Home Sweet Home: Part 1

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So as most of you know, after a long wait, God (and the US govt.) finally granted Carlos a tourist visa. And not just for our trip but for 10 years!!! We were shocked. I initially thought it was a typo.

We were able to travel July 7th-Aug 1st to Oregon. It was an amazing, fun, adventurous and at times exhausting trip full of family, friends and food! The 3 F's! haha Let's not talk about how much weight we gained 😊

To those we didn't have the opportunity to see, I apologize. But we are hoping to move home early January so I promise you will get to meet Carlos. soon.

Enjoy the pics and as always, I love hearing from you guys!

cuidense mucho y que dios te bendiga.

besos de Chile,

Tori and Carlos

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Photos

I love living in the country
The cute little deer that frequents our house.

Mi amor in McMennamins in Sherwood
His love for Root Beer has definately deepend, especially with the unlimited refills they give :)

Oh, Meg! We love you
At Megan's open house BBQ. The wedding party reunited.

American church
A big difference from churches in Chile. Big, modern, lots of activities and groups.

communion
The non-traditional style, which was very different for Carlos. People take their time, take communion when they want and then go back to their seats

Rooftop McMennamins in McMinnville
We hit as many McMennamins as possible. That root beer really got him hooked!

Carlos' first pool game
He didn't do too bad. It was me and Carlos against Heather. And we won!

The Oregon beach
And what did it do? rain. What else!

A far cry from the beaches in Vina.
not a soul on the beach and no one in the water.

Snyder Park soccer fiedl
Carlos was at the public soccer fields. "And you don't have to pay" he asked me. He spent quite a bit of time there.

Comments

[Wen]

WOW... simply... WOW love it.. love ya.. miss ya

[robert salazar]

Miss
I do not have e-mail at home. I just now have looked at your blog. (09-02-09) I look forward to your move here and hope that I will be given an opportunity to show Carlos some good ol American hospitality. Tori, you look so happy! I am very happy for the both of you!