A Visit From Good Friends!

Alex and I got to enjoy the company of Rod, Charlotte, Kari and Morgan for a couple days. We met this wonderful family down in Puerto Vallarta. Being cruisers, we all bonded quickly (along with Dennis & Linda on S/V Rapture). They were such a big help to Joe when he was down there getting ready to "jump the puddle". They are from way, way up north in beautiful British Columbia but now live on their boat in P.V. It was our pleasure to have them take a break from their road trip (B.C. to P.V.!) and for me to get to show them my house and little town of Stayton. I look forward to being able to get down and see them in Puerto Vallarta again soon!

Syren in the South Pacific

Syren at anchor in Huahine.

Ryan, Helene & Joe
Love the color of the water - Tahaa!

Tahaa

Gorgeous!
I guess Syren is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?

Huahine

I finally got some pictures from the crew on Syren. Ryan and Helene are with Joe sailing the south seas. It is beautiful there....I must admit I'm a little envious now!

A Camo Belt for Alex!

Alex is doing so well in Taekwondo! He now as acheived the rank of Camo Belt. He gets taller and stronger every day; now almost 4 inches taller than his mom! He'll be as tall as Joe before we know it.

Oh How I Love First Wednesday!

Since the first Wednesday of each month is when we Ya Ya's get together it is my favorite day of the month. We just have so much fun together! I love my girls!

Surprisingly, I was one of the winners (along with Kathy)!Oh, so sad, for the losers! Better luck next time, Jamie, Brenda, Laura and Cindy...

p.s. Thanks to Laura for the photos (I stole them from her blog!)

This Is Why I Love Oregon....

I have lived here for 17 years and I've never driven on the Old Columbia Highway. Well, it was such a beautiful day today that I decided it was about time that I did. I washed my car, made a little lunch, cranked up the tunes and headed out. It's amazing to me that such beauty lies so close to my home.

I went to the Vista House and all the waterfalls along the way. One of the little ones I even had all to myself. Of course, Multnomah Falls was quite crowded but it was still fun to go up on the bridge.

I'm a Dork...

"E" for Edward!

Ok, so I like teen romance novels...what's wrong with that??? I'm find them quite refreshing as a matter of fact. Thanks Laura for getting me hooked on the Twilight series. I think I want to become a vampire....yes, I'm for Team Edward. I quess you will just have to read the books if you have no idea what i'm talking about. Check them out: http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilightseries.html. I hope the movie is as great as the books.....

It was great fun to attend the book release of Breaking Dawn with my best buddies, Cindy and Kathy (so sad to not have Laura there). We wish we had brought Kathy's daughter, Madison, with us as cover, but there were actually quite a few women our age there (although most of them had daughters reading the books...)! I know it's sad...I'm reliving my youth!

Nice blogging with you all but I have to go....only 200 more page to go and I'll be done with Breaking Dawn..... :-(

Off to Camp...

Alex went off to camp today for the week. He really has a good time there and looks forward to going each year (I think it's just to get away from me). I sure wish I could go to camp...I never got to go when I was a kid. He'll be there with his good friend, George, but he always meets some "interesting" kids while he's there too. I miss him already!