Whirlwind Weekend

I know you are all sitting on pins and needles as you wait to hear whether or not we found some semi-permanent lodgings in Eugene yet...and we did!

On Friday afternoon we drove down to Salem and skidded into town just in time to get to my sister's high school musical. They performed Grease which, despite my feeling like it was almost too risque for high schoolers to perform, was awesome! They did a fantastic job and Kellin was a star.

Next morning we hopped into the car and made our way down to the promised land, Eugene. We had an appointment to meet with the lady who managed the property we were looking at at 10:30am. Despite some ugly shades of paint on a few interior walls and oldish kitchen appliances, we really liked the place. The two-bedroom duplex has a pretty big yard, laminate wood floors throughout, a nice brick fireplace, windows that are far bigger than our current ones, and a garage. The neighborhood is as friendly as any can look in November gloom and is only a hop, skip and a jump to Ricky's new job. We signed the paperwork and put down a deposit before leaving town that day. It feels great to have that all settled and squared away.

Saturday afternoon I was able to attend a dear friend's baby shower. It was definitely the best baby shower I have ever been to. It was a luncheon with delicious savories and treats and the only "game" was a hilarious mad-lib that the hostess put together about the birth. It felt so lovely to be surrounded by almost all of my good Eugene friends, it made me look forward to moving home that much more.

We left Eugene at 4pm, drove back to Seattle and watched the end of the Ducks stomping on Cal. The two remaining weekend days were much less adventurous but we made it out the other side. Hooray for not being homeless in Eugene!