country race in 2018. He was in 3rd grade!
Then:
Now:
These two besties started playing volleyball that same year…
This post is a little late thanks to a long week and a late Thursday night.
As always, I’m linking up with Erika and Andrea for this week’s Friday Favorites.
My favorites this week are pretty short and sweet.
We had lots of fun at the Royals/Reds baseball game last weekend. The Royals won 13-1!
Hadley has had three volleyball games this week, and they’ve been fun to watch. The first two were home games, and last night’s game was an away game.
Hadley had some great serves last night.
We also got her photos for the season, and they turned out great.
Travis and I went to a concert last night, and it was a good time. Larry Fleet is such a great musician. He’s like if Luke Combs and Chris Stapleton had a brother 😂
So, I was out on a school night…but not really…because another favorite is that we don’t have school today. ☺️
Favorite Kid Quote:
Last weekend, Hadley asked how old I am and guessed 41 and then 42. When I told her that I’m 44, she said, “Dang, girllll! What moisturizer do you use?” haha #favoritechild?
What are your plans for the weekend? Hayden has his first cross country race, and Hadley has a volleyball tournament. I’m going to take today to get caught up life and planning accordingly for another busy week next week.
Well, we made it to the end of the first week of school! The first morning was easy breezy (but filled with excitement and nerves), but then I forgot to set my alarm Wednesday night. Yesterday morning, Travis and I both woke up at 7:00…and I am supposed to leave for school at 7:30. I was in a mad dash to get out the door, but I made it in time. That being said, it just sets my whole day off in the wrong direction when I don’t get to ease into the day. I felt “off” and frazzled all day!
Anyway, as always, I’m linking up with Andrea and Erika for this week’s Friday Favorites.
Today’s favorites include back to school pics and a few fun things the kids did before going back to school on Wednesday.
Open House was a great success on Monday night. I met about fifteen students, and enjoyed the evening at school.
Since I have a few classes this year, I did have to set up my room a bit differently, but I think it’s good to go for the year.
At the end of Open House, Hadley came to my room after volleyball practice, and then we went home and picked up Travis and Hayden. We went to IHOP for our “back to school breakfast.” Through the years, I’ve tried to make such a big deal about going back to school in order to get the kids excited (myself, too) about going back to school.
I loved the back to school breakfasts in elementary and then the back to school “brinner” in middle school, but I was ok with throwing this “curve ball” and suggesting IHOP. The kids ask to go there all the time, and we don’t go often, so I thought it would be a good decision for dinner.
It was just us and one other lady in the restaurant. Who can beat that?
I got the French toast, and it was delicious.
The kids had one more day to enjoy summer on Tuesday. Hadley slept until noon, Hayden had early cross country practice, and then they just hung out most of the day.
Wednesday morning we were all up and at ’em pretty early. They let me snap their pics, per tradition, before I left. If they can catch a ride with a friend, they gain an extra thirty minutes, so I understand if they don’t want to ride with me. (I’m sure they will some mornings). So, Hadley has been riding with a friend, and Travis has dropped Hayden off. The bus is an option, but it leaves pretty early, and I’m sure Hadley will avoid it at all costs! 😉
The morning light was hitting just right!
My freshmen:
One more for good measure!
…well, one more with mom too. Year 23 sure looks different for me!
Truly, so far the best part of the past two days, besides meeting my students, has been seeing my own kids enter my classroom at the end of the day. They are mostly tired and in need of a snack, but I love ending my school day seeing them (and giving them a ride home)!
End of summer fun:
Hadley has had such a wonderful Young Life leader during her middle school years. The leader’s name is also Hadley, and she organized a back to school send off for this great group of girls! A few of them are headed to another school, but most of them are at school with Hadley. That being said, the leader stays with the next group of middle school girls. I know they will still see her, and she’s made quite the impact on them.
Meanwhile…Hayden and friends went to Kings Island and rode all the rides.
On Saturday morning, Hayden ran his first high school race. It was just a 5k fundraiser for the cross country team, but he ran a great race!
