vacation between gigs

I don’t usually share the personal family stuff, but this week I had one of the most memorable trips to the Oregon Coast I have ever had. Maybe because we headed out to do something interesting, everyday, or that we were there for five days solid, or that I pretty much cleared my schedule, it was abundant with good times. A great way to refresh before heading over to Wieden + Kennedy. Monday, we drove to the coast and got settled in the beach house, walked the beach a bit. Tuesday we headed up to Astoria, thrift shopping all the way, and scored huge at a little place in Warrington. Wednesday we hit up the Tillimook Cheese factory, split some ice-cream, then stopped at the Air Museum. My head is still spinning with thoughts of wartime, 6 inch bullets, propellers, and rivets. Thursday we drove down to the Newport Aquarium, and lunch at the Rogue brewery. Rogue is on top of my list. Then Friday, picked up some locally grown, milled and baked bread from Waves of Grain, then headed back to Portland. I had little to no internet for those 5 days, and it was like a total cleanse of the spirit. Just rollin hard with the family. Soulfood for the mind and spirit. Check it.