Birthday Weekend

I have an amazing husband. He planned a trip to the beach for my 34th birthday on Saturday (plus 50 for Andy). We drove out to the coast Saturday afternoon as Andy had booked a night in a hotel with an oceanside room and a jacuzzi tub :) After an awesome dinner of Halibut fish and chips (some of the best I've ever had - melt in your mouth tender), we jacuzzied and crashed for the night. In the morning, the view from our deck was phenomenal. It was one of those very rare January days in Oregon where there's not a cloud in the sky and the temps are mild. The waves were particularly showy because the tide was really high and there was a high surf warning out.



We had a big breakfast, then took a short walk on the beach.

We then headed down to Depoe Bay, to watch the waves crash against the seawall in town. We also picked up some salt-water taffy for the ride home. Mmmm. We next headed to Cascade Head to go for a much needed hike. (I don't think we've been hiking since Alaska in July...) We did this same incredible hike just after we got engaged in Jan. 05. Again, it did not disappoint. I had to stop for a few extra breaks along the way, but overall it felt great to get out and do some hiking. The viewpoint gave us, well, a great view of the Salmon River and surrounding area. We took some trial video with the new fancy-shmancy video camera from my (soon-to-be-grandparents) parents. I'll see if we can download the video and try to post it...

Thanks again to my wonderful husband for planning a great getaway weekend! (Baby's first beach trip!)

Happy Birthday, frodermommy!