New Year Coast to Hood

Bringing in this new year we wanted to do something fun, but we weren't quite sure what our options were. Last minute, we were invited to spend the night at the coast. Gus and Colleen (our friends from town) invited us to their cottage in the beach town of Seaside. When we arrived Gus and Cols made us a great lasagna dinner, then following we played all sorts of card games. By the time the ball was dropping for the New Year we were struggling to stay awake. I had such an incredible 2010, I was a little sad to see if go. But, looking forward, I am excited for 2011.

The next morning we awoke to a beautiful day on the coast. We walked the dogs along the beach. Wanda fetched many sticks and she did a great job of getting nice and wet and dirty. She had a blast! Afterwards we drove down to Canon Beach for some brunch. We ate at this incredible cute place called Lazy Susans Cafe. It was very rustic and it had a ton of character. The food was delicious too. Later we walked around town and along Canon Beach, enjoying the beautiful views of Haystack Rock.

On Sunday we decided to head the opposite way from Portland and head to the mountains. It was going to be a ski day with some friends and Nik and I were super excited. This was to be the first day of the year for us. We went to a resort called Ski Bowl which over looks Mt Hood. We had incredible views of Hood, Mt Adams and Mt St. Helens. We could even see Mt Rainer way way in the distance. The weather was great (except for the wind) and the snow was kind of crusty, but we still made sure to have the best day.

  
It was a fantastic weekend to start off the new year. Thinking back Nik and I were on a plane to Thailand last new years. Then, we spent most of the year traveling. This year we spent our time with friends and exploring the areas around us. Maybe that is what this year will be about. I look forward to it!