i traded my jimmy for a shimmy (but then later got the jimmy back again)

"i don't know if i've ever told you this, but i just learned how to shimmy," i told rosie last night over beers at the full sail brewery in hood river, oregon. "literally. i've had the girls all my life and just now learned how to use them to shimmy." rosie just burst into peals of laughter as we'd been doing for most of the day since we met mid-morning to get out of town for our abbreviated, but much needed girls weekend. rosie responded something to the effect of "i can see your blog post now - you traded your jimmy for a shimmy!"

a brief summary of events:

* 1.5 hours late (all my fault) rosie and i depart portland for a trip through the gorge and the hope of finding a last minute campsite.
* we were reprimanded for driving too fast, the wrong way and potentially endangering children by two old men who came running off their john deere's in the first campsite we looked at. let's just say it wasn't the best fit.
* discovered another campground with availability 2 feet from I-84 thinking the highway noise wouldn't be that bad - it was. made friends with vern the elderly host and he scored us a spot.
* ran into hood river (from now on referred to as hr) for a yummy lunch at a cute local cafe.
* hiked a quick 1.5 miles up to some lookout point who's name escapes me fearing rattlers, poison oak and fire the whole way only to discover a beautiful panoramic view of mt. hood and mt. adams as well as the entire gorge from the top.
* swung into hr to drink some beers and eat at the brewery. spent countless hours giggling about everything and commenting on fellow patio-goers. hr is interesting...
* randomly stumbled upon hr's "first friday celebration". crushed on a band made up of three high schoolers. danced before realizing we were the only ones over 20 hanging out there. immediately departed.
* ended the night with dessert and a nightcap at "jimmy's bar" - that's how i got my jimmy back AND i still got the shimmy.

aside from the lack of sleep and the sore back, a great getaway and completely uncensored!

look closely for jimmy's bar