tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91830891675673257542024-02-19T06:53:04.627-08:00Lost in TransitionTessa Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921775734331708097noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183089167567325754.post-17665256943858247662011-08-13T16:49:00.000-07:002011-08-13T16:49:05.050-07:00canada: part 1<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so, we started this part of the journey by taking a ferry from anacortes, washington, to sydney, canada. the ferry ride was beautiful, but to my disappointment we did not see any whales. . . we landed in victoria the first night, after having our car searched at the border. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">who knew pepper spray was illegal to possess? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">not me. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">whoops.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> but, alas, we made it to our first spot safe and sound. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">parker and i on the ferry!</span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here are some pics from the touristy city of victoria. . .</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the capital building at night</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the harbor was quite impressive</span></td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">we got our first batch of bills. . . HOLLA!! </div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we will need this. canada is effing expensive. </span></div><div><br />
</div></div>Tessa Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921775734331708097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183089167567325754.post-45389191098977571362011-08-13T16:29:00.000-07:002011-08-13T16:29:07.122-07:00it's been a while. . .<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">whoa!! it has been longer than i anticipated. . . just found wi-fi at a quaint little coffee house in <a href="http://www.tofino-bc.com/">tofino</a>. but hey, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">WE ARE IN CANADA!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">boom. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>Tessa Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921775734331708097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183089167567325754.post-88477921344753433982011-08-09T12:02:00.000-07:002011-08-09T12:47:01.979-07:00skillet diner<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">best. find. ever. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and, home of the famous bacon jam.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">yes, bacon jam.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we wanted to go to the food cart version of this place, and when looking online to see where they were located, parker discovered they had opened a diner!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> we went with our friends kaylie and zack, and were ready to grub down on<a href="http://www.skilletstreetfood.com/"> skillet diners</a> famous fried chicken and amazing drinks. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">parker got the fried chicken dinner, which comes on top of a corn waffle. hello! can you say heaven in your mouth?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and i got a kale caesar salad. MY FAVORITE! how did they know?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Tessa Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921775734331708097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183089167567325754.post-91087631720182431332011-08-09T11:25:00.000-07:002011-08-09T11:25:01.718-07:00the breakfast to cure<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we went back to <a href="http://www.meatcheesebread.com/">meat cheese bread</a> for our last meal in portland before heading to seattle. it was amazing as expected, with breakfast burritos to cure any ailment. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it was a great way to end this leg of the trip with a bang. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bon appetit! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div>Tessa Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921775734331708097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183089167567325754.post-90472481375291999002011-08-09T11:04:00.000-07:002011-08-09T11:04:54.955-07:00crazy nights<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">good last night in portland!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in celebration of seeing tristan for a night, things got a wee bit wild...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we had a night of fun, and thats all i'll say :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Parker.</span>Tessa Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921775734331708097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183089167567325754.post-28589574357734571072011-08-04T12:00:00.000-07:002011-08-04T12:00:18.276-07:00sensory overload<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">while alex, bailey, and ian were in town, we went to the<a href="http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?PropertyID=1113&action=ViewPark"> rose test gardens of portland</a>. it was so beautiful, and the smells were out of this world! i have never been the biggest fan of roses, but this made me have a completely different view of them and how they are produced. everywhere you turned there was a new smell hitting your nose, it was quite the experience. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">just a little sneek peek of a chocolate bar in a cup...</span></div>Tessa Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921775734331708097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183089167567325754.post-82426223367362452862011-08-01T21:34:00.000-07:002011-08-01T22:05:23.566-07:00dinner at clyde common<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tonight we experienced dinner at <a href="http://www.clydecommon.com/">clyde common</a> with our wonderful host of the night, philly. it was great, and it was beautiful enough to sit outside and enjoy our eats. here is a taste of what the table had. . .</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so, we have been in portland since saturday morning. in that time we have consumed cart food, some amazing coffee, and lots of vitamin d from the sun. we are super stoked because portland served as a reunion with megan as well! we attended her sisters wedding where we all got down with some serious dance moves. here is a sneak peak of some of the things that we three stooges have gotten into these last few days... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>Tessa Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921775734331708097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183089167567325754.post-29227966443780221762011-07-31T23:42:00.000-07:002011-07-31T23:42:48.363-07:00leg one: bend to eugene.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">headed over mckenzie pass and enjoyed the scenic route to eugene, oregon on friday! it was pretty amazing, the views were so beautiful, and we were welcomed with open arms by the one and only tortuga. it was so great to be there and celebrate all three of us being unemployed by having one of the last extravagant meal for an undetermined amount of time. we ate at belly, and the food and wine was anything but easy to forget.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> exploring the top of the "sea of lava" and enjoying the views</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">aaron, we love you! thanks for kicking off our road trip with a bang!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we will never forget watching the sandlot in our outdoor movie theatre...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">oiling and lotioning, and oiling and lotioning!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> i can't take it anymore!!</span></div>Tessa Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921775734331708097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183089167567325754.post-15760503486526632192011-07-25T22:46:00.000-07:002011-07-31T23:19:32.780-07:00house camping.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">okay, so we are officially house camping. the parents have come and gone in a whirlwind, and we are left with nothing but our camping supplies and stuff to clean the house. thursday is coming faster then we imagined, which is our goal for leaving bend... hopefully we will make it happen! this week has been hectic, trying to fit as much of the fun stuff in between the stuff that needs to be done. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here is a little taste of what we have been doing... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bend is so good to us, we are really going to miss it! </span></div>Tessa Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921775734331708097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183089167567325754.post-70427096507892538902011-07-20T16:37:00.000-07:002011-07-31T23:20:06.642-07:00packing day.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so... we are packing! packing for the move, the trip, and everything in between. its lots of work! funny how much you can accumulate over a few years, no matter how small the house. thank goodness for family that is helping us move, i don't know what we would do without them! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the beginning of many more boxes to come... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhis13f6JgCGDPr5JH9VO-ebwd04qa5S2Ynicu9FI_WcfwHj0a3JfBbYwgg0gxJVdj-3XSo4_R5Ai4SyVGP_GgQlrHjEBwBMyAqAFcaz4qVem9pa8JnNw2-UsancQ7aQFmFQbOfe53zBZo/s1600/Photo+on+2011-07-20+at+16.34+%25232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhis13f6JgCGDPr5JH9VO-ebwd04qa5S2Ynicu9FI_WcfwHj0a3JfBbYwgg0gxJVdj-3XSo4_R5Ai4SyVGP_GgQlrHjEBwBMyAqAFcaz4qVem9pa8JnNw2-UsancQ7aQFmFQbOfe53zBZo/s320/Photo+on+2011-07-20+at+16.34+%25232.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">shout out to the makers of TOMS shoes! i wouldn't have as many boxes if you weren't so darn popular.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">well, back to packing!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i'm excited to share the adventures to come!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Tessa Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17921775734331708097noreply@blogger.com0Bend, OR, USA44.0581728 -121.3153095999999843.9961253 -121.38137509999997 44.1202203 -121.24924409999998