Two Many Adventures: Happy Holidays from the Oregon Coast

Newport Oregon. High 48, low 35 Sunny, A beautiful day!

The Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport gets all decked out in Holiday Cheer!

The drizzle lifted for a bit and the weather was a balmy 50 degrees so we decided to try the Rogue Nation Brewery tour, have a bite to eat then head over to the Aquarium. As we were waiting for the 3 pm tour, a large family with 4 little girls and 2 boys arrived. Thinking maybe they were just waiting for a table, no big deal. The children began complaining about the smell, the cold, etc. Oh boy, this is going to get ugly. Sure enough, they were going on a tour of the brewery too. The kids were not going to enjoy this, as they were complaining before it even started. Since we could come back any time, we jetted.

We ended up back at Nana's Irish Pub in Historic Nye Beach for Black and Tans, Corned Beef and Cabbage for Eric and a Reuben for me. Tummy's full and satisfied, we headed back to the Aquarium. Lots of families with Grandmas and Grandpas, little tykes in strollers and young couples with itty bitty babies enjoying everything Christmas can bring. Made me miss my kid and the fun things we used to do at Christmas. Since Eric worked swing shift a lot, we would load up the minivan with our cocker spaniel, our old cats and Ashley and I would go look at Christmas lights. A stop at the drive thru Baskin and Robbins and our evening was complete. Oh well, those days are long gone, but I have great fun memories. Lacking a drive thru B&R here in Newport Eric & I settled for a glass of wine at home.

Our holiday is going to be spent here at Pacific Shores. I will do a little turkey tenderloin in the slow cooker, fix some potatoes and vegetables and we'll settle in for some movies and enjoy the view.