Favorite Kid Quote(s):
It’s been a bit since I’ve shared a favorite kid quote, and both kids said something funny this week:
On Saturday, Travis and Hayden went to Louisville for the afternoon. As Hayden told me goodbye, he hugged me and said, “Maybe you can go to the spa and get your toes done.” 😂
Not sure where that came from!
Then, Tuesday night, Hadley caught me with a few tears and asked what was wrong. I said I couldn’t believe they were going to high school, and without missing a beat, she said, “Girl, I can’t believe it either.” haha!
Favorite Mom Meme:
Homer is always happy to see me!
Weekly Recap:
It was hard finding a blogging groove this week with all the back to school things, but I did write a couple of posts:
Well, first on my agenda is to not set an alarm for Saturday and sleep in a bit. We are going to the Reds/Royals game in Cinci, and I’m looking forward to that.
I hope to have one more “Summer Sunday” post on Sunday sharing the highlights over our summer.
I don’t think I ever feel “TGIF” like I do at the end of the school year and the start of the school year.
It’s always a difficult transition back to school as setting an alarm clock is painful, but it is nice seeing my colleagues again and getting my room in order. Today is another work day in our classrooms, and I’m ready to tie up some loose ends.
As always, I’m linking up with Andrea and Erika for this week’s Friday Favorites.
This is a special “back to school” edition of some of our favorites for the school year.
New Faves:
Shay shared this planner, and I immediately ordered it. I loved that it’s a small planner, and it has “doodle” pages and trackers. It arrived, and it’s super cute. I want to use it to meal plan and jot down moments from the day. That being said, I might see if Hadley wants to use it for the school year. Who knows though…she likes to “wing” her way through life. haha
I’m using the smaller Happy Planner again this year. I love that the box comes with stickers, although I always buy additional sticker packs too. I use the stickers for the planner and my school desk calendar. I typically get my planner from Michael’s, and teachers get a discount.
Guess what! High schoolers love stickers on their papers just as much as elementary kids do. I ordered this pack for the year.
Hadley got these pens when we went school shopping at Walmart. I borrowed them to fill out my desk calendar, and loved them so much that I bought myself a pack from from Amazon. Teachers love their pens…and we’re pretty particular about them too!
Hayden has the navy version of this Under Armour backpack that he used for the three years of middle school. It held up nicely, but was kind of a mess…because Hayden is messy…haha! So, I ordered him the same backpack again, but he requested it in black.
Every five years or so, I get a new school bag. I’ve had the same bag from Target for quite a few years. I wanted a bag with a pouch for my computer, and I loved that this one was cute, spacious, and has pockets on the outside to hold my many beverages! I’ve been using it all week, and I love it. It comes in a few colors, but I got the gray one. There’s a 35% off coupon right now too.
I bet it would make a great diaper bag as well.
Old Faves:
I’m always nostalgic about the elementary days especially now that we are entering the high school era.
These cute lunch box notes were ones I used for years when packing the kids’ lunches.
She only bought school lunch in 7th grade, but last year, she wanted to take her lunch sometimes, and we got her this lunch box. It comes in lots of colors.
This pack of note pads is one of my favorite purchases from a few months ago. I kept one note pad at home, took one to school, and then gave two to a couple friends. I use it most days at school for my “to do” lists.
I bought this wireless keyboard and mouse to use with my laptop at school. There are lots of color options, but I love my pink one.
Back to School Breakfast/Brinner:
During the kids’ elementary years, I always had a “Back to School” breakfast the morning of the first day of school.
Once the kids started middle school, I started making a “Back to School Brinner” the night or two before the first day of school.
I’ve always enjoyed this tradition, but as the years have gone on, it’s sometimes become more difficult to find a free evening due to late practices. The Sunday night before school starts usually ends up being a good option.
I’m not sure my plan for the high school years. I’ve honestly thought about taking them to IHOP because I think they’d enjoy that/appreciate that just as much. I guess I will see what they want to do 🙂
Favorite Mom Meme:
Of course this hits home, but Hayden’s been getting up very early the past couple of weeks for cross country conditioning. Hadley, had her team volleyball camp this week starting at 7:30, and it lasted all day. She was tuckered out!
