Maybe A Comeback...

So it has been almost an entire year since we have last posted and the time has just flown by. Oregon continues to amaze me and there are still so many places Kyle and I have yet to visit!

A few quick updates from our lives over the past year:

-We bought a real camera!! We got a Sony Alpha 580 and have been really happy with it so far! We purchased it last November.

-I'm still working as a pediatric dietitian at the local children's hospital and love it! Everyday is a new challenge and I have the privilege of working with both the inpatient and outpatient populations.

-Kyle is currently unemployed :( Last February he quit his bar tending job after getting a job at Rogue working in the sales department. Unfortunately it was not a good fit and he was let go after 3 short months. 

-We traveled to Hawaii last November with our frisbee team! It was both of our first time on the islands and I can guarantee it will not be our last!!

-We moved into a new place. We are currently living in a triplex (think duplex with 3 units) and our unit has a washer and dryer, a dishwasher, 2 bedrooms, and a patio! It's not everything I want in a place, but the location more than makes up for it!

-Ultimate frisbee continues to be a big part of our lives. We are still playing with the same team that we started on and have traveled to many tournaments throughout the spring and summer.

-Our love for rock climbing continues to grow and we went on our first outdoor climbing trip just last month. I'll have a post on that soon!

-I'm playing basketball again!!! Kyle and I have been playing recreationally with friends about 1 time per week for a few hours. I then also joined a women's league for a few months that I really enjoyed. Kyle was sweet enough to come to my games and cheer me on :) I'm not currently in the league, but I'm planning on rejoining here this fall.

-Sammie, the cat, she's still as crazy and fluffy as always! 

-As for hiking, we have only been on 5 hikes so far this year. That number is so incredibly disappointing when looking at our previous goal of doing 60 in 2 years. We have done 24 total from our book. I'll have a few posts coming up about recent hikes.

We have traveled places, entertained visitors, and just hung out in Portland. Here are some pictures to hopefully give you a better idea of what we have been up to this past year! No promises that they are in any type of order!!

If you want any other updates between now and the next post, call or email us!

-Megan

Oregon Zoo and Labor Day Weekend

Well I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend!! Kyle and I sure did!

On Saturday we slept in late and then went out to breakfast at our favorite neighborhood place, New Deal. Breakfast and coffee was the perfect start we needed for our Silver Star Mountain hike. After our beautiful hike we replenished our glycogen stores with milkshakes from Burgerville; I got the Mocha Perk and Kyle had the Northwest Cherry and Chocolate.

We got season 4 of Dexter from the library on Thursday, so we watched a couple of episodes before heading to the Circuit for some rock climbing. It is always fun to go on Saturday nights because there is no one there! We then went to Fire on the Mountain for some delicious wings and beer!! And then home for more Dexter and beer!

Sunday we woke up a little earlier than we would normally on a weekend, made coffee, watched more Dexter, then headed to the park to do some Kung Fu throwing because practice was moved to Monday.

We then headed to Washington Park to check out the Oregon Zoo!!!!!!! Kyle and I visited the St. Louis Zoo back in the summer of 2009 when we first started dating, and that still is one of my favorite memories! So, not only was I excited about all the awesome animals, I was excited to spend the day with my boyfriend! (yes, I'm lame...)

Hot and tired mountain goat!

Sleepy bear cub, named Takota!

Eagles!

Duck! 

Mallard! and another duck!

Cougar! What big paws you have!

This is Nelly, she was doing tricks for us!

Swimming penguins!

Kyle would lose in a fight with a bear.

Pacific Islander pigs.

Underwater view of an anaconda sleeping in a tree!

Yes, this picture sucks! But it was a picture of an ocelot
who was walking/running so fast around his enclosure
but was super cute I had to keep trying to take his picture!
I failed about 10 times.

African wild dog!

We weren't able to see the lions because they were
sleeping in the shade. So I took a picture with
a fake lion!

Hungry, hungry hippo!

Zebra and other African Savannah animals!

GIRAFFES!

THEY ARE SO COOL! And they are my favorite!

At Lorikeet Landing you can buy nectar for a dollar
 to feed to the birds...I loved it!

Pretty bird!

They were hungry!

Last animal we saw was a sleepy leopard...and this pose
reminded me exactly how Sammie (our cat) would
look if she were lying in the sun!

After a fun filled day at the Zoo!

So unfortunately we only had a limited time at the Oregon Zoo because Kyle had to work on Sunday night. But we still had fun! Maybe I should have been a vet?!

Monday, I had to work bright and early at 7 am and Kyle got to sleep in. Kyle had frisbee practice at 11 and I was done with work at 3. We ate a late lunch/early dinner together while watching Dexter before Kyle left for work.

Overall, even with work, we both had a good weekend!! And we hope you did too!