Sunday, August 28, 2011

Computerless

As of two days ago I have been "computerless" and I don't know what to do with myself. I do not have a smartphone so my computer is literally my only portal to internet. I've realized how often I use the internet now that I am unable to do so whenever I please. We took my computer in to the Mac store and they said it could be one of two things: #1 a broken power switch which is an easy fix #2 something with the motherboard that could cost me $800. We took the computer to my uncle to see if he could figure anything out (he's techie like that). I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he can find the problem and offer an inexpensive fix. So don't expect many blogs from me until I get my computer back, or if I'm able to blog from another person's computer.

On another note, today is my niece's due date and she is nowhere in sight. I suggested to my brother that he start singing her "Happy Birthday" so that she knows it's her day :)


Sunday, August 21, 2011

A Day in Portland

Greg and I drove out to Portland yesterday for a wedding. Once we left the reception we realized how many of our Portland friends we wanted to visit. We decided to go and spend some time with Greg's family in Sandy because we hadn't seen them in a while, but both agreed that we need to dedicate a weekend as "Portland Weekend" so that we can visit many of our friends that we haven't seen in a while.

The wedding was at First Presbyterian on Alder St. It was a beautiful old church with a monstrous organ inside, beautiful stain glass windows, and courtyard in the back.

they had a fun little candy table at the reception

beautiful church in the background

Mother and Father of the Bride and my parents (life long friends from college)

Like I mentioned, after the wedding we went to Sandy to see Greg's family. His dad and brother Brandon were building a lean to/place to park the boat and truck. Greg hopped in and got right to work. I watched and made fun of the Teune men :) My father in law joked at one point, "Yeah, you won't think it's so funny when we're building your house." He's absolutely right! I can't wait until the day when Greg gets his family to help us build a house (probably many years down the road). It was nice watching them work, they have such expertise with that sort of thing, I am clueless when it comes to building things.

A few of the Teune men 

making sure everything is level

Getting another hole started

Chloe kept me company while the guys worked

My father in law recently landed the tops of these trees and then decided to make himself a hang out spot 



Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Flashback to high school

Over the weekend Greg and I went back to my hometown of Colton to attend my friend Brent's wedding. I was really excited because Brent and I used to be super close along with two other friends in high school. I was looking forward to Greg getting the chance to hang out with some of the people I was so close with during my teenage years.

the happy couple Brent and Kayla

Left to Right: Teune's, my friend Tyler and his wife Lanisha and baby Zoe, and my bff from high school Kari


our "group" from high school: Me, Kari, Brent, Logan, Tyler, and Josh

Mr. and Mrs. Watt
 The wedding took place at Brent's parents house which is only a few minutes from my parents' place. I saw so many familiar faces and had a chance to catch up with a lot of people from high school. It was almost like a mini reunion.

The rest of the weekend I spent at my parents place helping them move furniture around in bedrooms to make room in the nursery for baby Macie Rae who should be gracing us with her presence in a couple of weeks. Mama Katrina is 2 cm dilated so we'll see how things go. While the women worked hard all day getting rooms ready the "father to be" and his buddy were downstairs doing this:

Why two televisions are needed, I have no idea... guess only 19 year old boys can justify this.

Friday, August 12, 2011

HGI Ribbon Cutting

The Hilton Garden Inn Ribbon Cutting was yesterday. My cousin Janell came with me to support Greg and the hotel. I wasn't really sure what to expect, but it was a fun way to spend an hour of the afternoon. The mayor of Springfield and the mayor of Eugene both spoke briefly as well as the "big wigs" of Hilton Garden Inn and The Hotel Group. Is it sad that the highlight for me was all the delicious fresh fruit and brownies that were served after?
Greg, GM Josh, Mayor of Eugene

cutting the ribbon

Front Office Manager Greg Teune
Janell wanted a tour of the hotel, so Greg showed us around. We passed a man in the hallway and he asked Greg "Do you do standup?" Greg replied, "I'm sorry?" The man explained, "Stand up comedy. You're really funny!" We all cracked up (I may be bias, but I think my husband has a very quick wit and excellent sense of humor). Greg explained that the man was the photographer for the ribbon cutting ceremony. He thinks the man must have overheard him talking to his staff that afternoon.

Earlier that day Greg was pretty upset that he didn't get to cut the ribbon so he told his staff that there would be an additional ribbon cutting later on. However, since he did not have permission it would be off of hotel property, he'd use safety scissors and scotch tape, and there would be no photographers, music, or food and beverages. I don't think anyone showed up.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

VooDoo Doughnuts

I had my first experience with VooDoo Doughnuts yesterday. My aunt, cousin, and I ventured into Eugene specifically to buy doughnuts. I definitely want to go back and walk around the shops downtown another time. There were some great looking restaurants and a few furniture shops I think I'd enjoy.



I ate the oreo cookie doughnut (don't know the real name of it.) It was delicious... a little too sweet if that's possible, but still good. All I could think while I ate it was, "This is so bad for me, but it's soooo good!"

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Adventures With The Hunts

My parents both grew up in the Springfield area and I still have extended family who live here. I am probably the closest with my Aunt Linda and Uncle Dennis. I have great memories of their kids (my cousins) Chris, Janell, and Amanda and we are still very close.

Now living in Springfield myself, my Aunt Linda and Amanda have invited me to go on lots of outings with them and now that Janell is visiting from Southern California we've been hanging out a lot together.

I visited an assisted living home the other day with them to spend time with a 90 year old woman who knew my grandparents and my mother. She was so excited to have visitors and it was fun to hear her talk about "the good ole days." She was very honest and quite frank about her aging and how she just wants to be home (Heaven). I can't imagine what it would be like to not feel at home in my body anymore and to be frustrated with my mind forgetting things and my body not working the way I would like it to. I hope to continue to visit her every week or so with my aunt.

Me, Mrs. Mason, Janell, and Amanda

Aquila and Priscilla's

My cousin Janell is visiting from California for a couple of weeks. She is staying with her family who also live in Springfield. It has been fun having her here, especially because she can let me know about some fun finds in the area. Yesterday we went to eat at a little eatery and coffee bar (they also serve beer and wine) called Aquila and Prisilla's.

It's located in a little shopping promenade, but once you walk inside the ambiance is very intimate

There is a fire place under the mantle and big comfy chairs around... people were sitting and enjoying their lunch so I didn't want to take pictures of them.

They have an additional "meeting room" if you need to reserve a space for a large group.

I ordered the grilled chicken caesar panini on focaccia bread. Delicious!
We also tried a Hawaiian restaurant on Sunday after church. It was called the Kona Cafe. It reminded me a lot of Local Boyz in Corvallis. I hope to try out a few more local restaurants while Janell is here to show me around.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Starbucks, and Dutch Bros, and Taco Bell, Oh My!

I had to make a quick drive to the grocery store today to buy some celery for a casserole I'm making for dinner. On my drive I realized how much easier errands are going to be now that we live in a big town (city?). In walking of distance of our apartment I can get to a few of my favorite places:








I can see Greg's work from the Michael's parking lot :)


Greg will be thankful for our monthly budget and it'll make it easier for me to pass up that Chai Tea on my drive by Starbucks. Although, it takes us about 4 minutes to walk to Target and I've been there twice already today (both times for necessities though of course!)

Hope you're all having a great week! Anytime you're in the Eugene area, give us a call :)