The Plumper Pumpkin Patch

Sarah and Rosie work at The Plumper Pumpkin Patch, a super cute little farm near Hillsboro, OR.  This is a great place to bring the kids or the kids at heart.

The Plumper Pumpkin Patch
11453 NW Old Cornelius Pass Rd  Portland, OR 97231

You still have some time left before Halloween, if you're local and want to take a trip to the pumpkin patch.  They have animals, lots of activities for kids and kettle corn!  You have to pay a small fee to get in ($5).  And there are lots of photo-ops (as you can see above).

Only a few more days to Halloween honeybees... are you ready?

Long Beach, WA weekend summer trips!

I had an amazing time this weekend in Long Beach, WA.  It was a gorgeous drive and great little getaway.  I also got to see my childhood friend Theresa and her husband Jeremy, plus her cute puppers.  I decided to take a cue from scathingly brilliant and do my post with only instagram photos!

How was your weekend?  Any fun getaways or anything you're planning?  I hope you have a relaxing Sunday eve and good week.  I have a presentation tomorrow at work, wish me luck! :)

West Coast Travels ♥ LA Trip

My first time at the Sprinkles Cupcake ATM!!!

Red Velvet Sprinkles Cupcake = Perfection

Jackie & me at Sprinkles

We also had a delish luncheon at Neiman-Marcus.

No trip to Cali is complete without a trip to Disneyland!  This time we went to the California Adventure park.

We had a super fun dinner at Ariel's Grotto.

Breakfast at the Roosevelt Hotel

I'm back in LA so I wanted to get my blog post posted for my last visit... procrastinator, much? :)

NW Travels ♥ Lincoln City

I took a trip to Lincoln City, Oregon from my birthday.  We stayed at the Looking Glass Inn in historic Lincoln City.  It was a lovely hotel just across from the bay and walking distance to Mo's, one of my favorite restaurants at the coast.  I would highly recommend the Whirlpool Suite!

We also had a delicious birthday breakfast at Slappy Cakes.  Warren tried the dried cherries and homemade nutella and he raved about the chocolotely hazelnut concoction.  I had the PB pancake batter, chocoloate chips, bacon and whipped cream (the whipped cream was because it was my BDAY).  Sooooo good!  Slappy Cakes is just awesome - try it if you haven't.

Slappy Cakes

4246 SE Belmont St  Portland, OR 97215

 do you see a face?

 my little masterpiece - sweet & savory

NW Travels ♥ Quinault Rain Forest

I have always wanted to visit a rain forest and I finally accomplished my goal.  How is that for starting out 2013, right?  We have a rain forest in the Pacific Northwest and it's just 3.5 hours North of Portland, Oregon.  The Quinault Rain Forest is part of the Olympic National Forest in Washington.  The forest receives an average of 12 feet of rain per year.  It might not be exactly what I imagined when I planned to journey to the "rainforest" but it is quite beautiful!  So green and lush.  And even better it's a great weekend trip.  You don't even have to use up your precious vacation time.  Save that for a big trip!

We also went to lunch at a fabulous lodge.  I had some yummy rainforest fish and chips!  They were delicious and I loved that fact that it had rainforest in the name. :)

Lake Quinault Lodge
345 South Shore Road, Quinault, WA 98575 

It is also home to the largest Sitka Spruce.  It is also claims to be the area with the greatest number of record breaking giant trees in the smallest area of the world.

I was visiting my longtime friend and her husband.  They have an adorable house that stays toasty warm due to an awesome fire place.  They live in Fawn Lake... appropriately named... check out this deer!