Happy Place

Getting Settled in Texas has been a lot of fun.  I am sure most newlyweds do this, but we have been decorating our living spaces up to this point with wedding gifts.  The usual taupe, bland colors - just things that were given to fill the walls.  But since Texas is kind of this fresh, new start for our family, I am only putting things on the wall if I truly love them and if they have meaning.  So, naturally, there is nothing on our walls quite yet :)  But it has made me think about those things in life that matter most to me, and how I can best represent those things in our home.  I have a cross-stitch of the Medford, Oregon temple and a sweet picture of the savior that are dear to me, and are waiting to find a home on my walls, and I found this gem that will soon make it's debut:

Oregon really is our happy place.  Although we are truly loving our new life here in Texas, a big chunk of our hearts lie deep in the Southern Oregon soil.  

We were so grateful to have spent over a month there this summer, and had many fun adventures.  One I'd like to make sure and record was our dear, sweet friends the Romers drove alllllll the way from Utah to experience Oregon with us.  During our last days in Utah, over a shaved ice down the street, we invited them to come visit us while we were staying with our families in Oregon.  They said they would!  We thought, suuuuuuuure you will!  Then, a couple weeks later they showed up at our doorstep - what brave souls those two are.  

We dragged them all over town, wanted to squeeze in all that Oregon had to offer in a few short days (and didnt even come close!) so needless to say, each and every night we all drifted to sleep as we started a late night show or began to visit.  They were troopers, and luckily, so was our little babe.  We hiked Roxy Ann, around Table Rock, saw the Gorge, ate at some yummy places in Ashland, swam with Ryan's family, hot tubbed, saved some ducks, had some laughs...it was a good time :)  I always tell Ryan, if I could live by anyone for the rest of my life - those two would be on the top of my list.  Miss you, Nate and Cait.