Our last round of west-coast visitors consisted of my sisters, Stef and Rosie, and Rosie's girlfriend Rachel. Highlights of the trip consisted of a rainy visit with Stef to the famous Portland Rose Gardens and Powell's Bookstore on Friday, and a whirlwind tour of the Columbia River Gorge area with all the girls on Saturday: Multnomah Falls, Hood River windsurfers/kiteboarders, Timberline Lodge, and a late lunch in Government Camp before heading back to Corvallis (beginning to sound familiar??). We spent Sunday relaxing in Corvallis. Monday we headed to the coast and took in the sights of Newport, the Yaquina Head lighthouse and the huge common murre colony there (stinky, as it was an on-shore wind!) , the Rogue Brewery, and the beautiful views of Cape Perpetua. I saw all the girls off on their respective journeys home (Stef) or elsewhere along the west coast (R-squared) on Tuesday morning. They all snapped copious photos, so I'll post a few here once they're sent to me. It was so much fun having Stef, Rosie and Rachel here; never a dull moment with the Daley sisters (as Nate can no doubt attest to).
So now, no more excuses for delaying the packing. We've turned the living room into box-storage central and are eating away at the random foods still left in our pantry and refrigerator. Two more full days of packing prep before we load the truck up on Saturday, with the help of our friends Jack, Kelly and Valerio.
Here's an update on my growing belly - we're into week 29 this week, and I'm still feeling quite good and comfortable, which is lucky considering how much we've got going on these days. There will no doubt be frequent bathroom breaks on our 4 day cross-country drive, but overall, I don't think my "condition" should slow us down too much.
We borrowed a friend's ladder this afternoon so that we could get up to some of the ripening cherries above arms-reach. I stayed ground-side to pick on the lower limbs; Nate climbed up to do the ladder picking. Check out the bounty of about 15 minutes of picking! We'll do one more round of picking on Friday. They are delicious, maybe more so because they're free.
Here's an update on my growing belly - we're into week 29 this week, and I'm still feeling quite good and comfortable, which is lucky considering how much we've got going on these days. There will no doubt be frequent bathroom breaks on our 4 day cross-country drive, but overall, I don't think my "condition" should slow us down too much. 
We borrowed a friend's ladder this afternoon so that we could get up to some of the ripening cherries above arms-reach. I stayed ground-side to pick on the lower limbs; Nate climbed up to do the ladder picking. Check out the bounty of about 15 minutes of picking! We'll do one more round of picking on Friday. They are delicious, maybe more so because they're free.
