Around Eugene

Tuesday morning we headed to an old favorite of ours (and many other people we suppose).  None other than Brail’s, well known for its fast and greasy breakfast.  Good waffles, bacon, and good sausage.  TJ joined us and gave us the lowdown on the city and county’s budget problems (hello 4-day school weeks and no police).


After breakfast, we headed to Trader Joe’s that we have missed so much since moving from Oregon.  We mentioned as much to the cashier as we were checking out and he let loose that they were opening a Trader Joe’s in Salt Lake City later in the year.  Once the story was corroborated, we had reason to celebrate.
After Trader Joe’s we headed back to possibly our favorite restaurant in Eugene, that of La Perla.  The fococia al Beppe and Gianni brought back fond memories of many dinners here.  We have since attempted to duplicate their roasted garlic offerings, we great success!
Next we headed to Alton Baker park to show Frankie the ducks and other water animals.  Unfortunately, there’s a new fence nearly all the way around the pond and of course we got rained on.  Good fun either way.

The Foresters hosted a wonderful BBQ dinner for us and some other friends from ORI.  Kathy even brought out some old baby toys that Frankie enjoyed playing with.