A weekend with friends

This past weekend a couple of girls that I went to high school with (Deb & Erin) came out to visit me. They got in late Saturday night and left early Tuesday morning. We had so much fun!

Sunday afternoon we went to Multnomah Falls. I had our GPS (because I didn't know exactly how to get there) and it took me off the interstate and put me on "Old Columbia River Highway" and we saw this waterfall...

We continued on to Multnomah Falls which is still very impressive no matter how many times you see it. We decided to hike to the top!! I had never been to the top before so I was willing and I thought I was able...

Oh, about 1/2 way I start to think that we are not even headed to the top of the fall. We are not even hiking in the right direction! Oh and it is raining on us! We ask a gentleman who was on the trail, how far to the top. He tells us a 1/2 mile! Great!! Not much longer!! WRONG!! It seriously felt like an 8 mile hike (in the rain). It was a hard hike. No one said a word almost the whole way up (except to complain and talk about how sore we were going to be the next day). We needed to focus on getting to the top! Erin owns her own dance studio and teaches dance almost every night so she was first in line and seemed to be having no problems at all! Deb is a nurse and runs around the hospital like she is the only nurse in the whole place!! She is next in line. ME - Yeah, I am last!! I sit and stare at a computer all day!! This hike was a big deal to me!! Anyway we make it to the top. Here is what you see...

and...

and, then you could look out of the very top of the waterfall - all the way down to the bottom. I looked but by that time I was out of memory space on my camera and couldn't take a picture! I guess you all will have to hike to the top now and see for yourselves!! haahaaahhaaa!! (Seriously, I didn't have any more memory on my camera.)

Sunday night we went to Harvey's Comedy Club to watch Spankey the Comedian! He was pretty funny! What we liked the most was he would laugh so hard at his own jokes! Sometimes so hard that he had a hard time telling them! He told us to laugh every day - we had no problem doing that!!

After the show we came back to our apartment and went to the hot tub to soak our soon to be sore legs! Oh my gosh!! My legs were so sore the next 2 days!! It was a great workout!!

Monday morning we got up early, ate breakfast at Starbucks, and headed to Cannon Beach. It is still raining today! Wasn't going to stop us!! We arrived at Cannon Beach and it is raining pretty hard. We walked down to the beach and it was very windy - making the rain come at an angle! In order to get to Haystack Rock we had to walk against the rain & wind. We decided to walk backwards - it worked very well.

We are not even 1/2 way to Haystack Rock and we are soaked! Our pants felt as if we just took them out of the washing machine and put them on!! Our hair was wind blown, wet, and snarly!! We were so beautiful!! We kind of felt like swim suit models on the beach!!! Deb, wanted to pose for us.... minus the swim suit... and completely clothed with her ski jacket on... (Sorry Deb, I couldn't resist!! You are so cute!!)

We finally make it to Haystack Rock and there is not a dry spot on us! I tried to use a Kleenex in my pocket and I could ring the water out of it!!

Haystack Rock...

We thought we still wanted to go into the stores that they had - so we walked the street back to the stores. Thought we might find some dry clothes to drive home in. Even a towel would have been great!! Something to sit on so we wouldn't get the seats wet in the car!

When we got to the stores we were afraid that they might not let us in - because of how wet we were. It looked as if we just came out of the ocean!! We were only able to go into 3 stores before we realized the cop cars and fire trucks. A gas line was broken and they wouldn't let us go any further. We drove home!

Monday night we went to do some shopping at an outdoor mall... still raining. But, this mall offers umbrellas that you can use for FREE!! This was going to be great! We found 3 umbrellas!! We wanted to go into Crate & Barrel and these people stole our umbrellas!! Right in front of us!! We set them down and they took them!! We were so mad!! We made sure to get even!! The next time we found umbrellas we took them and ran!! But, when we went to the movies we did offer our umbrella to a very cute couple and they cuddled under it as they walked!!

Besides the weather we all had a great time! I am so glad they came out to visit me!!

- - Jesse's Trade Show- -

(This picture is taken with our old camera that is why it is so fuzzy.)

He made lots of great contacts and was very happy that he went! He is already planning and plotting for the next show.

Alright - I have to run and start supper!! Have a great night!! We find out tomorrow if we have been matched... on Monday we find out where!!! I'll keep you all update!!