The Last Two Weeks or So

JoAnne's sister Aileen called it the vortex. Amanda called it the purple explosion. To JoAnne it was the happiest day of her life. The wedding was indeed many things: beautiful, exhausting, fun. It was so good to be with so many of my old friends from college all at once.

After the wedding Amanda and I rode to Newport, Oregon with our good friend Terri and her husband and kids. There we camped on the coast for twelve days, changing camp sites five times and campgrounds twice. In between taking down and setting up our tent we walked on the beach and in the woods, read books, explored tide pools, washed dishes in a tiny pot, and got caught up with Terri.

Now we are in Eugene staying with a community called Church of the Servant King in a house built in 1889. The weather has been beautiful and the people are so warm and hospitable.

That is just an outline of what the last few weeks have looked like for me. I will try to fill in more of the details as I am able.