Mary, I don't think we're in Washington anymore...

My friend Mary (been friends since Junior High) & I went to visit our friend Teresa last weekend. (Teresa and I have been friends since High School, & were roommates at Rick's College). Mary & I went all by ourselves... 5 hour road trip there, and 5 hours back, almost 2 full days with no kids, and no hubbys to worry about... it was very... strange, yet blissful:)
This is just a peek into Eugene's Saturday Market...
Teresa and her family live in EUGENE, OREGON... it was like we had entered the twilight zone...:) The people there were stuck in the 60's, (I'm not talking about Teresa or Dave)... Observe...this is Saturday Market in downtown Eugene... if you look close you'll see dreadlocks, bongs, and lots of tie-dye:) It was the coolest and craziest place I've ever been too. Oh, and the smell... ain't nothin like urine and body odor...:) Cough, cough, gag:) The Saturday Market is a craft fair, booths of homemade jewelry, purses, tie-dye shirts (I bought one for Rhen:), hemp decor & accessories... it was quite the day:) (Probably one of my favorite pieces of jewelry was a silver ring that was 2 interlocking rings, that looked like two people spooning, it was creative and I probably would have bought it if it weren't $40:)

We ate at The Original Pancake House, I had Pigs in a Blanket (buttermilk pancakes wrapped around sausage links) they were soooo yummy:) We also ate at Sweet Life, a Patisserie, the place was full of desserts... I tried a pistachio cannoli... it was so sweet, but very tasty.

This is sweet little Bella & Bono (Bella is the baby, Bono is the dog:)... the pride & joy of The Stockdale brood. Bono loved me, & always wanted me to play with him. He even wanted to come with us back to Washington:) Bella was such a sweet little girl, and it was so fun to see Teresa with her, she's such a good mommy:)

Our trip was short, but so worth it:) I miss having Teresa around, and was so glad that we got to go visit:)
Thanks so much Teresa & Dave for your hospitality, we'll definitely come again... Next time we'll bring the whole crew with us:)