Abbey Road Farm

Yesterday Heather came to me and said she wanted to check out some of the attractions in and around McMinnville. So today that's what we did, and what a fun time it was! Our first stop was the Yamhill County Fairgrounds to see an Equestrian show. Neither of us have ever had a horse, but it was still neat to watch. Scott has had some exposure to dog shows, so he had an idea of what the judges were looking for. However, it wasn't exciting enough for us to stay very long.

After that, we traveled to Lafeyette and turned Northwest up Abbey Road. There is an Abbey called the "Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey." It was a really neat site, and it would be a wonderful place to go for a spiritual retreat. There was a pond and lots of trails leading off into the woods. Though, for our outing that day, it wasn't the right place for our picnic lunch we brought. Our final stop was the Abbey Road Farm Bed and Breakfeast. Heather had seen it on her way home Friday evening and wanted to check it out. We had looked at the website the night before, and realized that staying there was way out of our price range, but thought it would be a fun place to see. Wow, were we impressed. Judi Stuart greeted us as soon as we stepped out of the car. For the next 3 hours, Judi and John (the owners) gave us a tour of the rooms and the farm. We got to see the Llama, Alpaca, sheep, goats, chickens, donkey, and their dog Annie. We helped Judi gather eggs, chase the male goats back into the pen after they got into the hay storage area, and pick cherries from their trees. The Stuarts moved to Oregon about 4 years ago from Las Vegas when they decided they wanted a different kind of lifestyle. Now they have a working farm where they grow alot of their fruit, milk their goats, and gather eggs from their hens. You will have to visit them to see for yourself how wonderful of a farm they have. We absolutely enjoyed our time outside without a watch and just enjoying the fresh air. Check out some of our pictures at Abbey Road Farm. Thank you for visiting our blog, please leave a comment to let us know what you've been up to. We'd love to hear from you.

First Weekend of Summer

Our first weekend of summer felt nothing like summer. Especially for Heather. She had to work on Friday (internship) and because Scott was done, he tagged along with her up to Portland. While she drove around and did Music Therapy stuff, he went to Lloyd Center, bought a new video game, saw Pirates of the Caribbean, traveled by Max out to Gresham, and read his new book "The Copper Scroll." That evening, Heather continued her busy Friday with Good Shepherd Orchestra Rehearsals for the Patriotic Services. Scott enjoyed a Potluck for the Czech Team's Farewell Dinner. On Saturday we were blessed with some down time to take a stroll in the country around the Overby's home. That evening was the Patriotic Service which was very well done as usual. Good Shepherd definitely does a really good job in honoring our veterans. Heather had the honor to play the Oboe in the orchestra for the services. It was a lot of hard work, but always well worth it. It was after the Patriotic Service in 2003 that I (Scott) asked Heather out for our first date. Sunday, Heather was back at Good Shepherd for more services. Scott got to take Steve, Sue, and Seth Overby to the airport to go to the Czech Republic. We had the privilege to go last year, and unfortunately we were not able to go this year. Soren and Sarah Overby are also on the team. After the services and taking family to the airport we were able to enjoy lunch with Heather's family! Beth, Gavin, and Andrea are up from Arizona, so we had lunch with them, Gene and Cinda, Aunt Rosie, and Auntie Joyce. It was a lot of fun having everyone together. Usually it is only for the holidays, but Beth and the kids weren't around for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter this past year. Now we're home and gearing up for another week of work. Heather is 3 weeks away from being done with her internship. Scott is starting summer school tomorrow. He will be teaching for McMinnville High School's summer school for the next 4 weeks. Thanks for checking our blog. Until next time, enjoy your summer.

Job Hunt Update

I wanted to write a quick post updating you on our current job/living situation for next year. I (Scott) only had a one year temporary position at McMinnville High School, and as things stand right now, there is no full time math position opening up to re-apply to. I have been interviewing at multiple schools, and finally have a job offer!!! The catch, I have to pass my Advanced Math Test, which I took 2 weeks ago, and I won't know the results for another two weeks. The job will put as back in Gresham, which is where we would like to be when we start a family. These are exciting times, so be praying that those test results will come back positive. Heather is almost done with her internship, only 12 more trips up to Portland from McMinnville. While she finishes that, I am going to be teaching summer school at McMinnville High School. My family leaves for the Czech Republic on Sunday, and this weekend Heather is playing in Good Shepherd's orchestra for the Patriotic Services. That's all for now, have a great weekend!!!

