This week I:

- fell down the stairs

- made a white texas sheet cake

- got a scholarship

- tried 3 new recipes for dinner

- burned myself making strawberry jam

- got new summer sandals

- made blueberry scones

- danced in the basement because it was raining too hard to go for a run

At the risk of sounding completely insensitive, I just have to tell you - every time Russell and I saw this sign, we laughed so hard. There is something about the way the little stick figure is running away that made us laugh. It's probably totally messed up but it made the driving a lot more fun - this sign is everywhere!

Haystack rock on Cannon Beach. I think this was the only picture of me the whole trip.

This was one of the first glimpses of the ocean that we got. I always get the same feeling the first time I see the ocean on a trip. I wish I was a good writer so I could describe it.

How crazy is this tree? I was taking a bunch of pictures but you couldn't tell how big it really was until Russell got up there to give us a point of reference. They estimate it is over 850 years old! Insane, huh?

Otis ate my leftover sandwich (an entire half) and slept the entire way home.

My keys were lost forever. A friend broke in to the house and fedex'd us our spare. We still had a most excellent time at this hat store. Russell didn't ask why there were no pictures of me in any silly hats until after we left.

So, I haven't started on the porch project yet - but like I said before, I'm trying to take my time and slowly gather up just the right assortment of things. Anyway, I was too busy on the Oregon coast (!) to think about decorating the porch.

It was different than any beach I've ever been to. Russell just kept saying, "I guess the forest goes right up to the ocean" over and over again. It rained the entire time we were there but we ate a lot of seafood and it was awesome (I ate clam chowder at 3 different places). I did manage to lose my keys. On the beach. Minutes before we were supposed to be headed back home. I had to miss work. But as long as we're looking on the bright side, we got to stay for an extra day...