Road trips can be so much fun! The road trip to Portland with my mom and sister was relaxing and full of little side trips :)
We stopped in Sherwood to see how much it has grown and changed over the years. In some ways it's like a whole new town but tucked here and there are sweet reminders of the town we grew up with.
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| I did not go to school here but my friend Erin did! She is one of my friends here in Utah. Several years ago we were talking about what towns we grew up in as we knew we were both Oregonians. She said "I grew up in a little town you've probably never heard of." When she told me it was Sherwood I just laughed. We grew up a few miles apart and never knew it! |
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| Street corner in Sherwood |
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| Tea House in Sherwood |
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| This building is the most memorable for me ~ The library! So many hours were spent in the basement where all the wonderful childrens books lived :) The librarian was older with dark hair and glasses. She had a deep, raspy voice and long, slightly yellow nails. She was nice but not overly friendly. None of that really mattered because I just loved the books! Her name is at the tip of my tongue....hmmmmm |
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| Here's the library from the front ~ It's still the same color :) I love that. |
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Mary and I stopped in to see the barber, Dale, where my Dad and brothers got their hair cut for so many years (in that chair in the above photo). He's 82 now and had to retire 5 months ago because he let his license expire. After picking Mom up from visiting a friend we stopped and got flowers for Dale. We visited him in the next town over and had a wonderful time looking at all the pieces he's china painted over the years. He even let each of us pick a piece out. Mom chose a little pitcher with blackberries on it, Mary chose a plate with prunes and I chose a plate with grapes. It's hard to believe I forgot to take my camera in his house!
These next pictures are after we got back to Klamath Falls....... |
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| My niece Maxine and Ben sitting on Mom and Dad's patio :) |
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| My Dad, niece Mikayla & my dad's sister Ann :) |
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Ben intently reading while he was waiting his turn at a photo shoot. A lady at my mom and dad's church is trying to get her photography business up and running. She borrowed my 2 nieces and Ben so she could have sample pictures on her website.
The day before we came home to Utah the 4 girls headed to Medford (about an hour & a half drive) for a day of shopping. Maxine and Mikayla were especially excited because Klamath Falls has a WalMart and Fred Meyers but no Target, big mall, Kohls, Old Navy, etc.
Heather took her camera and captured these memorable moments....... |
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| Danielle, Mikayla & Maxine ~ I love these dresses but it was window shopping only |
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| 4 Girls Being..........Well, Girls :) |
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Mikayla & Heather
And with every beautiful dress must come some.......dowdy clothing?........Oh My! |
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Maxine & Heather ~ oh what a pair!
You have to have a certain amount of craziness confidence to flaunt these outfits. They tucked their regular shirts in the pants to give a frumpy look. |
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| Mikayla & Danielle ~ Layers upon Layers ~ Silly Girls! |
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I think it is safe to say they had a wonderful time!
Well, you are probably wondering if I will ever be done blogging this trip! In the next couple posts I will share pictures from our 3 day trip to Howard Prarie Lake Resort. Definitely a highlight of our vacation!
Have a beautiful day :)
~JanMarie |
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