The Edgefield Experience

A couple weeks ago Steph and I had the opportunity to get away for a couples weekend to Edgefield near Portland, OR. Edgefield is a McMenamins property that used to be a nursing home in they have restored into a very cool destination. We were invited by Party organizer extraordinaire Ryan Perry. Us, along with the Perrys and two other couples made our way down there on Thursday and Friday and stayed until Sunday. Lucky for us the Nanas offered to watch the kids. Maddie and Kenzie went to Nana and Papa J's while Baby Haas was with Nana and Papa C's.

Rather than driving, we decided to take the train and leave after I got off work on Thursday. The four of us had entire Amtrak train car to ourselves and we had a relaxing trip down I-5 to portland. From there we grabbed a Cab out to Edgefield. Wow, what an experience that was. You thought NY cab drivers were strange, this guy was a doozy. Ryan got him talking about politics and away he went. We got to Edgefield around 10:30 and spent a couple hours just wandering the complex. There are about 5 different bars, 3 different resturants, a movie theatre, a brewery, a distillery, etc. The next day we got up and the guys hit the 17 hole pitch and putt. We started about noon with Hammerheads in hand, and didnt stop "partaking" until the wee hours of the morning. Good times :-) Oh, almost forgot...I had to be on a "short" conf call at 9am that turned into a nearly 2 hour ordeal...so it was a nice break. The next day was kind of tough for everyone...The guys laid low in the sports bar and watched the UW vs. Boise St game...while the ladies ventured on the bus to downtown Portland. Without a car, the option was bus or cab....at $60 one way, they went with the $2 per person route. Public transportation is always an adventure and by the sounds of it this was no different. Our last night we had a great time going from bar to bar with our group. We had dinner outside (BTW the weather was Awesome...high 70's), played a little LCR, and just hung out. Sunday came around and we had breakfast then headed out to the bus stop to make our way to the Train Station...yep, the ladies convinced us to use to get to the train. We had the opportunity to share the bus with a number of interesting characters...one of which kept saying outloud..."It never happened...It never happened....It never happened."

Well, this weekend did happen and it was a ton of fun. We highly recommend Edgefield if you are in the portland area. Thanks to our parents for watching the kids so we could enjoy this time!