I know she plans on sleeping in the next few mornings until school starts on Wednesday.
Bonus Fave: Flashback Friday
This memory popped up in my Facebook memories from 2015. My sister-in-law took this pic, and was wishing the kids a great start to kindergarten. She’d gotten them balloons and a cookie cake when the kids spent the night in Louisville.
Such a sweet memory. They were so excited to start school.
Share our Lives:
We have our monthly post on Monday! This month’s topic is…least favorite activities. Well, currently, for me, that’s setting an alarm. haha!
What are your weekend plans? Odds are I will be in bed by 8:00 tonight, but maybe not. I’ve enjoyed staying up late watching Primetime Olympic coverage, but 11:15 bedtime and early wake-up had me taking a solid nap yesterday!
Anyway, I’m not sure what we will do this weekend. I’ve been hoping to go to a movie all summer, and that hasn’t happened…and I’d love to get a little more pool time in this weekend since those days have been so sparse these past couple of weeks. We’ll just see, I guess.
I hope you have a great weekend,
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Well, it was bound to happen…this is my last Friday off this summer. I’ve had a good run of not setting an alarm, sipping my coffee for an hour, and not having too much of a schedule…but…I guess all good things must come to an end!
As always, I’m linking up with Andrea and Erika for this week’s Friday Favorites.
Here are some favorites from the week:
Well, this post will be kind of short and sweet as yesterday was the most hectic day, and I ran out of time. I didn’t anticipate being a full-time mom taxi as well as some school commitments and last minute back to school errands.
That being said, the week mostly centered around watching the Olympics, working on school things, running last errands, taking the kids where they needed to go and finishing up my summer “to do” list.
Last weekend, Hadley had her first high school volleyball tournament, and it was quite the weekend! Her freshman team played quite a few JV teams, but they hung in there. It was fun watching her play the Libero position, and overall, they played six games last weekend.
She let me snap her pic once we got home from her Saturday games.
It was Hayden’s turn to spend some time at the lake with friends. He was gone for a couple of nights, and he had a really great time.
I’ve had the Olympics on non-stop. It’s been so fun watching some of the major events/competitions live and not have to wait for prime time coverage. Monday and Tuesday, we had dreary weather which made an even better excuse to just stay home and watch the Olympics.
I’ve watched rugby, water polo, gymnastics, beach and indoor volleyball, swimming, diving, and more! We can’t wait for track to start!
I shared favorite memes on Tuesday, but then I saw this one yesterday.
Homer fits the bill for these gold medals!
I shared my August book trackers on Instagram last night. Feel free to use them and tag me!
Here are a couple that I created:
Favorite Mom Meme:
Oh…this is sooo relatable…
Bonus Fave: Flashback Friday
Hayden and Hadley went to 9th grade orientation at school this week. Yesterday, they got their schedules and tried to find their way around the building. It was funny seeing them and their friends in the hallways.
It feels just like yesterday that I took them to their elementary school to look around.
*sigh* I didn’t even bother asking them to take a pic yesterday at school. haha
Blogiversary:
This Sunday is my 5 year “Blogiversary” for Show Me and Sweet Tea! Where has the time gone?! I continue to enjoy this hobby of mine!
Weekly Recap:
Here are my posts from this week in case you missed one. It goes without saying, I appreciate all those who show up here and take the time to read my posts 🙂
Well, I’m trying to stay positive, but this time next week I will officially have to be thinking about school since my meetings/professional development start on Monday, August 5th.
I will be soaking up my summer days until then.
As always, I’m linking up with Andrea and Erika for this week’s Friday Favorites.
Here are some favorites from the past week.
Well, I’m taking it back all the way to last Friday when I spent most of the day at the pool. Unfortunately, this week has been pretty overcast with some rain, so I haven’t had any more pool time. Maybe I can go there for a couple of hours today?
I bought Emily Giffin’s new book, and I’m really enjoying it.
Hadley went to the lake last weekend with her friend which is always a good time.
