Cliff and I actually celebrated Valentine's Day this year (I know...I was shocked too). We saw that Falling Sky had a prefixed meal for two. Oooh...how fancy. We ate warm ceasar salad, cassoulet, beeramisu, and three pints. It was amazing. Falling Sky has really taken it up a notch since the fall. Their Facebook feed tempts me constantly, so much so that we ate this there on Tuesday.
A new bakery recently opened up in Springfield and its name is Chaos Kolaches. They sell kolaches (ko-la-chees) which are traditional Chech pastries filled with either savory or sweet things. Apparently they are really big in Texas and in the midwest. Well, they are new to Springfield and they are new to me. We checked them out one day for lunch. We split a bbq brisket sandwich on the kolache bread. For dessert, Cliff has one filled with apricots and I had one with Oregon cherries and cream cheese. Yum.
Last week I spent three days in Seaside, Oregon for the Oregon Festival and Events Association Conference. It was fantastic. The sessions were incredibly informative, I got to reunite with my Albany Parks and Rec. co-workers from my 2007 internship, and I got to spend time on the coast in a pretty nice hotel. There were also fireworks. I was introduced to two new bands: Lincoln's Beard and Screaming Orphans. They were some of the folks who performed at the event hoping to get booked at upcoming festivals. Lincoln's Beard sounds like a mix of Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews, and Mumford and Sons (to me at least). Screaming Orphans are this amazing mix of ABBA, The Bangles, Indigos Girls, and Celtic Women (as they are Irish). Intrigued by both? We you should be. Check 'em out.
On the way home from the conference I stopped at a logging restaurant, museum, and memorial called Camp 18. It was a fantastic log cabin. Warm and glowey. I ate cabbage soup with a grilled ham and cheese. There were dancing bears carved out of log and a nice fire.
I took home an enormous cinnamon roll from Camp 18 for Cliff and I to gorge ourselves on. It lasted less than 12 hours.
Oh and I finally learned how to use Instagram so that is why the last few photos are better than my normal ones.
This past weekend I took the plunge and bought my own climbing gear **shocked face**. We have been talking about climbing outside for the last few months and in order for this to happen I needed my own stuff (and we need a rope, carabiners, etc. but that will come eventually). On Sunday, I donned my new goods as we climbed with a friend at the Columns at Skinner Butte. This was only my second time climbing outside and it went so much better than the first. The first time was back in August and I cried and panicked about 15 feet off the ground. Embarrassing. But not on Sunday! I climbed up to the top twice. On a more difficult route. TWICE! And I went a different way each time. Look at those amazing shots of my being awesome.
I should also mention that Cliff is a pretty darn good climber. He climbed all morning long. Up and down. All in his Lyddane 2012 Vacation t-shirt. See the number 4?
Oh and bulbs of many kinds are coming up....
Did I forget to mention that Andrea and Joe are in Oregon in t-minus 18 hours.
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