After our accident, my (Katie) parents were a bit shook up on how we were really doing. And apparently it's a mom thing to have to see you in person to really believe you're ok. So, we worked it out for them to come visit for 4th of July weekend.
They got here Friday around noon and we showed them Portland-ish areas. International Test Rose Gardens, our neighborhood, etc.
Saturday, we made a giant circle. We left as bright and early as possible and took I-5 south to Salem headed toward Dallas to see Nathan's grandma. Then we took Hwy 99 over to Corvallis, which I've never done before. We stopped at OSU to show Mom and Dad where Nathan went to school and how similar it is to UGA (yet how different...) Then over to Nathan's parents' house to see Scarlet, Nikki and Gizmo (his parents weren't home but the dogs were!) Then we took Hwy 20 out to the coast (Newport) and as we crested the last mountain and saw the ocean....we saw fog! Weirdest thing ever! We ate at Moe's (of course!) and walked on the beach collecting rocks, not seashells. Weirdest thing for my parents to see me freezing on July 4th instead of melting. Literally, it was around 55 degrees on the beach.
After that we took Hwy 101 up to Cannon Beach where we stopped to see Haystack Rock and then took Hwy 26 home. This was our first long drive since the accident so I was still skittish and we were both sore afterwards but the trip was definitely worth it, 12 hours long as it was.
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