O'Connell's Playhouse

 This Sunday Nick and I (and Toby) drove down to Eugene for our first "O'Connell's Playhouse" experience. Nick's Aunt Linda and Uncle Mike put together a fun night of appetizers, funny skits and then a delicious dinner and dessert. The skits were very funny-- and we learned that we'll be expected to prepare one for next time... uhoh!

That night we stayed at Nick's cousin Joe's home. The next morning we had a delicious breakfast of (as I know them) "Poffertjes" (little popover-style pancakes) with his family. Then Nick and I did some exploring around Eugene on our own. We walked around the nearby University (U of O) and then got a couple yummy coffee drinks. It was nice to take it easy and enjoy our drinks, dreaming a little over a real estate magazine :)

 After doing a little more exploring through Eugene, we met up with Joe and Susan and their kids again. They took us to a great restaurant with a view of a rushing (almost flooded!) river. The food was delicious and it was so nice to chat with them. Afterwards, we walked through a huge park with lots of pretty sites and later we headed up to Skinner's Butte for an awesome view of the whole town--and beyond. In the pictures below, Nick, Joe and Mackenzie are "walking on water"!

On our way out of town we saw quite a few rainbows. It was such a pleasant surprise and a great way to end our short visit in Eugene. Nick and I will definitely be back soon!