My very romantic husband took me away for a Valentine's treat over the weekend. We went to the Hotel Oregon in McMinnville, which is only an hours drive away. There is nothing spectacular about McMinnville, though the 'old town' area is very nice but the Hotel Oregon has been there since 1905 and it is very cool.
We spent the afternoon at the Evergreen Aviation Museum , which houses the Spruce Goose (of Howard Hughes fame). John, at first, didn't really want to go there. He thought the Spruce Goose was ALL that was there. But there is so much more. There are planes from throughout the 20th Century, and the tour guides all seem to be WW2 vets who know tons about the history of these planes. Since John and I are both history buffs, we thought it was quite interesting.
And I took tons of pictures. I loved the light and the different angles on things, especially nose cones and propellers on planes...okay, I know that that sounds dorky, but it was so much fun.
We had a hotel package, so there was a Valentine's Dinner, where you were assigned tables with other folks. The 3 other couples at our table were very sympatico and it made the event really great. There was a dance, too, but we hated the band so went downstairs and played pool, instead. All around a great day.
Happy Valentine's Day to all of you out there!
What a lovely weekend! That Spruce Goose exhibit IS interesting...haven't been out there in awhile, so I'm thinking I should go check it out again.
Oh, and I figured out that I have been posting the wrong email. Thanks for alerting my attention to that!
Posted by: Stephanie | Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 11:54 AM
What a sweet date! Would love to see your photos! And I like how a game of pool capped off the evening! :)
(As Arlene said, the Spruce Goose used to be out thisaway....but I never got to see it!).
Posted by: Leslie | Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 07:54 AM
That sounds perfect! What a great weekend----
Posted by: bluepoppy | Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 07:15 AM
How LOVEly! Happy {belated} Valentine's Day!
Posted by: Jess | Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 06:37 AM
Ohh, can't wait to see photos!
Posted by: thesoulofhope | Monday, February 14, 2005 at 05:44 PM
It sounds wonderful, Diane. We went out to dinner yesterday at Olive Garden and today I got roses and a card. That's a lot for my not-so-romantic husband.
Posted by: Margaret | Monday, February 14, 2005 at 03:45 PM
Happy Valentine's Diane!!
It sounds like you had a fantastic and very romantic Valentine's! Wow!! :-D
I am so happy for you :-)
Posted by: Tine | Monday, February 14, 2005 at 03:11 PM
I never had the chance to see the Spruce Goose before it left Long Beach but my husband says it is amazing (he is a LBch native). He is a history buff as well, so you and John should hop on over for some coffee, history and politcal chat:)
Posted by: Arlene | Monday, February 14, 2005 at 10:00 AM
Happy Valentine's to you too! Hope all the family members (doggie and human) are doing well.
Posted by: Keet | Monday, February 14, 2005 at 08:04 AM