Life Is Better On Fall Break

Fall break was this past weekend and it couldn’t have come at any better time.
It’s too far to go to Texas and back for 4 days, so I didn’t. However, my friend Saryl and I did take a short day trip.


Astoria

Part of my “Things To Do List” includes exploring places that I have never been, so we did just that. Neither of us had been to Astoria, OR before, so we decided to go. If you are from Oregon you may think that Astoria is not that neat of a place to go, but I am from Texas and haven’t seen much. As Oregon weather would have it, it was overcast and it rained/misted off an on. I think we walked completely down the waterfront; the place with all the cute buildings. On the way back we decided to walk through town. We adventured all over. We met an interesting woman in an antique store who shared with us her story of how she first began collecting. We asked her where the best, cheapest place to eat was and then we went. I don’t really remember the name of the place, Anthony’s and Something. Apparently they had been in business since the 50’s, I think. They were supposed to have the most amazing clam chowder. I’m not big on the stuff, so I didn’t know what was considered good, but Saryl, she knows her stuff. She said it was great! I think the reason why I don’t remember much about the place is because it kind of freaked me out. Well, no, I don’t think freak is the word I am looking for. It smelled like an elderly woman’s home that stayed in her house all day and talked to her cats, smoked occasionally, had brown and mustard colored couches, and wore the same hand-knitted sweater everyday that she made during the Great Depression. It was the local’s favorite though, so we went. After this experience we decided that our bodies would not be complete without some coffee. We went back to a coffee shop that we had passed while walking. We talked for a bit to the guy who was working; he had been backpacking in Europe for the past month. Saryl and I stayed in the coffee shop and enjoyed each other’s conversation for over an hour and then decided it was getting late so we’d better head back.

To some it may seem like a rather boring trip, but it was absolutely amazing. You don’t always have to have these extravagant adventures to have a good time. It’s all about the little stuff and enjoying where you are and whom you are with. Conversation is also key. I loved getting away, even if it was just for a day.



Saryl and I in front of the bell...I call her Judy.




Fun Fact: The Goonies was filmed in Astoria!