Big plans for next week

Here is some great news: my friend Tara is coming to visit me next week! I looked through some boxes in the garage to try to find a picture of her but was not successful. I'm pretty sure that all of the photos and keepsakes I had from high school are still buried in a plastic box somewhere out in Silverton, Oregon. (Long story, not a pretty one.)

Anyway, she arrives on Tuesday night and stays through Sunday. We'll do some sightseeing in the city, head out to the beach, and hang out around town. I'm really looking forward to having her here.

Another fabulous part of her visit is that I took two days off work. I haven't had a real holiday in over a year and while this isn't necessarily a REAL holiday (I'll always be sleeping in my own bed) the break from work will be fantastic.