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Picking Strawberries

June 27, 2017

I moved to Oregon at the end of June last year (a year ago exactly on the 24th!), just missing picking season for those fresh Oregon strawberries, I had heard so much about. So this year, I wasn't missing it.

Thank you Kasey for always making all these fun Oregon experiences happen for me!

And thank you Albeke Farms for being right down the road and always having awesome prices!

Happy Picking!

Ps. Oregon Strawberries are bomb!

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In Spring, Photography, Oregon, Adventure Tags upick, strawberries, supportlocal, local, farmfresh, fresh, kasey
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We Went to Canada Instead

June 19, 2017

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Remember that amazing place we went last year on our anniversary...well I really wanted to go again this year – being the sentimental sap that I am – but none of my schemes worked out. Flying down to Ojai for a short stay was just a little too ridiculous to make happen. But believe me, I tried my hardest, and David even humored me for a couple days while I attempted to figure out a way. Finally after all my sentimental daydreams had failed, I gave in and decided I would have to settle for somewhere local, and boy did I end up on top!

We decided to finally go check out British Columbia – something we had been meaning to do since we moved to Oregon. The border is only a 5 hour drive from Portland! I don't know why it took us so long to finally make the journey. 

We scoured AirBnB for a cool and affordable place to stay and ended up choosing a cute little back-house in Steveston, Richmond, BC – 40 minutes south of Vancouver (known for being the setting of Storybrooke from the hit ABC series "Once Upon A Time").

The trip was amazing! We had three days of great weather, not even a little rain – it was beautiful! 

Happy Anniversary!

Here are some of the gems we discovered on our short weekend trip through British Columbia:

Rocanini Coffee Roasters in Steveston

 The Steveston Harbor and Fisherman's Wharf (with a fresh fish market)

Gastown, Downtown Vancouver

and Buro Coffee (thank you Spencer + Tabitha)

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Stanley Park, Vancouver

Renting Bikes on Davie Street and circling the Island

The Photogenic Lions Gate Bridge

Driving the 99 north to Squamish

Making a pit-stop at Porteau Cove Provincial Park

Shannon Falls Provincial Park

(near to the Sea to Sky Gondola – which we skipped this time, but I've heard is epic!)

Keep driving north towards Whistler as the mountain views become even more breathtaking. 

Alice Lake Provincial Park

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Viewing The Stawamus Chief from the harbor in Squamish

Howe Sound Brewery for a meal with views of the Chief

In Adventure, Drives, Photography, Spring, Travels, Wife Life Tags canada, anniversary, roadtrip, britishcolumbia, wilderness, explore, waterfalls, pines, marriage, celebrate, traditions
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Tulip Fest

April 26, 2017

I've had friends and family living in the pacific-northwest for some time now, and every year, around this time, they would post the most amazing pictures of tulip farms. I'd never seen such wonder, and knew that one day I had to get up there during their bloom.

But, instead, I just moved north myself, and didn't have to drive very far to see the tulips in all their colorful glory!

We did have to pay $5 each to get in :| and on Earth Day, nonetheless! David decided it would be worth it if he could find a bunch of free things to do inside. Unfortunately, he was denied access to all the carnival rides, even when using the line, "hey, I already paid ten dollars so my wife could look at some flowers, can you just let me ride this one for free?". Still, he went on looking for other free activities and ended up finding a child-sized cow cart that we pulled each other around in all over the farm. And he discovered free wine tasting at several vendors – although Kasey and I couldn't partake in that free activity. 

It was a great time, as usual with this crew :)

So here's to one of the many perks of living in Oregon!

Happy Festing!

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In Family, Oregon, Photography, Adventure, Spring Tags tulips, flowers, nature, outdoors, colorful, friends, kasey
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