Last Weekend Update

Last weekend, Cory and I headed up to Yakima to spend time with his Dad and stepmother, Alison. We had planned to leave around 3:30pm on Friday but instead left around 4ish. Translating that to Corkert time means that we left a head of schedule.

The bridge from I-84 to Hwy 97 in Biggs Junction has been under construction since January. There was a sign that suggested drivers take an alternate route but didn’t suggest which alternate route to take. Cory and I crossed the Columbia River via the Bridge of the Gods. The drive on WA 14 was beautiful. The farthest we has been on WA 14 was the west side of Stevenson, WA. The town reminded me of Poulsbo, WA because of how there was a historic downtown centered near the waterfront. There appeared to be quite a few good restaurants there. The rest of the drive up to Yakima was extremely pleasant.

We arrived about 8:30, had dinner and watched Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?. (I had not seen this movie before dating Cory. Now, I’ve seen it about 5-6 times. He watches it every time he visits.)

Saturday morning was spent relaxing and deciding on our plans for the afternoon and evening. We went to the Cinco de Mayo festival in Sunnyside. I was able to have my first mango with chili powder and lime on a stick. Alison has the messy photos of me eating it. Yummy. I tried to recreate it here in Portland but forgot to use lime to have the chili power stick. Now, I know for next time. Alison took some photos of Cory and I being silly. Someday, I’ll have to get copies of them from her. *grin* Afterwards, we saw the real reason for the weekend’s trip. We saw…

IRONMAN

AWESOME MOVIE!

I am ready to watch the sequel. Unfortunately, it won’t be ready for a year or two yet. Cory told me he was going to buy it on DVD, when it comes out. Yep, he better! The movie was the best comic book movie I have seen since the first or second X men movies.

Dinner was at an excellent hole in the wall restaurant that served pizza, falafel, curries, and gyros. Very good food. Alison made banana splits for dessert. Cory and I asked to share one because we were hoping to get a smaller serving. Nope! But it was good!

Sunday morning, we busted out some Batter Blaster and made us some pancakes. (Batter Blaster is organic pancake batter in a redi whip type can.) I was looking at a website that talked about weird kitchen inventions/products. Batter Blaster was there. It is pretty strange. The pancakes turned out well, springy texture, slightly sweet. I think that I still like Krustez whole wheat pancake mix better.

The rest of the day was spent cleaning out the car, Barbecuing (Cory and his dad), and crafting. It was a very relaxing Sunday.