Today we got an early start. Woke up around 6:30am and left our room around 7:45 head
ed for Albany. We originally planned a trip to Albany so that S could see a friend of hers who is visiting family in Albany. Unfortunately they didn’t get in touch with each other, so we made a morning out of it by going to the Jerky 
store, the dollar store (can you believe we make a special point of going to the dollar store there? Everything really IS only $1 - there’s no sales tax in Oregon). We also went to the cemetery. My grandparents are interred there. Even though so many years have gone by, I always remember the times I spent there as a kid with my grandparents, much to the chagrin of my kids. They get to hear the same stories whenever we pass a certain landmark. It’s a part of life that things must change, but the older I get the more I seem to reminisce about the “good ole’ days.” After eating lunch at The Original Breakfast (they only serve breakfast items!) we headed out to Monmouth for a tour of Western Oregon University. 
We had time to kill, so we stopped at a nearby Lavender Shop. Everything was purple - my favorite color - I went crazy! They had lavender chocolates that were yummy. Lavender soap, lavender tea, lavender soda. Everything lavender. Then on to WOU. Nothing like a tour of a
university to make you feel old. We really liked the campus. Clay took Erin and Adam for a drive around Salem while we were there. Couldn’t believe how many coffee houses/drive thrus there are in Monmouth. Our tour guide told us 
there are nine of them, for a town with the population of 9000.
Now we are back in our “login” as Adam likes to call it. Enjoying the view of the ocean. It is so calming and relaxing. We are truly ta
king a vacation from everyd
ay life!
ed for Albany. We originally planned a trip to Albany so that S could see a friend of hers who is visiting family in Albany. Unfortunately they didn’t get in touch with each other, so we made a morning out of it by going to the Jerky 
store, the dollar store (can you believe we make a special point of going to the dollar store there? Everything really IS only $1 - there’s no sales tax in Oregon). We also went to the cemetery. My grandparents are interred there. Even though so many years have gone by, I always remember the times I spent there as a kid with my grandparents, much to the chagrin of my kids. They get to hear the same stories whenever we pass a certain landmark. It’s a part of life that things must change, but the older I get the more I seem to reminisce about the “good ole’ days.” After eating lunch at The Original Breakfast (they only serve breakfast items!) we headed out to Monmouth for a tour of Western Oregon University. 
We had time to kill, so we stopped at a nearby Lavender Shop. Everything was purple - my favorite color - I went crazy! They had lavender chocolates that were yummy. Lavender soap, lavender tea, lavender soda. Everything lavender. Then on to WOU. Nothing like a tour of a
university to make you feel old. We really liked the campus. Clay took Erin and Adam for a drive around Salem while we were there. Couldn’t believe how many coffee houses/drive thrus there are in Monmouth. Our tour guide told us 
there are nine of them, for a town with the population of 9000.Now we are back in our “login” as Adam likes to call it. Enjoying the view of the ocean. It is so calming and relaxing. We are truly ta
king a vacation from everyd
ay life!
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