Spring Break in Oregon

My mom, Katie and I left for Oregon on Tuesday and by Thursday I didn't want to leave! We were heading down to Eugene to visit the University of Oregon, go to a SEC college fair, then make a stop at the University of Portland on the way back home. The drive was long, but not horrible. Katie and I knew the singer, Mat Kearney was from Eugene so I decided to ask him via Twitter where there was a good place to eat. He told us to check out Sabai Cafe & Bar at the Oakway Mall, so we did just that. After a little walk around the park, we went and had the amazing Thai food he recommended. I now recommend the place. The next day we went on a very beautiful but very rainy campus tour around the UofO. I love it there! But with the SEC college fair, I am now officially torn between Univeristy of Oregon and University of Alabama... need to get accepted first. ;) 
Thursday was our last day in Oregon and I really did not want to leave. I was in Eugene for a short time, but had grown to love it. We left despite my begging, so we were on our way back up to Portland. There, we toured the UP. It was equally as beautiful...with larger dorm rooms! The school is much smaller than the UofO and UA, and surprisingly I still loved it.

A Night in Seattle. A Day at ECCC

I can never publish a post at the right time. Always late. And be prepared, this will be a long one...

Well, on March 30th, my sisters and I took a little drive up to Seattle for the night. I've been to Seattle countless times, always with my mom though, so I thought I knew all the roads. Well I was mistaken. We weren't horrible, just wandered around a bit. We were fortunate that the weather took a break and the sun came out, with the exception of the bitter, cold wind. Nevertheless, we had a great night and even figured out new roads...some to never go back down again. 

The next day was the Emerald City Comicon, which was the whole reason for us going up to Seattle. It was my twin sister, Katie and I's first time ever at a comicon, unlike my older sister, Amanda. My main reason to go was to see James and Oliver Phelps from Harry Potter and Adam Baldwin from Chuck and Firefly...and I did just that. We lined up early for the twins and waited..and waited. I did get a little giddy seeing them, of course, because I had watched them growing up in Harry Potter. And before the Con, I accepted the fact that I would never meet an actor from the Potter series. Once they came out, it was just a matter of time before we would meet them. When our time came, I thought I wouldn't be able to speak. We introduced ourselves, they asked where we were from. Then Katie mentioned we were twins and so we spoke to them about our age differences. Katie being 12 minutes older than me and Oliver 13 minutes older than James. We had them sign our Marauder's Map, and before I knew it, we were walking away from the table. They were so nice and humble. Loads of respect for them. An hour later, we got a photo with them. The ultimate twin photo with the Weasleys. No big deal. All I can say is that I am BEYOND happy and grateful that I was able to meet them, and I would definitely be more than willing to see them again...I still feel like this was all my imagination..