I have been craving sugar like no other...

So I'm a pretty healthy eater and I never buy anything sugary at the store, but tonight I find myself writing this post at home with a bag of Peanut Butter M&M's on my right and a bag of Skittles on my left.  And we're talking the large size, not the puny vending machine size.  I've had a lot more sugar in the last week or two too.  Hmmm..... maybe it's the 60 hr. work week I just finished a few hours ago?  Maybe it's the depressing weather?  Maybe it's not having any family or friends around?  Whatever it is, it must stop.  I've been to the gym literally once in the last month.  I blame it on my sprained ankle back in December.  No, I blame it on the influenza I contracted the beginning of January.  No, I blame it on not having a gym to go to.  There's no way I'm going running in the rain.  So alas, here I sit w/ my two bags of giant sized candy.  I must say, it can't get any better than this.  Time to start my infamous no sugar diet??  I have an 11 week record to break...

48 hrs. in Portland

I had a visitor this last weekend so we toured the area.  It all began Friday night with an introduction to the Portland food scene.  We ate at Pine State Biscuits, gourmet breakfast biscuits.  I've been wanting to eat here forever and it didn't disappoint.  I could go on forever about food in Portland...

Saturday was spent at the coast.  Took a brief tour through the Tillamook Cheese Factory and walked away with a bag of squeaky cheese.  Could have settled for a giant sized ice cream cone too, but had to make room for fish & chips!  Cannon Beach has a fantastic cute little seafood joint, Mo's, but turns out they are remodeling and don't reopen until February.  Unbelievable!  Don't worry, we found another equally fantastic place with delicious fish & chips, just wish it was on the beach.  You may be familiar with Haystack Rock from your favorite movie, The Goonies.  Turns out the weather was 10x better on the coast than in Portland. Who knew it'd be sunny??

Then we drove up to Astoria to drive over the giant bridge, admire the house where The Goonies was filmed, and listen to the sea lions bark away.

Ended the night with dinner on the hipster street, 23rd Ave., in downtown Portland since the food carts hadn't opened yet.  Booooo.  And don't confuse hipster with hippie.  Two different things my friends!

Sunday morning included a quick drive to check out Multnomah Falls.  Normally your can hike all the way to the top, but not in these icy conditions!