Liz's Bachelorette Weekend

This past weekend I was able to go to Gearhart, OR which is about twenty minutes north of Cannon Beach on the coast. Liz's sister had organized the weekend and had rented a beautiful house for the nine of us to stay in. All of Liz's bridesmaids were able to make the weekend, including her sister from Maryland and her good friend Sam from Michigan. I felt honored to be asked to attend the weekend, because technically I am not one of the bridesmaids. We had a great time just hanging out in this wonderful house, which even had a yoga room. We made great food and went on walks to the beach and the local french bakery. This bakery was sooooo good. We tested out several of the pastries and were amazed by every one. I think my favorite was the pear tart.

On Saturday we headed to Cannon Beach and had a nice lunch together and then some of us parted ways to go shopping and the rest of us went to Ecola State Park to see some beautiful views of the coastline and go for a little hike. It was such a wonderful time. We did have your typical Oregon beach weather, which was pretty windy and cold. But, that did not stop us from enjoying every minute. Of the nine women there, five of us were mothers. So, there was a lot of chatting about labor, babies and toddlers. But, there was also a lot of other great discussions as well. I just really appreciated being able to spend that time with a great group of women. We were so thankful to all the dad's that stayed home with our babies and kids. Todd had a great time with Meadow and they played hard all weekend. He took her to the local park and went out dinner afterwards. They don't get a lot of alone time, mainly because we like to spend so much time together as a family, so I think Todd really appreciated his time with her this weekend.

Here is a view of the living room in the house.
View of the houses from the beach

Seeing the beach on Friday night

Taunya, Jen, Liz, Myself and Gretchen

Walking into the wind

The whole crew out to lunch. Sam, Liz, Julie, Myself, Gretchen, Jen, Kate, Luann, and Taunya.

Even though we did not hire a stripper for the bachelorette party, we did get some nice views of a few young men taking off their wetsuits after surfing. We all agreed that our husbands were way better looking. We had a few silly giggles as we started our hike.

This was such a fun weekend. Can't wait for the wedding on July 25th. Todd and I will be staying up at Timberline lodge while his parents watch Meadow for the night for us. It will be nice to celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary and reminisce about our own wedding there. It will also be a good practice overnight for Meadow for when the baby arrives.