2 Weeks ago Josh and I had the privilege of heading up to Skamania Lodge to see a good friend get married. John and Jen, we are so happy for you and glad we got to be there to share in your amazing day!
Samantha got dropped off at my dad and Kaye's house Saturday morning and spent more than 24 hours there. At first driving away knowing we wouldn't see her for a while felt weird, but once we were surrounded by friends, it was great to get away and be just us again. We met up with some old friends, and a few news ones at Full Sail Brewery in Hood River. Good food, good beer, and then the brewery tour. We live in the brew capital and have never done a tour before. It was cool, and something we want to do again. After Full Sail a few of us headed to Double Mountain Brewery down the street for one more beer. It was a cool local hangout, but not the biggest.
After we finished up in Hood River we were off to Skamania Lodge for the night. I haven't been there since the first weekend they opened, and Josh had never been there so it was fun to experience together. After checking in we headed to the back lawn where we played a few games of croquet with Meredith and Kevin. We thought we were just going to relax before heading in to get ready for the wedding, but little did we know there was a birds of prey exhibit happening right where we were. There were lots of birds, an eagle, owl, and a few hawks. Josh and I were sitting in the back row, and they kept having the hawks fly directly over our heads. We both ducked every time. It was a little freaky. We also saw them feed a dead quail to the eagle... pics of that below as well as wedding pictures.
Finally we got to the wedding. It was the perfect setting and Jen looked beautiful. The reception was a blast, and I don't think it was coincidence that we were placed closest to the bar... family had to walk a bit further, but not Roman, Jen, Meredith, Kevin, Dennis, Kathy, and Josh and I. The cover band was great, the food was amazing, everything seemed to go smoothly. We partied til just past midnight and enjoyed waking up the next morning on our own w/out sounds of a crying baby. On our way back into town we stopped at Multnomah Falls and then at Roman's cousin Joe's house for the annual football kickoff party. We didn't stay long however since we wanted to get back to see our little one before we had to get her to bed.
It was a great weekend, and we were happy to see good friends again who we don't get to see often enough.
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