Canada, Eh?

 {The weather started out really overcast ...}

 {... but luckily it turned out to be a sunny day!}

{I had to take a picture on Courtney Street}

{Cute little buildings}

{People watching}

{At the perfect people watching restaurant, Irish Times}

On Friday I mentioned a little weekend getaway my boyfriend and I were going to take.  We drove to Port Angeles, WA and then on Saturday took the ferry across to Victoria BC.  We lucked out with the weather for most of the day, and only once back in Port Angeles ran into rain. If you haven't been to Victoria before I highly recommend it.  It is such a cute town and really fun to walk around!

Roadtrip!

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This weekend my boyfriend and I are celebrating our four year anniversary a couple weeks early by going on a mini-roadtrip.  Stops include Port Angeles, WA and Victoria BC.  I couldn't be more excited to get away for a couple days and explore two beautiful cities!

Happy weekend!

Valentine's Weekend

{Beer Barrels &  Miscellaneous Distillery Trials}

{Wine Tasting & Vats of Wine}

{Waiting to try the limited edition beer.}

{Ruby beer, and water with a straw (of course)}

{Inside the Little Red Shed}

Over the weekend, my boyfriend and I celebrated Valentine's Day early by staying at one of our favorite places, Edgefield McMenamins.  If you haven't stayed the night there or visited, I highly encourage it.  They have a great wine tasting area, small golf course, sea salt swimming pool, and much more.  It's nice to escape from the TV and computer for a weekend and enjoy an uninterrupted mini-vacation.

Scenes from a Weekend

{So happy to be in the sun!}

{Ready for Blue Man Group - Isn't my friend a cute pregnant girl?}

{Yum - the Sugar Factory}

This past weekend I was fortunate enough to escape the rainy Pacific Northwest for the sunny (and sometimes rainy) city of Las Vegas.  My visit was wonderful for the weekend, despite a couple delayed flights, and some sprinkles on Sunday!  I did manage to find what I think will quickly become my go-to white dress (picture to follow) but also spent some quality time with my BF, and two of my closest pals.  It was the perfect long weekend!

Olive Straw Sunglasses

I wanted to share with you all some of my recent purchases.  I have a nice pair of sunglasses (aviators too), but sometimes I worry about carrying them with me for fear of breaking them! The sunglasses were purchased at Ross, and they're Jessica Simpson brand.  Before unveiling the straw hat in a couple weekends, I'm planning on adding ribbon around the top.  It was such a great deal at Target, only $2.50! Finally, this light weight button up shirt is perfect for spring and early summer, and it was such a great deal at Old Navy that I couldn't pass it up!

Bathing Beauties

 {forever 21}

 {anthropologie}

{anthropologie}

 {american eagle}

With a trip to Las Vegas on the horizon, I can't help but get into bathing suit mode.  Most of my bathing suits are several years old, so I've recently started browsing for a new suit.  If I were to choose any favorites from the suits above, I would choose either of the suits from Anthropologie.  Although, I have a tough time justifying that much for a swimsuit, it's fun to browse the website.

Wish I Was Here Wednesday

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Playing along with Olivia today in her blog's series "Wish I was Here Wednesday." Today I wish that I was anywhere that isn't raining, but in particular in Greece.  Greece has been on my "To Visit" list for a very long time now, and hopefully I'll be able to visit it sometime soon!

Wish I Was Here Wednesday

I wanted to play along with Olivia's series on her blog today.  She is a fellow Portland blogger, so I'm sure that she along with anyone else living in the Pacific Northwest can understand why I would rather be laying by the pool in Mexico rather than be in rainy and sometimes snowy Oregon.  I took this photo a few years ago on a family vacation to Cancun.  This vacation was wonderful because it was the first family vacation we had taken in years, and I have a lot of wonderful memories from it!

Memphis, TN & Phoenix, AZ!

I have had the opportunity to travel to Memphis and Phoenix for work in the last two weeks. Memphis was such a nice city and it's filled with so many wonderful and historical sights to see. I also was able to visit the school where the player from the movie The Blindside went, and then I also took several trips on the trolley to the colorful Beale St. I wanted to share a photo from inside the trolley and some delicious Blue Moon from O'Sullivans in "Kiss Me I'm Irish" cups.





This week I was in sunny Phoenix. It was such a nice change to be in the sun and warmth during October. I really enjoyed all of the palm trees, it made me feel like I was in Mexico! I also went to a cute market and got a bottled Dr. Pepper that I couldn't resist taking a picture.