5 Years?!?! What? That's Crazytown!

Where is this?

Yep, You guessed it. Cannon Beach, on the Oregon Coast. And this is where m'lady and I spent our 5 year anniversary...Yes, 5 years...cinco...4+1, 7-2, however you want to cut it. I remember when we met 9 years ago, so to have already been married 5 years seems totally crazy, but it has been nothing short of amazing. She is my best friend and we have the most amazing time together. Never stop having fun!

Rach had never been to the Oregon Coast, so I thought she was due for a trip down there. We stayed at the Ocean Lodge, which I would totally recommend to anyone. It is right on the beach with amazing views in all directions and just a short walk down the beach to all of the little shops and all 614 art galleries that occupy the town. I could find paintings by a 44 year old British poet who refused to drink anything but milk for 3 years, but when all I wanted was some cheese to pair with our wine it was Tillamook Cheddar, Tillamook Sharp Cheddar, Tillamook Mild Cheddar, Tillamook Smoked Cheddar, or a Tillamook T-shirt...

Anyways, the hotel had fresh baked cookies every night....fresh baked cookies EVERY NIGHT! Ummm...yep! But they also set you up with everything you need for a bonfire (minus the lighter fluid) including the logs, chairs, matches, and the daily paper to get it all started. Perfect place for a relaxing weekend.

'Tis I with a flaming 'mallow. If you don't speak french, that's a marshmallow.

So we basically just hung out, drank some wine, ate some hot cookies (I did at least), walked the beach, and relaxed. It was perfect!

They had black and white chairs, but I said, "Come on, it's our anniversary, can you get us rainbow sorbet?"

We also got massages...A word of warning here friends...If you ask for a massage you may end up on the short end of the stick. We ordered up 2 in-room massages (back-to-back because apparently there is only one masseuse in town) and were pretty stoked. Little did we know we signed up for the Tender Vittles-Fancy Fingers-Feather Touch Massage. How about some pressure next time lady wearing wool socks with sandals? Do you understand how hard it is to focus on a massage when you look down and see big wool socks smothered in rubber sandal/shoes? Not easy! It felt like a light breeze was blowing over me, not like someone was really working out all the kinks...There were moments when all she did was rest her hand on my shoulder. I was just waiting for a poof of smoke and broom to appear! Halloweens not for a month lady! So don't say you weren't warned.

M'lady and I in front of the fireplace (Coming in a Christmas Card near you?)

Food recap of Cannon Beach:

Wayfarer - ehhhhh...OK...nothing special

Newmans 989 - cute little italian place, but overpriced and not a lot on the menu.

Seasons - little spot for lunch that was money right as you enter town

Waves of Grain Bakery - they serve Sleepy Monk coffee here and have One-Eyed Willy's (yeah, like in Goonies), which is a large flaky biscuit with fresh raspberry jam right in the center. Definitely go here if you get a chance.

Rach enjoying the sunset