…INTO THE WOODS

Myself and 13 of my friends rented the Oma Lodge for our ‘4th Annual Homie Holiday' getaway. This is a gorgeous building and my favorite part was EVERYTHING inside was made of wood…the dining room table, the coffee tables, and even the bunk beds !!! The entire home was comfy cozy. It was 25 degrees [...]

HALLOWEENTOWN!

As I was scrolling through Facebook, I came across a Buzzfeed article where the lovely Oregon town of St. Helens transforms into the classic 1998 Disney film “Halloweentown”! In honor of the movie, the town holds an October month-long ‘Spirit of Halloweentown’ celebration . Ecstatic, I immediately made plans to St. Helens to re-live one [...]

THIS SCHOOL-HOUSE ROCKS!

While visiting Halloweentown in St. Helens, we found this 100 year old schoolhouse to be right up our alley for accommodations! Thanks Airbnb! Our wonderful hosts, Jason and Diane have turned a historic 2-room schoolhouse into a charming and unique B&B. The entire house has high ceilings, good natural ventilation, and excellent natural lighting. The [...]

GETTING HIGH

@ the 35th Annual Washington State International Kite Festival This is my second year attending the Long Beach kite festival. We ended up going on the last day of the event so there weren’t as many kites in the air, but nonetheless I had a great time flying Sirena!! It’s a week-long event with plenty [...]

WHIDBEY ISLAND ADVENTURES

My amazing 4th of July weekend consisted of…a beautiful beach house, fishing, BBQ, fireworks, drinking games, sun bathing, and a dirty 30 birthday celebration. I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect weekend of total relaxation and laughing our butts off!! Before heading back home, we stop at Freeland Café for a delicious “hawaiian-style” breakfast! [...]

PDX

It’s been awhile since I made a trip down to Portland, Oregon! Since the weather was going to be somewhere in the 80s, we decided to make a weekend getaway! When in Portland, it’s a MUST to make a stop at the famous “Voodoo Doughnut”! I got the VooDoo because it was a MUSTDOO…hehe!!! Also [...]

ES-EF

I took a mini getaway to San Francisco to attend Leila’s 3rd birthday party. With the sun out, the bouncy castle up, the arrival of the magical unicorn, and the musician playing all the party hits, it was a perfect day for a princess party. Later that evening, we headed to Marin Brewery. This was [...]

CABIN BY THE LAKE

We started off our day with a 2 hour drive to the town of Leavenworth to enjoy some beer&brats! We went to our usual cabin spot at Natapoc Lodge in Leavenworth. There was not as much snow as last year, but we still had a awesome time at the cabin. homemade chocolate chip cookies...delish! .foosball.video [...]

CANADA EH?

Today was a loooong road trip. We ventured our way over to Canada, since it’s supposedly “The Best Place on Earth”. The family was excited because this was their first time there. Since we only planned a day trip, I tried to get as much sightseeing in as I can. We started off a Granville [...]