Getting out of the grey bubble

Getting out of the grey bubble

Since we moved to Seattle we have gotten in the habit of exploring. There are so many great things to see here that it feels like we have an endless list of good things to do on the weekends. In the last month we've taken our weekend outings to the extreme and have had the chance to explore to both Oregon and Idaho. The Oregon trip was really planed on a whim when we were still battling with the fleas and were making a desperate attempt at regaining our sanity by vacating our house. We checked into a really nice Hotel in downtown Portland that boasted about their luxurious pet accommodations. Since this was really as much a vacation for the dogs as it was for us it seemed like the right place to be. This is a picture of the gift the hotel had waiting for the dogs when we arrived and the smile of their faces after we ordered doggie room service on the second night. Totally ridiculous i know. While we were in Oregon we drove to beautiful cannon beach where we hiked with the dogs to a light house look out point. I dont know if you can tell from the picture but this is the same beach where Goonies was filmed. I must say it was absolutely gorgeous. After the hike we went into town and completely binged on fresh saltwater taffy and fudge that we bought from an incredibly cranky candy shop owner. She scowled at us we asked for what I consider to be a reasonable amount of free fudge samples. Maybe my judgment was a little off.
When we returned home...the fleas were right there waiting for us. Apparently all we did was successfully starve them for a few days. Needless to say we bombed the house the next weekend and it was finally over.