Lightweight Eats

Last week, I drove from California up to Oregon to start our long cross-country journey.


Before we decided to move, we had Thanksgiving weekend plans in Eugene, Oregon, and we weren't going to miss them.

But first things first.

Thanksgiving Thursday, I trudged down to join the other dedicated gym-goers for a morning workout. I'd pushed pretty hard Monday through Wednesday so I could enjoy Thursday and Friday without 3 hours of gym time.

We left the coast by 10AM to drive to Portland-area, where we picked up Dan's Grandma Kate before heading to his Aunt Karen's for a Thanksgiving feast. Dan's family is incredibly welcoming, and had prepared more delicious vegan dinner options than I could possibly eat. As Dan's dad puts it:
"This isn't vegan food. This is delicious food that happens to also be vegan."

Post-dinner, we drove a few more hours south to Eugene, home of the University of Oregon.

Friday morning, I woke up so excited that I completely forgot it was my birthday until I watched the morning news over breakfast. What got me so excited? We had front row tickets to watch the Oregon Ducks football team face off against the Oregon State Beavers!



Of course, since it was my birthday, the Ducks managed to pull of a 1-point victory with the winning touchdown not 30 yards from our seats. Who cares if they go to a national championship? That game was a blast.



We also got a chance to explore downtown Eugene a bit, including vegan donuts at Voodoo. Yum!

Nomnom. Donut.

Saturday morning, we hit the road again, heading into Portland for some exploration, before returning to the coast.


Saturday evening, I was back at the gym with the post-Thanksgiving repenters and dedicated weight lifters. The rest of the weekend was spent working out, watching football/movies and grocery shopping—some of my favorite things. And although weekends are rather meaningless at the moment since neither of us is working, it still feels like we're back to the daily grind this Monday morning.