(Jan 15 2008 - still don’t know why my date stamp is stuck on January 1)

As I mentioned last Monday, my November weekend in Oregon/Washington was spent in large part driving. Sure, we had the wedding, the Mexican, the margaritas, the jacuzzi after the margaritas (heh heh heh), the karaoke after the jacuzzi and margaritas…but we also had driving, and lots of it.

Our last day in the Pacific Northwest was spent barreling down the highway, hugging the Columbia River, in a race to reach Multnomah Falls in time for sunset.

Allow me to state here and now that my friend Becca is a maniac behind the wheel, and my husband did a great job tearing after her, sometimes at speeds of 90mph.

We didn’t get there in time to see the sun set (well - we got to watch it set as we sped toward the falls, and I came up with a book title! HUNTING THE SUN - if I decide what it’s about I might even write it) but we did get in time to get a few pictures before the light fully faded.

Including this one, taken from the ground. Becca and my husband are the teensy figures up there waving from the bridge. I am the teensy figure in the middle who didn’t realize I should wave in order to be visible from the ground.

When we go back, we’ll start out and make a day trip just of the falls, so we can hike up to the top.

Hey, it’s Tuesday, and that means blog day at Tales from the Crit! This week I’m talking about theme v. motif. Come say hey!

Also, if you haven’t read DANGEROUS GROUNDS by Shelli Stevens, you should totally do yourself a favor and surf on over to check it out. It’s sweet AND sizzly! And maybe my favorite book so far this year.