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Our Pacific Northwest Road Trip: Part 1, The Oregon Coast

Nick and I started our 8-day Road Trip in the Pacific Northwest on Sunday. We left from Bend, Oregon in our borrowed mini van (thanks to the in-laws) and motored our way west to the Oregon Coast. We spent our first night in Newport and enjoyed the best fish and chips the area had to offer...

A Recap of Week 2 in Bend, OR

What a fantastic second week in Bend, OR! We got to check out a couple of the hot spots including Smith Rock (top 3 photos) where rock climbers do their thing. Unfortunately we went at a time of day when not many were climbing, but the beauty of the place was still impressive. So cool to...

A Recap of Week 1 in Bend, OR

We just wrapped up our fourth week of home leave (two more weeks to go). A week ago we transferred from Minnesota to Bend, Oregon to visit Nick’s parents. This is my first time visiting the Northwest and WOW has it knocked my socks off. Perfect weather every day, fit people as far...

Satisfying Our Wanderlust: Our Bhutan Replacement Trip is Booked!

As some of you may remember, we had booked our dream trip to Bhutan back in early 2011, about 2 weeks before we found out we were pregnant. Unfortunately, the altitude of Bhutan is such that they do not want pregnant women visiting there, so when the pregnancy test came back positive, the...