We started the weekend off heading up to the Woodburn Company Stores for some shopping. We've been wanting to get more Le Creuset cookware since my older sister gave us a piece for our wedding and when I came across the outlet store, I knew we had to go. We found this nice little saucepan which will really be handy and are also on their mailing list so they'll alert us to future sales. Woohoo! Earlier in the week I'd found a coupon for a free entree at Panda Express after 9pm on Friday. Andy enjoyed a late night snack and Shadow and I went along for the ride. :)
On Saturday, Andy and I headed out to Mary's Peak and expected to drive most of the way up and then do a little 1.5 mile hike to the top. When we got to the park, we found out that the road was closed and the only option was a 5 mile hike to the top. I was not thrilled about a 5 mile hike ( I was sore from exercising earlier in the week) but we decided if we'd come all this way, we should at least walk for a while. After an hour and a half and 2 miles up hill, I called it quits. My legs were killing me before we started and I had a mini meltdown on the mountain and told Andy I was heading back down to the car. We were really close to the summit so Andy hiked to the top and took these photos.
After the hike, we stopped in Corvallis on the way home for dinner at Block 15. Andy has been hearing about their beer since we got here so he was anxious to try their brews.
Today we went to two open houses to get an idea of the housing market here and to see what we can expect to get for the price. Corvallis (where Andy works) is more expensive and Albany (where we're currently living) has pricing a little higher than Rochester. We're hoping to start seriously looking in August and ideally we'd be in a house by December 1! We will see!
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