Golfing at Edgefield

Hello Friends and Family!
Eric started Spring Break on Friday. This is his last spring break...one more term to go and he is done. Whoo hoo! The icing on the cake is that he checked his grades and he did really well. And I mean REALLY well. So needless to say I am super proud of him!
Today we went to Edgefield to play the Par 3 golf course. They have just added 15 news holes, so there is a 12 hole course and a 20 hole course. We played the 20 holes and it was really fun. Plus it was a beautiful day here in Oregon. A little on the windy side, which wasn't really helping our balls fly straight, but all in all a really nice day.
Here are some pictures from our day.
A view from one of the holes.

Another view from one of the holes. Snow capped mountains in March. What a site.

The bare vineyard.

The next three pictures are of flowers that they have around the grounds. Eric was making fun of me when I was taking them, but I think they turned out nice. Besides, you should always take time to stop and smell the flowers. (even if they don't really have a smell). :)

Blooming tree

Another blooming tree

Eric concentrating hard to put the ball in the hole. Notice the little yellow ball closer to the pin, yep that's mine. :)

Another serious Eric picture. Putting is no laughing matter.

Fore!! Ashlie's action shot.

Scorecard. Yes...Ashlie is the winner!! It may only be by one stroke, but I still won. Don't look too close to the scorecard. We didn't play that well. Remember there was a major wind factor.

Picture of the winner

Picture of the loser.

After golfing we did a little shopping. Stopped by our favorite butcher shop, Gartner's and got some stuff for the grill. Since Eric is home all week, he is going to BBQ for us. mmmm...so tasty.
We are going to spend time with Eric's mom for Easter tomorrow. Ashlie's parents are going to AZ for a little sun, golf (for Ed) and relaxing (for marge).
Happy Easter! We love you!
~ Ashlie & Eric

What we've been up to

Hi All!
So this last week has been a super busy one! Andrea (Ashlie's cousin from Chicago) came into town. He was here for a week, and we made sure he had a good time.
He came in on Saturday the 8th and we headed over to Saturday Market so he could check out the craziness in Portland. Then we had BBQ and after that hit the town with some friends. (see pic below of Brandon, Eric and Andrea). We had a late night...and then the time change happened and man that made it an even later night! Then Eric and Andrea got up early and went snowboarding at Timberline. They had a great time and no one got hurt. Whoo hoo! Sunday night we just watched a movie and hung out. Monday, Andrea went snowboarding with Elliot (Ashlie's brother) at Mt Hood Meadows. Again no one got hurt and they had a great time. Tuesday Andrea spent the day at Nike with Ashlie. Took him to the Employee Store and then off to dinner with Marge (Ashlie's mom). Wednesday back up to the mountain. Thursday Andrea hit Portland during the day while Ashlie was at work, then Ashlie and Andrea went out to Silk for happy hour, Blitz for dinner, and then Jimmy Mak's to listen to some great jazz. Friday Ashlie took Andrea up to the mountain for a 4th time, he snowboarded Ashlie sat in the lodge and made friends. Friday night we went to dinner with Ed and Marge at a Moroccan place. You eat with your hands and a belly dancer comes around. Totally random and fun. Then we all went to Kel's to celebrate St. Patties day. Then off to Ringlers. All in all it was a great week with the Cousin!

Then Eric and Ashlie spent Saturday evening with Naya, Mo, and Jared. See the adorable pics below. Sunday was a day of rest, and then we headed over to Portland City Grill for Happy Hour and to celebrate a friend's b-day.
This week is finals week for Eric, so he is studying and looking forward to a week off. Then he will start his last term of school!
Well that's about it from our house. Hope all is well with you.
Love,
Ashlie and Eric
Brandon, Eric and Andrea at Bar 15

Pretty snowy trees

The road up the mountain! I do not like to drive in the snow....scary!

Snowy river.

Bagpipers at Kel's

Eric and Andrea at Kel's...notice Andrea's little hat. :)

Dance Party! Eric and Naya shaking it

Naya doing the Hammer dance. Imagine her gliding across the floor going..oho oho oho (ashlie taught her....)

Then it was onto another classic dance move...the Michael Jackson!

Dip me uncle Eric!

A Weekend in Portland

Hi!

Eric came home on Friday and we met up with some of his friends (Shawn, Cameron, Phillip and Brandon) and we hit the town. First we went to Portland Pizza Co for some late night happy hour pizza. $1.00 slices and $2.00 wells. Can't beat that. Then we headed to Bar 15. Haven't been there in a while and it was great. The dance floor was packed and they were playing great music. Then we headed over to Montage for some late night Mac and Cheese. So good! It was a late night and Eric and I didn't get to bed until 4:30am! Haven't stayed up that late in a while. Shawn spent the weekend at our house since she was working the OSU baseball game in town. However, I forgot the camera and have zero photos of our adventures.

