i used to play oregon trail in elementary school...

i must say, i love all the readers of busy bee lauren.
you all helped turn my dreary day upside down.
and then to top off all of your love...the tedward took me on a date to get some red velvet cheesecake. that man sure does know how to cure a bad day.
but seriously...i love you all.




so, after san francisco, the tedward and i drove for 14 hours.
we didn't really make any stops on the way, besides stopping for taco bell. you KNOW i love me some baja chalupas and grilled stuffed burritos. represent!
however, apparently the tedward has to pee sometimes....and since he is boy and can virtually pee anywhere undetected, we just pulled off the road. well...he does his bidness, and comes back to the car to tell me that while he was peeing he spotted something i should see....

um. sick.



but, since i am a trusting wife, i followed.


he found a wild blackberry bush!

i sure hope his bidness didn't trickle anywhere near the bush, because i totes ate them berries...

that is not a gap in my teeth...that is berry juice. how unfortunate. bet none of you believe me.




we arrived in PORTLAND, OR pretty late, so the tedward ordered room service for us.
it wasn't the best...but it was food....and it kept us from shriveling up and dying.
we ate it while watching some crappy julia roberts movie and ted proclaimed that he always seems to get stuck watching crappy julia roberts movies in hotels.
what an odd thing to notice.



and here is what i wore the next day...
as if people care. it seemed like a good idea at the time.

the tedward and i drove about 20 minutes out of Portland, to Multnomah Falls...




everything was so green...it was enchanting.

ted being Gollum...OBVIOUSLY. who else?

the falls were so majestic...

we especially loved being able to hear the sound of the falling water as we made the 15 minute hike to the falls...it was like a teaser for what we were to see.




the water was so clear. it was beautiful!

the high altitude and was not kind to us as we hiked...haha. we felt like old people.
made me regret eating a baja chulupa the day before.

we loved all the moss everywhere! i am pretty sure moss is a legend in arizona.

after seeing the falls, we went to The View Point Inn which was only 5 minutes away...

oh...you don't know what the ViewPoint Inn is? oh, it's just where The Prom Scene for Twilight was filmed. aint no thing. oh...and they made sure to seat us for lunch, at the table Rob and Kstew ate at. no biggie.

i ordered something delicious...but i can't remember what it was, because ted's burger has wiped all memories from my brain. srsly..that burger was wizard.

but the real winner was the bleu cheese cheesecake. um. dead. me. right. now.

we were sad to know that there was really no gazebo at the inn. that was just something the set directors added. we saw a pond with ginormous fish in it, though!

yeah..ok...not as awesome.

they DID leave this on the grounds though...
awesomespice!

The View Point Inn was delightful, and so beautiful.
such a romantic stop...

we heart oregon.
srsly.

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