Rafting the White Salmon River

This picture was taken before we knew what we were getting ourselves into.!
Becky, Mom, Dad, Adam and I along with our guide ZaK!

Little did we know that this was just a few miles down the river! Class 4 rapid!
We were completely submerged under water for a few seconds. Adam and I were in the front so we were down there the longest!

That was definitely on of the craziest rafting trips I have ever taken. There was a lot of big rapids and technical maneuvers we had to pull. The rafting place we went through was awesome! Zollers was really well orginized and came with all the gear you needed. Notice how we were all whereing matching wet suits! There is nothing cuter then trying the shove yourself in a skin tight wet suit! As a side note we had a celiberity in our rafting group! Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine Benes from Seinfeld) was there with her family on a family reunion of sorts. She is a lot shorter then I thought! I was really funny when we had gone down the big waterfall rapid we were hanging out watching the other people go down the rapids and a lady in Julias boat fell out and our guide started yelling "Elaine fell out of the boat, Elaine is out of the boat." We were all dieing laughing!

Julian Beever - Sidewalk chalk drawlings.

Julian Beever is an English artist who's famous for his art on the pavement of England , France , Germany , USA , Australia and Belgium Beever gives to his drawings an amazing 3D illusion.

I am so amazed at this guys skills! I love this last picture of the boat in the water. It is hard to believe it's not real!

Google Maps new feature

Yesterday Adam told me about a new feature that they have on Google maps. The new feature is called street view. The feature allows you to have a real view of an area of interest. For example, I typed in my work address and clicked on street view. When the picture comes up you can do a full 360 turn. When I turned the image to face directly at my office, there was a picture of me standing outside the office, talking to my co-workers boyfriend. It look like it was last summer they took the pictures. My theory is that they had a van driving around that was taking 360 pictures once every few seconds. Check out this link, type in 7304 SE Milwaukie ave, Portland, OR 97202. then once you pull up the street view, pan to the right, that is me in the pink skirt. Very futuristic!!


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I took the quiz

Your Candy Heart Says "First Kiss"

You're a true romantic who brings an innocent hope to each new relationship. You see the good in every person you date, and you relish each step of falling in love. Your ideal Valentine's Day date: a romantic dinner your sweetie cooks for you Your flirting style: friendly and sweet What turns you off: cynics who don't believe in romance Why you're hot: you always keep the romance alive

What Does Your Candy Heart Say?

How cute are we!

With all of this wedding business wraped up, it has made me think a lot about my own wedding! I had fun planning and getting things ready for our big day. I told Adam that we need to get married again so that I can buy another dress and plan another party. Needless to say Adam was not too excited about that! We will be married 2 years on March 18th. I still can't believe what an amazing man I snaged!

Chocolate fest 2008

My dream has com true!

February 2 & 3, 200810:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. What IS ChocolateFest?ChocolateFest is Portland's premier chocolate event. Visitors will delight in delicious chocolate sampling, as well as demonstrations and choco-talks.What Does Chocolate Have to Do With the World Forestry Center?Great question! Did you know that chocolate comes from the cacao tree? Our mission is to educate about forests and trees of the world and what better way to talk about the cacao tree than to have lots of chocolate on hand.
Why is 2008 ChocolateFest So Special?We are attempting to break the record for the world's largest truffle. Over 250 lbs of luscious chocolate that will be available to eat Sunday afternoon!

O, I wish I was going to be in town for this!!!

Maybe next year!

Twilight the movie

This is who I was visualizing for the part of Edward - Hayden Christiansen

This is who I wanted for the part of Bella swan - Danielle Panabacker (from the show Shark)


This is who the movie production chose for the parts of Bella and Edward.

Robert Pattinson - Playing Edward
Kristen Stewart - Playing Bella Swan

I am really excited about the actors they chose. I have been visualizing what they would look like from the books and they are dead on. I would of liked Danielle and Hayden a little better, but I guess I will just have to deal.

"Twilight" begins shooting in Oregon at the end of February Yea!

I think I might have to sneak over to the shoot to catch a glimpse of the action.

Cookies Please.

Adam and I went the the grocery store last night to get some ready to bake cookies. When we got up to the check out line we noticed that the package was already open. Adam offered to run back and get another pack, but the casher said that he would call someone to get it. So he picked up the phone and did an over head announcement " Can I get a Pillsbury read to bake, Big Deluxe, Triple chocolate indulgence cookies to aisle 7. I repeat, Pillsbury ready to bake, Big Deluxe, Triple chocolate indulgence cookies to aisle 7. Adam and I were both laughing so hard, along with the other people in the lane. It was a little embarrassing, but what can you do! :)

Night on fire.

Last night was exciting! I put something in the oven and a few minutes later i heard a popping sound. When I went to investigate I found the oven on fire. I screamed out on instance and called for Adam to help me. I opened the oven and fire went shooting out. I finally got my head together and turned off the power on the oven and the flames slowly died down. I am now realizing the importance of having a fire extinguisher handy. Our place if fine except for the smell of burnt metal. I think something else that needs to go on the new years resolution list is finally putting together our 72 hour kit, because you just never know when you could accidental burn down your home!:) On the up side I think me might get a new stove! Yea!

The Edge

Every day I open the newspaper at work and read in the Edge. The Edge is a collum about silly people who do silly things. In today's paper they re caped the funniest people of 2007.
I was laughing so hard at some of these I just had to share.

Doofus du Year:
Daniel Brown, 22 of Hartseile, Al., Who wore a ski mask to hide his identity when he staged a home invasion robbery at his grandfathers house in January but blew his cover when he burst in, yelling: "I need your money and I mean it Papa!"

Court appearance of the year:
In Modesto. Ca, Josh Moreno, attempting to get a judge to lift a restraining order, went to court disguised as his wife, wearing a dress, high heels, red lipstick and a long black wig and spoke in a falsetto high-pitched voice. The judge was not fooled and Moreno was arrested.

Quote of the Year:
"Nobody tells the Wookiee what to do"
-Chewbacca impersonator arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly head butting a Hollywood tour guide.