Oh where oh where has Sarah gone?

With the recent lack of blogging on this blog, you’d think I was off in a laboratory somewhere, working on a cure for cancer or perhaps creating my very own Frankensarah. Alas, I have not. I’ve been around. Well, if “around” means in Oregon. You see, Chris’s 14+ hour workdays finally paid off, as he won a manager’s challenge at work, which turned out to be a vacation at Sun River Resort and Spa in Oregon. GIANT HAPPY FACE.

On Thursday morning, we said ¡Adios! to San Diego and headed up to the Northwest, and, I found, to Chris’s brutal allergies. Mental note: Think of allergy meds like Tums and bring them everywhere.

Thursday night (as well as every other freaking night, no I am not complaining) was spent indulging in a buffet dinner with Chris’s work peeps. I am generally not a fan of buffets and after three nights of them in a row, I’m reminded of why. I feel like a giant cow today. Whatever, I think the Bride Diet dictates that I cease eating soon, so I guess I can count this past weekend as my last meal before I become Skinny Woman Marrying.

Okay, how friggin cute is that dress?

On Friday, I spent a GLORIOUS two hours at The Spa. I didn’t want to leave, which I have realized is my feeling about all spas in general. Thank you God, for inventing The Spa.

Now, before I get into Saturday’s festivities, I must give you some background. When we were planning our activities (we each got to choose two) for this trip, I thought it would be a good idea to choose The Spa (for me) and also something a little more “manly” for Chris. Wasn’t that thoughtful of me? Chris wanted to jump out of an airplane (shocker) and I said, Go ahead and have fun I’ll be at The Spa and no you are never getting me in one of those terrible planes again. Sadly for Chris, they cancelled the skydiving and so he chose the next best thing: the glider plane.

Anyway, for our second activity, I suggested ATVs. You know, they’re based on land, which appeals to this little delicate flower, but they also go fast, which is good for ole’ Evil Knievel over there. Well, I am happy to report that I can cross Ride ATVs off my list of Things To Do Before I Die. How come no one told me how dirty I’d get?! How come no one told me I’d be maneuvering this thing over ginormous rocks?! I think our tour guide dude could tell the kind of girl I am, because when I made it to the top of one of the giant hills, he clapped and gave me a thumbs-up. And he didn’t do that for anyone else. I checked. Thinking back, I guess it wasn’t sooooo terrible…The parts that were flat where I could go fast were pretty fun. Not fun, however, was blowing dirt out of my nose for two days straight. Ah, the things we do for love. Next year, being a wise old married woman and all, I’ll probably choose The Spa for both of my activities.

After the ATV experience, we headed over to where all the shops and restaurants are at Sun River and we were thrilled to stumble upon a Giant Wine Tasting Extravaganza where all the tastings were, like, a dollar! The wine and heat didn’t mesh well together, though, and we headed in for what turned out to be a four hour nap 😀

On our last night there, after Buffet Numero Tres, we hung out at the bar and listened to live music and danced and lamented the fact that our vacation was almost over. And then we did what we always do, we took pictures of ourselves. And when the waitress asked if she could take one for us, we said No, we like the Hold The Camera Out And Take A Picture Of Ourselves method, thank you though.

Hey, open your eyes, Squinty.