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Showing posts with label family. Show all posts

Friday, August 6, 2010

The Peggy, Alicia, and Adrienne Adventure!

Hey Everyone!

Peggy, Alicia, and I did an awesome movie/book road trip up the West Coast. We visited Seaside, Oregon; Astoria, Oregon; and finally Forks, Washington! Below are some pics from our trip.

Astoria, Oregon: "The Goonies"

This is where they filmed the amazing movie, "The Goonies". On our adventure, we decided to make quick stops at some of the famous sites.



Above is the jail the Fratelli brothers escape from.


Above is the museum that Mikey's dad worked at.


Above is the Goonies headquarters and below is Data's house.

" I want my bike!"


Forks, Washington: "Twilight"

At the Forks visitor center, they had a huge world map where people have put pins from where they are from. Above is just a small portion of the map...see if you can find Sidney, OH.... :)

Yay! First Sidney person to visit Forks, Washington. By the way, people from as far as the Netherlands and Australia have visited Forks.



The sign below is actually by their emergency room entrance. Just a little side note...They have the smallest hospital I've ever seen.


Below are pictures of the Cullen's house and Bella's house. From what we found out at the visitor's center, the city of Forks picked out these houses to be the closest representation from the book.

Above is the Cullen's house. Below is a note from Esme that was posted on the front of the house. This is actually a B&B located in Forks.


Above is Bella's house...actually a private residence. Below is where we stayed while in Forks. It's called the Manitou Lodge B&B.


Below is a picture of our cabin.


Meeting the locals at the Twilight Lounge!
It was karaoke night and my first time singing in front of people! It was the ideal first karaoke singing situation...10pm in Forks, Washington and only 8 other people in the room. By midnight there were like 30 people....it was hot place to be that night!

The electric slide....haha


Alicia and I made friends pretty easily. Everyone in Forks is so nice!


This is the best road trip I've ever taken. It's also the dorkiest one. Alicia and I are always up for anything, and I'm really glad we got to do this together. I can't thank Momma Peg enough for putting up with our craziness and being okay with adding a road trip to their vacation.


Back in Portland...

We did the downtown walking tour and took the traditional Portland picture.


We did a little wine tasting in Dundee and Dayton, Oregon.

Lastly, we visited a few smaller waterfalls and ended with Multnomah Waterfall.

I am so happy Alicia and Peggy took time out of their busy schedules to come visit. They probably did the most sightseeing anyone has ever done in 5 days, and I hope they had a good time...I definitely did. :)



Sunday, April 11, 2010

Easter in Surprise

Happy Belated Easter Everyone!

The Hartings family got together in Surprise, AZ for a little relaxing, baseball, easter egg hunt, and of course, church. We had such a good time relaxing and enjoying the warm, warm weather. Thanks to Jo and Kyle for hosting a great weekend! :)

Enjoy the pics below...






Tom and I were having a snipping beans contest, which I won. :)

It was a little too hot for jeans at the baseball game.


Tom and I showing off our juggling skills.

Yay Easter!

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Vegas Baby!

Johanna, Kyle, Tom and I decided that we needed to spend some quality time together. We decided that Vegas would be the perfect destination for quality time. This was my first trip to Vegas, and I had such a blast. Everything is so big and shiny there! Since it was my first trip, we did a lot of typical Vegas....spa day, buffet, fancy dinner, and of course, night club! Enjoy the pics below...

Prepping for this trip was the best...I shopped for a trashy dress, fake eyelashes, huge shoes, and fun jewelry! Yippee...I think Tom was a little scared when I came home with all my goodies...


We always take a muscle picture. I couldn't decided which one I liked the best so I posted both!




After a night of dancing, Johanna and Kyle fell asleep right away.

As Tom and I were walking out of the door, the doorman asked us if we'd like to take a limo to the airport. Since it was a slow weekend, the limo and the cabs were running at about the same price. We were like, "Yes, please!"

After the limo ride, I was feeling pretty good. I decided that one more try at the slot machine was a must, and I left Vegas a winner!

Conclusion: Vegas is ridiculous, and I want to go back.

Catching up after the holidays!

Hey Folks!

Sorry it's been so long. Here are a bunch of random pics from over the holidays!


Our lil' Christmas tree


Usually Five Guys Burgers and Fries makes me a happy girl, but since Tom left me all alone for a few weeks in December....dinnertime was very lonely... :(

This year Momma Payawal decided that a creepy Santa Claus that dances and sings songs would be a great addition to Christmas.


Rose Bowl 2010

Johanna, Tom, Matt and I were very lucky and got to go to the Rose Bowl. Thanks to Kyle, our seats were fantastic! :)


Kaitlyn and I like to kick back after a good meal.

More pictures soon...