Stevenson and such

We are still getting settled in and have been really busy but have still managed to sneak in some time to see sights here and there. Every day I discover new things that make me stop and stare in awe. I've been cleaning, shopping, doing laundry, you know all those mundane normal activities, but now that I have such beautiful scenery around me I don't mind it nearly as much lol. The people in stevenson have all been so nice and friendly... they have no problem stopping to chat with you for however long you want. people don't seem to be in any big hurry, i have been told everyone that's here wants to be here, most of them are from all over the place and have moved to stevenson to enjoy its natural wonders, so they are all generally happy folks. Our little grocery store down the street is really cute and the folks who work there are very helpful. We went in on Halloween and the staff were all in costume, passing out snacks to kids who were in costume. Our neighbor who had just met us invited us to come over to her pumpkin carving party, unfortunately ash and I were vacuuming and shampooing the carpet that evening so we couldn't make it but we though it really nice for the invite. Today I drove to portland to pick up this really awesome mid century modern coffee table and end table for the living room. They are very unique and I will be sure to post pics of them in our living room once we get it painted and furnished. When I got back ash made us breakfast and then we went for a walk across the street to this little place the internet install tech told us about (the one who gave us 5lbs of chanterelle mushrooms he'd picked from the forest close by). If you cross the street and follow this tiny street down you come to a tunnel then a bridge that winds over a cute little creek. Along the path were more blackberry bushes than you could ever harvest and a wild apple tree that ash and I picked two sweet delicious apples from and ate right there under the tree. We walked all the way down to the river "beach" and played on the river shore. It was drizzling but we didn't care, it was so much fun. I still cant believe how many interesting things there are to do so close to our house. here's some pics from yesterday and today: CLICK HERE

~kris

PS: thanks for the vacuum mom!!!