Instead of buying flowers at Trader Joe’s this week, I cut a few off of our huge hydrangea bush, and they are so pretty.
The only thing that gets me somewhat excited about back to school is when I purchase my planner. This is the third or fourth year that I’m using the Happy Planner. After using the big version a few years ago, I’ve bought the smaller version ever since. That being said, the layout I prefer can apparently only be found in the set that comes with some stickers. I always find these at Michael’s, and they are always at least 30% off + I get a teacher discount!
The next step for me is to actually open the box and start writing in meeting dates and kids’ activities. Maybe I will get to that this weekend.
Last Saturday night I had the house to myself, and I watched I Am Celine Dion. Wow! It broke my heart. While what she’s going through isn’t a favorite, she’s always been a singer that I love.
OK! I have to get back on track next week. This week, I had too many sweets. While I was out running errands last weekend, I picked up this s’mores cupcake as my Saturday night dessert, and it was so good.
Then, on Sunday, we celebrated Trav’s mom’s birthday, and the cake from Costco was so delish!
Have you seen these pizza cookies at Aldi? Run, don’t walk! They are less than $4, and they are baked in less than five minutes. This is my second time picking one up at Aldi.
It’s even better with a scoop of ice cream!
Well, after eating all those sweets, I was happy to see this notification after one of my workouts this week. I’ve completed 300 workouts on Bodi since I started using their programs. I’ve been subscribing to Bodi for a couple of years.
This Walmart robe has been floating around the internet, and I’ve been tempted to order it. I have a heavier robe from Target that I pretty much wear year round, but I thought this one would be great to try in the warmer months.
It comes in so many colors, and is less than $15!
I purchased the robe and thisTime and Tru dress, and I’m keeping both. Clearly, I’m loving teal this summer.
I was at Dick’s Sporting Goods with Hadley this week, and saw these cute lunchboxes! Oh my…I had a purple Jansport backpack that got me through my high school years. These lunchboxes were a blast from the past.
Favorite Mom Meme(s):
Like I’ve previously shared this week, Hayden’s cross country conditioning has started, and he has to be at school at 6am. So…this one doesn’t apply to him, but Hadley’s sleeping in days are numbered.
Twice this week, she had to get up at 9:30, so I could take the kids to their workout, and you would have thought I asked her to get up at 6:30!!
Woof! Hayden’s bedroom is a danger zone!! I had hoped we’d tackle his room this summer, and it seems we’re running out of time. We need to prioritize his room and get something accomplished.
Bonus Fave: Flashback Friday:
The summer of 2018 is when we realized Hayden was blind as a bat! Whoops.
I love memories that pop up with him in his glasses. I also love that he wanted the sports goggles. For a couple of years, the goggles were all that he wore.
I miss little Hayden so much.
Weekly Recap:
Here are my posts this week in case you missed one!
What are your weekend plans? It’s Hayden’s turn to head to the lake with some friends…and my girl has her FIRST high school volleyball tournament. I can’t wait to cheer her on!
These Fridays in July really are hitting differently! I’m starting to feel the time crunch of getting some things accomplished at home as well as starting to think about school. I’m always grateful for this time off, but I also always struggle with the reality of our summer coming to a close.
Anyway, as always, I’m linking up with Andrea and Erika for this week’s Friday Favorites.
Here are some favorites from the week:
Well, it’s the part of summer where I follow through with promises I said we could do this summer…and that included Hadley getting her second ear piercing. There’s a new place in Lexingon, Hey Rowan, that I believe is a chain, but registered nurses do their ear piercings. Just like when Hadley was eight years old, she opted to have both ears done at the same time. haha!
The place was super cute, and we were in and out within 30 minutes.
I haven’t purchased as many flowers this summer, but once I got back from KC last week, I made a trip to Trader Joe’s and picked up some tulips. They matched my “vanilla cloud” candle.
Last Saturday, Hadley and friends played in a sand volleyball tournament. This was her first time playing in a sand volleyball tournament. It was a doubles tournament, and Hadley and her friend went 3-2 on the day and had lots of fun.
The tournament had free t-shirts, and these girls chose the brightest colors.
