OUR TRIP TO THE OREGON COAST

We had such a fun trip with Ty's family touring around the Oregon Coast. It was a long and grueling drive of 12 hours, so we drove the entire first day, then the second day, we stopped at different sights the last couple of hours before the coast.

I took over 250 pictures and ran out of memory on my camera, so I didn't get any pictures of the outlet mall--not quite Sawgrass Mall (maybe one fifth of the size, but awesome compared to the mall in Burley or Twin (which are one fifth the size of the Oregon outlets.) That, and there aren't any outlets here in Burley or Twin, just regular stores, so my shopping withdrawals since moving from Florida were somewhat quenched.

The other awesome thing was the Aquarium. The petting zoo part was the coolest--we got to pet rays, starfish, sea cucumbers, abalone, and all kinds of other sea creatures that I don't know the names of. My favorite was the jellyfish--they are breathtaking in their intricate, delicate detail. They seem so graceful and feminine. There were tiny ones, huge ones, bright ones, and transparent ones.

One thing that was amazing about Oregon was the wild flowers strewn all up and down the roadways. The one I loved was the Queen Anne's Lace (the white flowers). I had no idea it just grew wild like that. It was gorgeous. I could've taken hundreds of pix of all the different colors and kinds.

The first place we stopped to eat on the second day was a quaint hometown burger place. Their food was awesome, but they did live up to their sign posted that said something to the effect of this--Thanks for your patience, we know our food takes longer to cook than other places, but it's fresh, and we think YOU'RE worth it.

Just want to throw out a thank-you to Ty's parents for the fun trip and memories--we all thoroughly enjoyed the experience and appreciate the generosity. Keep reading below for a recap of the whole trip.