First day of SUMMER!

This week I am joining the (pretty much world famous) Mama Kat's writer's workshop. 

Before I dive into this post, let me tell you a bit about this woman..  She's hilarious.  I started following her on YouTube and have laughed myself to tears more times than I can count.  

So, after finding that she also has a regular blog (where she does a writers workshop), I knew I was hooked.

The prompt I chose for this weeks post is How did you spend the first day of summer?

Usually the first day of summer includes a kiddie pool full of squealing children, soggy lawns, popsicles dripping all over the deck, scraped knees, and meltdowns.  Having three little girls, this is pretty much par for a summer day around here.  

Except, this year Eric and I decided we wanted a break.  With the help of friends and family, we were able to get away for a whole weekend!  We decided to check out eastern Oregon because we'd never been before.  Plus, the chances of it being sunny were about 200x more likely than they would be if we were to go to the coast (the beautifully damp Oregon coast..).

We hit the road mid afternoon, excited to break free for a few days.  

Let me tell ya.. we were in a daze at first.  There were no little girls in the backseat whining that they were "cold" because the windows were down (doesn't matter if it's 100 degrees outside, they'd still be cold), no one needed to pee, no one had lost their toy out the window, no one was asking to listen to Taylor Swift.  We weren't going to take this moment for granted!

We stayed at a sweet hotel that served booze in the evening...take note hotels everywhere...serving free booze helps!  Oh, and so does an in room Jacuzzi.

Pendleton Oregon, is a very very quiet town.  Actually, I'm pretty sure they're still talking about us.

The first day of summer was spent wandering little shops, checking out the hat maker shop, the woolen mill, the old buildings, and of course the brewery.

The weather could not have been better.  Warm, dry, breezy..oh hell yeah.

As for Pendleton Oregon, well it was what it was 

(quiet cowboy/old white folk town with overpriced antique shops). 

The best part was spending the first day of summer with my babe, relaxing and just being us.