The Adventures of Dave, Lindsay, Cora and Edie

Dave's life, and therefore our life, lately has been his Chemistry 100 class online. Labs, discussion boards, assignments, weekly quizzes, and more. Thought you might enjoy a look at "A day in the life of Dave Nelson."

Over the weekend, we made an addition to the Biedel-Nelson family....a beautiful Griz burgandy Volkswagon Vanagon Camper. Yahoo! We've randomly been talking about getting one for the last few years (though we never actually thought we would) and when a friend mentioned they were selling theirs, we jumped at the chance. And yes, it sleeps 4 people, has a fridge, stove and even running water. Camping trips will never be the same. Our first test run will be this weekend at Mount Saint Helens with some Seattle friends. They'll be so jealous when we snuggle in for the night! And for those future visitors to our home in Oregon City, you can now choose between our guest bedroom downstairs or your very own camper out front. Unfortunately, only one of those choices includes restroom facilities. Ain't she pretty?!?!

This year's 4th of July holiday was a bit of a contrast to last year's holiday, when we were on a roadtrip and camping trip through Canada's Rocky Mountains. Yesterday afternoon, we ventured to Monroe, WA with our dear friends, the Klinglers, for a demolition derby at the county fair grounds. We didn't know what to expect and were pleasantly suprised with the level of entertainment provided. The place was packed with a variety of local residents and we spent 5 hours watching the different derby events - flipping cars, junk car races, buses jumping over limos and trailers, yellow school bus races and the grand finale....the demolition derby (I'll be honest, the people watching was a true highlight). Our favorite event ended up being the demolition derby with the cars pulling boats behind them. This added a whole new challenge for the drivers. The night ended with a short but colorful firework display. Honestly, the best $16.50 we've spent in awhile. Hope you...

Oregon City, that is. We recently rented a nice little 3-bedroom house in the historic part of downtown Oregon City. It's a mellow, blue-collar town about 20 minutes southeast of Portland and we're psyched to have found a place after running all over the city for weeks looking at houses. The house is within walking distance to all the basic necessities - places to walk Peeka, a cafe, restaurants, a funky little downtown, the willamette river and more. We also just discovered that the park just a few blocks away has live music every week in the summer - BONUS! Our official move in date is July 1st when we will open up the storage unit and see our belongings for the first time in 8 months. A bit overwhelming but I'm sure it will be like Christmas when we see all the clothes and sporting equipment that we forgot we had. I think what I'm most excited for is to finally sleep in our own bed and have our own kitchen again. The simple things. This is Dave's first week of cl...

Well, we've spent our first few weeks back in the country trying to avoid reality but it has finally caught up with us. After a few days in Palm Desert for a friend's wedding and a long roadtrip to Idaho and Montana, we are officially living in Oregon now. We're excited to explore a new city (Lindsay hasn't lived here since age 17) and get settled into our lives here. New jobs, a new house (eventually), a new city and Dave is also going back to school. We'll keep you posted on things and definitely let us know if you're in the area. Let the next adventure begin!

The perfect place to end our adventures in South America...Buenos Aires. A city with grand architecture and a european flair. Buenos Aires is known for it`s futbol (American soccer), carne (MEAT) and tango, a romantic style of dance. Last night, we attended a local futbol match and enjoyed both the game and people watching. The Argentinian people go crazy over futbol! A few more days to explore before we catch our flight home.

Our mode of transportation through the wine country of Argentina.