Posted by Adrienne on June 30, 2010 under Photos | 
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The skyline of Vancouver, British Columbia, has some complementary mountains in the background:
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| From Vancouver and White Rock, British Columbia |
It’s best when the mountains have some snow on them, like they did for our March visit. Vancouver is a neat city with lots of fun thing to see and do. If you have a chance to visit, do it!
Posted by Adrienne on June 23, 2010 under Photos | No Comments
One of my most favorite vacation spots growing up was Cannon Beach on the Oregon Coast:
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| From The Beautiful Pacific Northwest |
This is Haystack Rock and the reasoning behind the name should be pretty obvious. When the tide is out, there are some great tidepools at the foot of the rock that always have starfishes and sea anemones to poke. It’s a fun place to visit rain or shine, which is good, because you never know what kind of weather you’ll get at the Oregon Coast.
Posted by Adrienne on June 18, 2010 under Books | No Comments
Summer is here, and that means more daylight for reading!
Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon Hale
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Most people know the story of Rapunzel: locked in a tower, hair long enough and strong enough to climb on, etc. So it’s always a pleasure to read a book like this, one which takes the well-known story and spices it up.
Posted by Adrienne on June 16, 2010 under Photos | No Comments
Downtown Pittsburgh and the Roberto Clemente Bridge:
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| From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
We came to Pittsburgh to visit their ballpark and to see the Brewers play the Pirates. I didn’t know much else about the city and we didn’t set aside a whole lot of time to be there. So I was both pleasantly surprised at what a neat setting it was with the three rivers and the hillsides, and disappointed that we didn’t have more time to explore. Hopefully we’ll have a chance to go back again and see more than just the Fort Pitt area. Maybe we can see another baseball game too.
Posted by Adrienne on June 15, 2010 under Soccer, Sounders | No Comments
It was the very last professional soccer match played on the planet before the beginning of the 2010 World Cup. The Sounders had two straight wins against DC United going back to last season, and DC was the worst in the league. So this must-win game which was also a nationally televised game and an internationally significant game seemed like it would be a great time for the Sounders to really perform their best.
It was not to be.