Catching Up

I (Scott) am sick today, and I thought this would be a good day to catch up on life. Both Heather and I have been going going going so much these past months that we feel we've gotten behind in many areas of our life. This past week I have lost a lot of sleep (which is why I am sick now), and we have gotten behind on the dishes, keeping our house clean, work, blogging, etc. So here is our attempt at catching up on our blog. For Memorial Day weekend we had the chance to house-sit for our friends Jeremy and Claudette Stevenson. They recently moved from McMinnville to Wilsonville. There new apartment is nice... resort nice! At the apartment complex there is a pool, hot tub, fitness center, and lots of palm trees (Heather's favorite part)! Since we were house-sitting for them we just had to take advantage of these amenities. We were able to meet some really nice people in the process too, Clovis and Devon. They even invited us over one evening and Heather got some pampering, while Scott hung out with Clovis and their son Bear. On June 3rd, we had a wonderful opportunity to spend time with Gavin and Andrea Tilgner-Tovar, our niece and nephew who live in Arizona (Heather's sister Beth's kids). They were staying with Nana and Papa Gene (Cinda and Gene) and the 5 of us (Mom, Us, and Kids) went to the Rose Festival together. We enjoyed snow cones, Elephant Ears, and watching great shows at the waterfront village. These included a Taekwondo demonstration team and "Captain Bogg and the Singing Pirates". It was great fun to see Gavin and Andrea again as we have missed them a lot. After our time at the Rose Festival we headed back to the Stevenson's, but on our way we decided to give Brad Kehr a call. Low and behold he had the evening free so we picked him up and watch King Kong on the Stevenson's big screen. Heather was even brave enough to watch the movie with us. This was really cool because earlier that day Scott was telling Heather that he would really like to see an Action Movie on the Stevenson's big screen TV. Scott finally took his Advance Math Test last weekend, June 9th. It has been something he has been dreading, but when he took it he said he actually felt pretty confident about it. Now all we have to do is wait for 4 weeks before the results come in. That evening, after the test, we got to enjoy a night to dress up and go on a date to a Regency Ball! "A what?" you may ask. A Regency Ball. One of Heather's good friends in McMinnville, Laura Plett, has a passion for the Regency Era (Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Emma) and English Country Dancing. She teaches ECD classes once a week, and a few of times a year she puts on a ball as a social gathering. At the ball everyone dresses in Regency Period Attire (or modern formal wear) and we learn different English Country Dances throughout the evening. While some of you guys out there might be laughing at the idea, it is actually very fun. How often do you get to be Prince Charming for the evening? Since then, we are just moving closer and closer to our final dates (or lights at the end of long tunnels). Scott is within just a couple of school days until the end (June 20th). Heather is exactly 1 month away of being done as of Tomorrow, Wednesday June 13th. Scott is still on the job hunt and has had 4 interviews with 4 turn downs. We are just praying and waiting for the right job to come up. That's about it for the Overbys in McMinnville. We hope you are doing well wherever you are. Again, we'd love to hear from you. Please feel free to leave a comment to let us know what you're up to. To see more recent photos check out our web album. God Bless you all.

Beach Trip

We can't believe we forgot to mention our beach trip!!! For Heather's birthday Scott decided to surprise her with a trip out to the Oregon Coast! OK, he tried to surprise her. Heather is one of the hardest people to surprise, and Scott was planning on taking her to the coast either the weekend before or after her birthday. Well, Heather had already decided that Scott needed to take her to there so on the Thursday before her birthday she announced to Scott that they were going to the coast for her birthday. For those of you thinking that Scott really hadn't planned on taking Heather to the beach, ask Soren. Scott called Soren that week (Tuesday or Wednesday) asking about the best places to go while at the beach.

Anyways, we went. We packed up a picnic lunch, and went off to Lincoln City. When we arrived the weather was... well, let's say typical Oregon Coast weather... COLD and WINDY! For those of you who don't know, Scott is not a big coast fan. In his words, "You go, look at the ocean, then say 'OK let's go.'" Well, we went, looked at the ocean, ate our picnic lunch bundled up, then left because we were freezing cold. Fortunately, our beach adventures did not end there. As we were driving away from the beach, Heather decided to call one of her friends, Megan Schiffner (formerly Knoll) on a hunch. B.T.W. Heather was a Bridesmaid at Megan's wedding in December. When Megan answered her phone Heather asked where she was and Megan said that she was at the Oregon Coast!!! We had just driven past the Knoll's beach house before our picnic. So we went to see Megan, Jen, and Yvonne at the outlet mall, and they invited us to come join them at their beach house. Their invitation changed what would have been a fairly lame trip, to an absolutely fun one. At their place we played a little bit of the Wii (the new video game console by Nintendo), a new game to us "The Farming Game," and some Ping Pong (Table Tennis for those who know better). The Knolls even invited us to stay for dinner. We had a lot of fun with each other and with our friends. Check out more photos here. Praise God for friends and fellowship!

P.S. For those of you who know Tom Regan, and understand his "Xtreme" activities check out the pictures of Scott attempting "Xtreme Ocean Rock Skipping"