Shark!

Wilbur and I spent the day napping and walking the beach.  Wilbur ran ahead of me and was about to start rolling on what I thought was a large beached fish.  Nope, not a fish. 

Here's Wilbur posing later that day

My New Sea Green Bathroom

I still need to put a few finishing touches on this project - like reposition the frame above the toilet (I think it's a little low) and I need to finish painting the shelf behind the door.  The color is perfect and does wonders for the bathroom!

After

Lunch Date with the Beach

So far this is my favorite spot!  The beach was almost empty and it was a gorgeous day.  I look forward to spending many Saturdays here.

Day 1 Lunch Guest

Almost gave me a heart attack!

I love my friends.

Amanda, Dan and Shane are awesome!  They came over Friday night and loaded up the good ol' Budget truck and we headed towards my new coastal life.  Dan and I rode in the truck and Amanda and Shane followed in the Honda.  We arrived at my new place at around 9:30 PM and unloaded the truck.  I couldn't have picked a hotter day to move.  The guys were sweating bullets from running up and down my 25 stairs with all the furniture and boxes.  My new place looked like a tornado hit it for a few hours.  We did good at clearing a walking path.  Everyone was starving by the time we were done.  I had picked up some crap hot dogs earlier in the day thinking that we were going to eat at my old place without any dishes.  However, given we were at my new place, I felt pretty bad serving crap dogs and mustard.  The buns were left behind in Portland.  I promised them a nicer meal for Saturday night.

When we finally got to sleep, I woke up wondering what the terrible sewer smell was.  It hit me that I was blocks from the bay and that was the lovely smell of saltwater.  Suddenly the sewer smell wasn't so terrible.  Not only was I smelling the ocean, I was also hearing sounds of seagulls and the trees blowing in the wind.  Sleeping wasn't really an option because I was so full of anxiety.  I laid there thinking about what a wonderful year it was going to be.  At 7:30 I jumped out of bed and headed to the grocery store.

I came home to fresh brewed coffee and my friends at my table.  It made me so happy.  There can't possibly be a better way to transition into a new home. We made breakfast. They sat outside enjoying breakfast in the sunshine with a little view of the bay.   I was stuck with the Internet guy hooking up my work station. 

After breakfast we headed to the beach.  There was about a fifteen degree temperature drop from my house to the beach.  We still managed to enjoy ourselves.  I walked around and took pictures of all the people enjoying themselves.  Wilbur and Anheiser ran around and played in the water.  Simply blissful!

We headed back to my place and all napped in the living room for a bit.  I had another "awe, this is amazing" moment  when I woke up to see everyone sleeping in my new living room.  Life doesn't get much better.

That evening, two of Amanda's friends came by and visited.  I made a huge pasta dinner.  There were six of us sitting around my table in the candlelight.   It felt like a holiday.  Everyone was in great spirits.  Amanda and I enjoyed some wine and more wine and then a little more.  We all played Cranium and laughed some more.  I think we went to bed around 2:30 am and I woke up with a mad wine hangover; it was well worth it.

We got back to Portland around 3pm today.  I dropped Dan and Shane off and felt a bit of sadness thinking it may be a few weeks before I see them again.  They are such wonderful people and I will miss having them around on a regular basis.   Amanda and I enjoyed a girls night at her place with her roomy Rachel.  We dyed our hair, made tacos (great hangover food) and ate huge bowls of ice cream.   I am one lucky lady that had one amazing weekend.

Thank you friends for all of your help and for starting my one year off at the coast perfectly.  I love you guys!