Saturday night, we met friends for dinner at a new Sri Lankan place, and the food was really good.
After three days of volleyball boot camp and one evening of tryouts, this girl found out she made the high school volleyball team!
She was so nervous, but we’re proud of her and all the hard work she has put in during this past year. She’s pretty much been playing volleyball non-stop for the past year, so while I knew she was prepared for the tryout, I understood the nerves.
We can’t wait to watch her (and so many of her friends!) on the court for their first high school season.
(She was channeling her inner champion for tryouts while wearing her “lucky” Chiefs Super Bowl t-shirt, and we celebrated with the “red plate” and her favorite –salmon for dinner.)
Time at our favorite book store was a favorite this week.
Hayden’s been at running camp most of the week, and I think he’s been having a good time. I’m ready for him to be home, though!
(BTW – as we walked into the sparse college dorm room, he said, “oh…this is so preppy!” haha…oh the difference in boys and girls)
I tried two new recipes this week. A friend mentioned that she’d made ribs in the slow cooker, and my family loves ribs…but I never make them.
I also made this teriyaki chicken, and served it with snap peas and rice. Hadley said it was 10/11…so I will take that compliment!
Favorite Mom Meme:
I feel this deeply…but the other day I had a car full of girls who wanted frozen yogurt…and while I was ready to go home, I couldn’t say no to fro-yo, and enjoyed hearing all the gossip and laughs from the back of the car.
Weekly Recap:
I’ve still been a busy blogger this week. Here are my posts:
How was your week? Ours was pretty good, and it included a little bit of everything.
As always, I’m linking up with Andrea and Erika for this week’s Friday Favorites.
Here are some favorites from the week:
Last week I was in KC to help my dad after his knee surgery. While both legs of the trip to and from KC were long thanks to delays, on my flight from Lex to Chicago, I got bumped to first class. I don’t think I’ve ever sat in first class on a flight.
I won’t let it go to my head, but I did enjoy my Diet Coke out of a real glass! Oh the little things…
…and even though the flight from Chicago to KC was delayed, this was my window seat view once we finally took off. I don’t love to fly, but I’ve gotten better about being less anxious when flying. It is kind of amazing to be up in the air and above the clouds.
Ok this is random, but we haven’t had cable for a few years, and one thing I do miss about not having cable is all of the random channels like Lifetime, TLC, and Nickalodeon, etc.
Well, while at my dad’s, we watched a lot of “Me TV” last week.
I’m an old soul when it comes to TV shows…I could watch Green Acres, Leave it to Beaver, and The Beverly Hillbillies all day long.
Also, when I left, the Major made me bring home this pack of 72 pieces of bacon for Hayden. haha
Trav’s birthday was Sunday, and I didn’t get home until five hours past my original flight’s scheduled arrival time…and I ended up flying to Louisville instead of Lexington. Anyway, we didn’t get to Lex until after midnight!
After a week away, I was happy to go out to dinner with these guys to celebrate Trav….even if it was a day late.
We ate at one of our favorite restaurants: Carson’s.
We had dessert at the restaurant, and it hit the spot.
I was able to go to the pool two afternoons this week which was nice.
I shared my July trackers on Instagram, and they are saved in a highlight. Feel free to use them and tag me!
Favorite Clothing Item:
I bought the “Sally” set from SSYS at the beginning of the summer, and it’s been one of my favorite things to wear. I have their crepe set from last summer, and it’s one I wear often as well.
We were at Walmart this week, and Hadley picked up these“Athletic Works” shorts. They are less than $7, and so soft! She’s worn them to sleep in as well as to the pool with her swimsuit.
Favorite Mom Meme:
Funny story. The past few vacations, I’ve given the kids a list to use when they pack. I’ve told them many times to figure out exactly what they need. So, if I write “t-shirt,” they decide if they need three shirts or five. Anyway, Hadley, who is often wearing a sweatshirt, and for sure has too many sweatshirts, packed one sweatshirt on our recent vacation….to the Pacific Northwest…where you might actually need a sweatshirt even in the summer.
