Sarah and Debbie's trip out west!

So I may make this several parts because it has been a while since I last posted. I have essentially started a new life here and it is fun, weird, exciting and scary all at once.


The last time I posted I was somewhere on my way to Minnesota with my mom. Since then, we went to Minneapolis to visit my friend Anna. It's really beautiful there. Then we drove through South Dakota, hit up Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills. Then off to Yellowstone, the Tetons and all the way to Corvallis. Where I am now. On the way out here, we also were lucky enough to visit the Corn Palace (a must see!), all of the signs for Wall Drug, and lots of Harley Davidson riders headed to some Harley reunion/conference thing in Wisconsin. It was a great trip that involved a lot of driving but I got plenty of practice on my Honda Fit!!! Although, since I've arrived in Corvallis, I barely have used my car since it is so bike friendly.

Then, we finally arrived in Corvallis and started settling down a little bit. We signed my lease, bought a bed and began enjoying the beautiful September weather. It's amazing how nice it is here in the summer, it is just the other 8 months out of the year that is apparently what gives this area its bad weather reputation. The wet winters were described to me as "a cold that penetrates completely". So that sounds like fun.

So back to my mom's trip. So we spent part of that first week here, me working on administrative stuff while my mom was bored to death. She did relax and enjoy being quaint in Corvallis though. We went to Seattle to visit family and had a great time. Seattle is always a fun place to visit. I also went to my first ever baby shower there, so that was interesting. From there, I dropped my mom off to the airport and then headed back to Corvallis to kind of begin my life in this new and interesting little microcosm of life that some would call a college town. It is very bizarre and I'll post more about findings here soon enough but since this post has been a long time coming, I figured I would put it up now anyways.

Ciao for now,
Sarah