Wednesday, March 24, 2010

October – December 2009

 

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Justin stopped by Portland on his way back from Hawaii and we took some pictures in the Columbia River Gorge (Multnomah Falls above, and below is the stream flowing from Wahkeena Falls).

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I took in a lot of the beauties of fall from campus. I spend most of my time at school – Western State Chiropractic College (though now the school is officially the University of Western States).

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Teresa was quite a rocker for Halloween, wasn’t she?

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In November, when we found out that Teresa got a new job for a nearby bank (Columbia State Bank) we decided to celebrate that – and my birthday – by heading to Astoria for a few days! Here we are on the top of the Astoria Column.

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We stayed at an awesome bed & breakfast there called Clementine’s and had a whole suite to ourselves. The specific building, called the Moose Temple, was a Mormon church at one point!

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In December, we enjoyed a formal Christmas Gala for my school, bought a 10 foot tall tree from the scouts, and as you can see Teresa still has her cute short hair!

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September 2009 - finally

 

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Started the month with Teresa’s birthday!

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Dad & Joe came to visit (on their way to Hawaii to see Kaytie & Christian!) and we followed the Lewis and Clark Trail to Astoria, OR.

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We climbed the 164 stairs of the 125 foot tall Astoria Column to see the panoramic view of the Columbia River meeting the Pacific Ocean. Gorgeous!

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The Astoria-Megler Bridge is the longest continuous truss bridge in North America (over 4 miles) – and it’s cool looking.

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We also visited the Fort Clatsop National Memorial (Lewis & Clark National Historical Park) and then drove south to Cannon Beach, where Dad & Joe really got into the photographing.

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saw some pretty flowers the next couple of days…

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We even went downtown and saw Teresa at her job in the Fox Tower (in the heart of downtown Portland). This turned out to be her last full day! The next day the company had to “let go” 5 temps - so she came home early and we went on a hike!

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That weekend Mom, Becca, and Ben stopped by on their way to Hawaii, so we saw some of the gorgeous waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge with them.

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