Well, joke’s on me…of course, she ended up buying not just one but two sweatshirts on our vacay.
Weekly Recap:
I’ve been a busy blogger lately. Here are my posts going back to last weekend:
What are your weekend plans? We don’t have too much going on. Honestly, it’s been a while since I’ve been home on a weekend, so I hope to do some “regular” things like meal plan, place my Kroger order, stay caught up on laundry and more!
I do have a Summer Sunday post planned, so come back then!
Like I said on Monday, July days just hit different. As Friday is already rolling around, I’m trying to savor these summer days!
As always, I’m linking up with Erika and Andrea (assuming they are hosting today) for this week’s Friday Favorites.
Well, one of my favorite things to do is to see new places, and Travis planned a really fun and different vacation for us, and I’m going to share a part 1 of this trip when we were in Portland.
This vacation began because of my family’s love of track and field…and the Olympic trials were being held in Eugene, Oregon. Travis took that idea and ran with it planning a little bit of everything: Olympic trials, outdoors time, hikes, beach time, and city sight-seeing. While I’m not trying to drag out these posts, we did visit Portland, Eugene, Rockaway Beach (and other cute towns), Olympic National Park, and Seattle. So, I could see this vacay recap being quite a few parts.
My apologies in advance, but I do think of these posts as a scrapbook of sorts. Anyway, here we go!
So, we were supposed to leave on Saturday, June 22, but about a month before our trip, they changed our flight which made us have a seven hour (or so) layover in Dallas. So, when Travis got online, he was able to schedule better flights on Friday, June 21. By going this route, we still had a layover and would still be arriving late, but at least the layover was quick, and then we’d have a bonus day in Portland that we weren’t necessarily going to have. We knew we could use this day to sleep in and do whatever we wanted.
As we pulled out of our driveway to head to Cincinnati, Travis got the text that our 7:30 PM flight got pushed to 8:30. We went ahead with the hour and 15 minute drive and made a stop for an actual dinner at Cheddars since we knew that would be our last meal of the day. We did leave at 8:30, but in Denver, our quick layover turned into a delay. Originally, we should have landed in Portland at 11:00 PM (PST), but instead we landed at midnight (PST).
Honestly, I guess not bad overall. We rented a car, drove to the hotel, and fell asleep at 2:00 am…that’s 5:00 am EST (woof!).
Travis always gets up early, but he likes to get the lay of the land…and honestly, I’m grateful for that. I woke up at 9, and we got the kids up around 10.
We got ready and walked to breakfast at Grits and Gravy. We were ready to fill up on some good food. We had all the good stuff: bacon, eggs, French toast, biscuits, gravy and more!
After that, we went back to the hotel and got ready for the day. Travis had found some hiking trails about 45 minutes away on “Waterfall Alley.”
The first waterfall was Latourell Falls, and it was so pretty.
A kind lady offered to take our pic. The kids had so much fun exploring.
Then, we got back in the car and drove a bit to another stop, the Vista House, and this was the view with the Columbia River down below.
We got back in the car and drove to another stop: Bridal Veil Falls. At this stop, we did quite a bit of walking…
…and the kids were more adventurous. “Hi, mom!”
Then, we made our way to “Horsetail Falls,” and that was a very pretty way to end our waterfall trek.
Hayden jokingly said, “I’m in my hiking era!” haha
Of course, Travis can find a brewery anywhere, and Oregon has many great ones. The good thing about breweries is they tend to have great menus, so the kids were happy.
We stopped at Thunder Island Brewing, and this was our view:
We got a table looking at the beautiful scenery. We had a few apps, and then the kids walked to get ice cream.
After that, we drove about forty minutes back to the hotel, rested, and showered before going to dinner. Of course, we were tired, so I was thankful for the early dinner.
We walked to Midtown Beer Garden because Travis had read about their food trucks. The weather was so nice, and it was great that there were so many options. Hadley got shrimp fried rice, Hayden and Travis got burgers, and I got some sushi. We all thought our food hit the spot.
Then, we walked back to the hotel, watched TV and went to bed by 10.