But then on Saturday after a late start Eric and headed out and went to the OSU v Georgia baseball game at PGE Park. There was a slight rain delay about half way through the game. But wait 15mins and the weather will change, and the sun came out and the game was back on. Oh, OSU lost. :(

Rain Delay

Game on!

Then on Sunday Eric had to leave early and get his CPR re-certification. So I spent the day chilling in Portland. It was an absolutely amazing day here. So I took some pictures from my walk in the Pearl.

Random Portland Art

The river and the bridge. This was taken on my walk down the water front. The path goes right by our house.

Totum pole in the Pearl.

Close up of one of the faces. Gotta love it!

View from on top of the bridge of our apartment complex.

The Bridge

Go By Train. Portland icon

Today was a great taste of spring. Hopefully the nice weather will stick around for a while. :)

Let's see what else is going on with us...my cousin is coming to visit next week from Chicago. So there will be lots of fun pictures of while he is here. I am really excited he is coming to visit. Monique is moving along in her pregnancy. No new photos of the belly. But she tells me she is starting to waddle. :) She is due on June 25th, so just a few more months and the nugget will be here. I call it the nugget since they're not going to find out what it is. Well that's about it. We will be posting lots more pictures soon.

Hope all is well with you.

Love,

Ashlie & Eric

Going Away Party & a Lunar Eclipse

Hello,
Over the weekend we had to say goodbye to our friends Andy and Elyse. They are moving to Amsterdam for 2 years for new jobs. We had to send them out in proper style, so we partied the night away with them. Andy was one of the first people I met when I started at Nike. So he is near and dear to me.
Andy is the one in the white, Brian in blue and then Ken Chung in the back.

Half of Eric and all of Brian.

Eric and Andy. Not sure what this is all about...I guess it's how men say goodbye.

Ken, Cara, Eric and Brian.


Then last night (thursday) there was a lunar eclipse. Totally cool! Here are some pictures from outside of my house.

Close up of the moon.

Well that's about it. Eric is still in school working hard. Graduation day is June 15th and I am counting down the days. Can't wait to celebrate all his hard work. Eric will be home this weekend so I'll be sure to take some pictures of the two of us. Hope all is well with you.
Love,
Ashlie and Eric

It's been a while...but here's an update

Hi Family and Friends, Sorry it's been so long since I updated our blog. A lot has happened so here is a quick recap. After our honeymoon we spent a great day at a Seahawks game with Jared and Monique (Eric's sister and brother-in-law). It was Jared's first time to a game, so needless to say we all had a great time watching him watch the game. :) Then it was Christmas. We spent time with my parents and Eric's family. Next was New Years which Eric and I spent at the beach at our friends new beach house. It was a great time on the Oregon Coast. This is the 3rd year we have spent New Years with this group of people and it is always a great time. Eric headed back to school a week later, back to the grind. We are getting ready for Eric to graduate. Well I am getting ready, Eric thinks about it a day at a time, but me I am ready to celebrate and have my husband back home. Just recently we went down to Southern California for a family event (a funeral). The good part was that we were able to spend some quality time with Eric's family. Which was really nice. Well here are a bunch of pictures from all the events. Oh yea, I am offically Mrs. Johnson. Let me tell you the name changing process was not fun...but hey at least I am official now. :) Hope you are doing well. We love you!
Oh yea...the pictures are a little out of order. :)
The Cousins (Eric, Jennifer, Melissa, Monique, Michael)

Pirate Castle.

Grumpy Eric

Grumpy Eric on a bad hair day (FYI...that's not his hair it's part of the hat. He isn't all grey...yet) :)

Outside the Lego Store

Naya and "ickey" mouse and minnie mouse.

Me, Eric and Yvonne. Yea!

Eric and his cousin Jennifer at Superbowl. Go Giants!

Eric, Eyore and Naya. How cute!

But I want to see tinkerbell! Monique, Yvonne, Naya and Eric.

Finally I got her to look my way.

Ashlie Mouse.

Princess Naya. She wore this dress around, danced for people and everyone thought she was the cutest thing.

Ashlie and Eric at the Electrical Parade. This is right after we got off the tower of terro. So that's why we look a little white.

Ashlie and Eric at Superbowl.

Ashlie and Eric in front of the park

Alice in Wonderland Float

The little mermaid float


Go Seahawks! Monique and Jared

Jared, Eric, Ashlie and Monique at the Seahawk game. It was a little damp but we had a great time.

Ashlie and Mo

Eric and Ashlie

Ah....Jared and Eric


The Belly Roll: Naya really liked Eric's belly trick.

So then she tried to do it herself. So cute!

And finally a little movie from the fireworks extravaganza at Disneyland!

Hope you had fun looking at all the pictures. :)