Kim and I
drove down the Oregon coast this weekend for my Christmas present. Our destination was cheese, wine and relaxation. It was great to get away from the house, the internet, phones, computers and the city for a little while. Kim met me at work Friday afternoon and she drove the whole way! I napped a bit and it was good that I didn’t have to drive because my back was killing me when I threw it out falling up stairs… Smooth huh?
We arrived at our secret destination, the Old Wheeler Hotel. Kim had booked us a room with a jacuzzi in a historic old hotel. King bed too! Now that Kim is used to sleeping on a queen she figures that it needs to be a king to feel like luxury.
The next day we went to the Tilamook cheese factory! I love cheddar cheese so I’ve always wanted to see the source of most of the cheese that I eat. 
We watched the 40 pound blocks get sliced up, packaged and sent off. It was cool, but I gotta say, the Cabot cheese factory tour in Vermont is waaaaay cooler. They have a lot more samples and the tour is guided instead of just looking through a window.
After buying $40 in cheese and ice cream we stopped off at a winery and then drove around the scenic coastline. After a full day we went back to the hotel to relax!
Some more wine and more scenery Sunday and then we drove home, refreshed, but still not ready to go back to work. On the way home we stopped by a huge tree, I think Sitka spruce. Kim loves trees like this.