I Have My Husband Back!

It was so nice to hear the news that my husband would be coming home and know that he wouldn't be having to go back up for the strike. It is amazing how much just having him here makes me feel less stressed. It's like, I have my support system back! I can breathe, I can function and I feel that things are going to be ok.

We celebrated his return today with a little trip to the coast. We went to the Tillamook Cheese Factory and had a few samples and some ice cream. After our self-guided tour of the visitor's center, we decided to go south and see what we could see.

We ended up in Tierra Del Mar and found a beach that we absolutely loved. You can drive out on the beach and make fires on it. There is also this amazing natural bridge or arch that is so beautiful.

The other thing that was awesome about the beach was that on the far end of it was an amazing hill that was completely sand.

Of course we had to hike up it to see what was on the other side :-). It was a very beautiful view... a view that I somehow did not take a picture of. I know that Jason did on his phone, but I don't have that picture. The only picture I have of the other side is this one with Jason.

I got a picture of the trail that we left behind. Nevaeh and Kohlton thought that it was pretty fun to roll down the huge hill and successfully got sand in every nook and cranny :-).... Please ignore my finger in the bottom corner...oops!

The only thing about this trip that wasn't very good, was the fact that I forgot a jacket and we didn't bring any beach toys or equipment (chairs, snacks, etc). We had a lot of fun though and are excited to plan another trip to this beach... One where we are a little more prepared.