Weekend Getaway in the Willamette Valley
We had a "long weekend" getaway planned and decided we didn't want to spend most of it driving, so we chose a location about 45 minutes from home and left after work last Friday. We headed to an airbnb in Beaverton/Hillsboro area of Oregon (I got teased a bit for this..."you're going to Beaverton...it's just outside of Portland and for most of us not really where you would think to go"). However, it turned out to be a great location and I've often told my hubby we could probably stay in areas of Portland we have never been and see things we've never seen despite living 30 minutes away for the last 32 years. Our airbnb was hosted by an 80 year old gentleman who is a widow. He was super kind and met us when we arrived, showing us various things in the airbnb. He's lived on the property for 44 years. The airbnb sat above a garage space and seems like it was used for gatherings with friends and family and they probably stayed there when visiti
