Aspen Lake, Black Butte Ranch
I had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend at Evan's parents' house at Black Butte Ranch in central Oregon. It was a 9.8 on a 10-point scale, really amazing, the 0.2 subtraction due to Abbey puking on the rug 10 minutes into the first morning of our first day. Hi, I had a glass of wine with you on my birthday once, and here I am 10 minutes into really spending time with you and my dog pukes on your rug. Awesome start to the weekend! I was mortified.
Things can only improve from there. On Saturday Evan's 60-something dad schooled me on a 27-mile bike ride and I made it into a brick workout and ran afterward. Sunday Evan, Abbey and I summited Black Butte and ate slunch at the top (snack/lunch). We made dinner for his parents that night and were ready to start knawing on our left arms by the time we got back. Monday morning we lap swam, sat in the steam room, put together a ping-pong table (wrong) and called it a trial run, ate a delicious veggie chili that had been cooking for three days, and headed home.
Every morning we opened the blinds to a forest full of old pines, walked Abbey in the crisp mountain air, had a leisurely breakfast, worked our bodies hard, walked Abbey again, had mouth-watering dinner with Evan's dad's amazing wine, and crashed hard. A [nearly] perfect weekend.
Day 20
Instant oatmeal
Coffee with vanilla creamer
Tomato
Multigrain water crackers
Wedge Laughing Cow cheese
Old Europe Inn in Salem (thanks Evan!): Prawn and goat cheese ravioli with crab and lemon cream sauce, caesar salad, chocolate cake with creme caramel
Day 21
French toast with syrup
Mixed berries
Coffee with milk and sugar
Leftover ravioli
Jen's Garden (thanks Evan's parents!): Pea pancake, spinach orzo with veggies, mixed greens salad, cheesecake
Day 22
English muffin sandwich with scrambled egg, cheddar, mayo, and mustard
Coffee with milk and sugar
Banana
Cliff bar
Bread, cheese, and olives
Pasta with seared scallops and salsa romesco
Red lettuce and spinach salad with red onion, avocado, tomato, gorgonzola, and Evan's dad's dressing :-)
Cheesecake square with raspberry sauce
Day 23
Swedish pancake with raspberry sauce
Coffee with milk and sugar
3-day veggie chili
Spinach white pizza
Microwave popcorn with garlic powder
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