A New Adventure

I know that I am terrible about keeping up with this whole blogging thing! Seriously, it has been months!!!  But that is not why I am here.  I am here because a lot has happened in the past couple of days and I am on a new adventure, or should I say WE are on a new adventure.  On July 2, 2012 I got to marry the most beautiful girl in the world and my best friend!  I know that I am biased, but I had a really good time at that wedding! :-)  But, that was three days ago and I am sadly already forgetting some of the details.  Why I really revisited my blog is because Jenn and I are currently on our mini-moon.  We are taking a short getaway before I go back to work and then we will be doing a full length honeymoon to Orlando, hopefully in August.  I had originally intended to write all of this on Facebook, but I know that it would be too long of a status each day and, heck, I've got a blog...I should use it!

So building up to leaving the house I had Jenn convinced that I would be taking her to Sun Valley, ID.  She was a little ticked that I had told her where we were going, but she was really making the best of it.  What she didn't know is that I had actually made a reservation at the Inn at Otter Crest on the Oregon Coast.  It is a little pocket of condos that are set up on rocks over looking a beach and the ocean, it is beautiful.  Anyway, yesterday was our travel day.  As we got into the car, I informed Jenn that I wanted to drive first and that she would be my navigator.  I handed her that papers with the map and directions to the Inn and her demeanor immediately changed.  Apparently she has always wanted to visit the Oregon Coast!  So through the 10 hour drive that it took to get here we did a lot of reminiscing about the wedding and the weekend leading up to it.  Because it was Independence Day, we sang a few patriotic songs, including The Star Spangled Banner. In general, we just had a great time.  We got to drive right by downtown Portland, which we have visited before, and the river bank was PACKED with people.  We made the assumption it was for a fireworks show that night.  We got lost twice going through Portland, but we both know that it is all part of the adventure.  We got to travel the on the Oregon Coast Highway and check out Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, and Newport!  I don't know what lies in store for the next couple of days, but I will try to get snippits here and there up on my blog so everyone can share in our adventure.  Check back for more or better yet, subscribe! :-)

Beau Dahlgren

Inside Our Room

(Yeah, that is a full kitchen back there!)

The View From Our Deck, BEAUTIFUL!