Sunday morning, Travis and Hayden got up early to drive to Beaverton, Oregon, so that Hayden could get his workout in at the Nike Headquarters. The Michael Johnson track is there…
Hayden had a great workout, and a fun experience. He can be a boy of few words, but he smiled as he told me about the track and how it’s built in the woods.
While Travis and Hayden were gone, I hit up the hotel gym to get on the elliptical since I knew we’d be in the car driving to Eugene for quite some time. Then, Hadley and I walked over to Starbucks.
Once we all got back to the hotel, we walked to the famous Voodoo Doughnuts. There was a short line, and we went ahead and picked up extra donuts for Monday morning too. I got the “Homer” which had strawberry frosting and was delish!
We walked back to the hotel, showered and packed up to head to Eugene.
We stayed at the Dossier Hotel, and it was beautiful and very convenient to places for us to walk to.
Before we left the hotel, Hayden mentioned that parts of Stand By Me were filmed in Brownsville, Oregon. Travis had looked on the map, and it was basically on the way. We drove about an hour and a half and arrived. We parked the car by Carlson’s, and walked around. Hayden was so excited. We even walked into a store that was filled with pictures from the filming. The ladies were so kind, and they even took us to the crosswalk where the put a penny every year as a nod to when Vern finds a penny.
After we left that store, we walked past the Coca-Cola sign, and then on to the bridge.
This was a cute little pit-stop in a sleepy, cute town. I was glad that Hayden added that to our agenda.
We drove about another hour and a half to Eugene. Travis found a cute house (duplex) for us to stay in. The owners were right next door and really nice.
This is where we stayed for our two nights in Eugene:
We got unpacked, and went to a nearby pizza place for an early dinner. After dinner, Hadley and I checked out a few stores while Travis and Hayden went to the grocery store. It was nice knowing we had a fridge and appliances for a couple of nights.
Then, we came back to the house to change and head to Hayward Field for the Olympic Track and Field Trials.
I will pick up there next time…Eugene was a cute college town, and the kids and Trav were so excited to be there. Me too…but as we all know, I’m the only non-runner in the family. haha!
Share Our Lives:
We have our monthly link up on Monday, and of course we hope you’ll join us.
This month’s topic is…day in the life: summer edition. I always love sharing and reading day in the life posts, so I can’t wait to read what others have to share on Monday.
Speaking of posts, I might try to get part 2 of our vacay posted tomorrow as well as a Summer Sunday post on Sunday. We’ll see. I’ve had a bit more downtime this week because I’ve been in KC helping my dad after his knee surgery. He’s kept me busy too…haha…but not as much as being home, running errands, taking the kids places, etc.
Anyway, I hope you have a great Friday and a wonderful weekend!
We’ve had our best week of summer exploring Oregon and Washington. It’s been a really memorable trip where we’ve done a lot, but also had a little bit of downtime.
As always, I’m linking up with Andrea and Erika for this week’s Friday Favorites.
Well, we’ve had a busy week full of favorites.
I’m sure I will recap our trip, but here’s the quick run down:
We flew into Portland, Oregon and spent some time there…
…then on to Eugene, Oregon for two nights of the Olympic track trials…
…then we spent two days Rockaway Beach, Oregon in the cutest little house steps away from the water.
Our first day there looked more like this with fairly warm temps…
Our second day was definitely more of what I thought the weather might be like…overcast and blustery.
I still enjoyed my coffee on the beach…
…before we left and checked out nearby Cannon Beach…recognize Haystack Rock?
Highway 101 was so pretty to travel. We pulled over on a couple of the viewpoints, and the pictures don’t do them justice.
Yesterday, we traveled to Olympic National Park…
…where we stayed at a cute little resort.
…with these views….
…and we’re wrapping up our trip in Seattle before we fly home.
It’s been an amazing trip to remember. Besides seeing so much, crazy enough, I’ve enjoyed the road tripping hours in the car looking out the window and spending time together.
Favorite Mom Meme:
Oohhh the accuracy of this!!
Weekly Recap:
I liked keeping a pretty consistent blogging schedule this week. The end of the month always has some of my favorite posts:
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