I was so surprised when Amy called to ask if she could come visit me here in Portland. I of course said yes! Amy is one of my very best friends from our Dental School days. She and her husband Daegan are originally from Idaho. They are both so down to earth and we became fast friends the moment we moved into the Colony apartments in Valley Forge. Her and my good friend, and then neighbor, Crystal, were the first girls to invite me out to go shopping in effort to get to know me, and I am forever grateful for them both for being so welcoming. Amy's daughter Camden and Zach were the best of friends. And we ended up pregnant and having my Kate and her Eli close together. I was devastated when they moved after graduating. Daegan graduated a year earlier than Justin.
Anyway, she visited the PNW as the leaves were turning color and starting to fall to the ground. The temps were starting to get really chilly, and fog and rain were the start to most of our days. I told her to bring her rain boots and a warm jacket, so I could show her all the great stops around Portland.
Our first stop was Sugarpine Drive-In. After I had discovered it this summer I knew she needed to experience her first Portlandia type restaurant. After our yummy lunch we went to Multnomah Falls. The trail to walk all the way to the top was still closed due to covid, but the walk to the bridge still did this amazing waterfall justice. Then we headed out to the coast. We did the full circle, starting at the Tillamook Cheese Factory, hitting Short Sand Beach and Haystock Rock at Cannon Beach and then headed home.
The weekend went by way too quickly! I love anytime I can get with this girl.
