Life has been a whirlwind since we last posted anything here! As the COVID pandemic fades slowly into the past and life gets back to "normal" (we hope!), it seemed like a good time to kick start the old travel blog :) I'm going to be making three posts to off a quick catch-up on life, and then any posts after that will be back to the adventures...

In our last post, Molly and I went to Harper's Ferry Virginia. At that time, we had actually been engaged for a few months! I asked Molly to marry me at Disneyland in one of our favorite hidden spots at the end of June 2018. I was so nervous in the days leading up to popping the question, that Molly noticed I was acting strange, and thought I was going to break up with her!

She said yes!

The months after our engagement were a happy, but sometimes chaotic blur...

We said goodbye to the house in salmon Creek :(
And hello to a new one closer to our families in Portland, OR 🏡
We started to get pretty handy with a paintbrush and roller ;)
But every day, it got a little closer to our own personal slice of paradise...

A new home for us both, and a new job for Molly were a lot, especially with a wedding coming up, but we didn't stop the adventures! I will post about some of the bigger trips later, but for now here are some fun highlights from the new few months:

Getting our game on at Skamania's beautiful course (sadly, most of it has been turned into developments, and the course is now a small par 3)
Dancing to the tunes of a Johnny cash / Hank Williams cover band on a Warm September Night in Bend
I also discovered my passion for polka at Octoberfest. Must have German blood?
We tried our hands at making blackberry wine with some friends!
And watched Thomas Rhett perform live! He sings some of our favorite songs.
A christmas trip to disney definitely happened <3
Plus a couple Runs up to the mountain
When it snowed, we made snow mice!
And when spring rolled around, we were cooped up and ready to explore, so we got McMenamins passports and started collecting stamps
Meanwhile, the new house was on its way to feeling like a home. It wouldn't quite get there for a while, but nights like this chinese dinner and sunset sure helped!
We definitely carried this pool on our backs 2 miles from the StorE. Totally worth it :P 
As summer wound to a close, we had some of the best storms I've ever seen in portland. We were driving around storm chasing, and saw this tree get hit by lightning!
The day of the wedding was set for 9/9/19, and August was full of preparations. We were about to start a new phase of life, and myself, I couldn't have been more excited :) 
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