Over Labor Day weekend my mom came down to visit us and relax for a few days. On Sunday we drove over to the coast, first heading up to Lincoln City. We stopped by the location of a beach house that Jay spent quite a bit of time at as a kid. Unfortunately, the house burned down a few years ago, which Jay had heard about from Sondy. We spent about 20 minutes there, as Jay walked around the area, reminiscing about summers at the house with his Grandma. The area was quite overgrown and it was difficult to discern where the house had stood. Jay noted all of the new homes in the neighborhood and the changes that had taken place in the 10+ years since he had been there.
We then drove down the highway a few miles to go to the beach. It was one of the most beautiful Oregon beach days I believe I've witnessed. We walked down the beach and back, then made a quick stop at the Outlet Mall. On our way further south we stopped at Depoe Bay to window shop amongst all of the Labor Day Weekend tourists. We tried to grab lunch at the Rogue Brewery but were met with a long line and wait, so we headed back home. We had a great dinner that night at Brynn & Robert's house and eased our way back to reality on Monday. My mom headed home mid-morning after breakfast in downtown Corvallis.
That afternoon I went into work for a few hours and Jay rode his bike out to see me! He was feeling so good that he made it a round trip, logging 37 miles! Great ride on flat, paved roads to help continue the rehab process!
Nice story. Makes me sad when I think about that house. There were some great times there over the many years we owned it as well as when the Valas had it and let us us it. Perhaps someday we will learn the story of what happened. Great picture of Crystal and her Mom.
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