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Tide Creek Stables LLC

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Our Wedding

Nathan&nbsp;&&nbsp;I&nbsp;met&nbsp;in&nbsp;March&nbsp;of&nbsp;2017.&nbsp;We&nbsp;spent&nbsp;our&nbsp;first&nbsp;date&nbsp;going&nbsp;to&nbsp;see&nbsp;the&nbsp;live&nbsp;action&nbsp;Beauty&nbsp;&&nbsp;the&nbsp;Beast&nbsp;movie.&nbsp;I&nbsp;told&nbsp;Nathan&nbsp;the&nbsp;1991&nbsp;Disney&nbsp;film&nbsp;was&nbsp;my&nbsp;favorite&nbsp;ever&nbsp;since&nbsp;childhood.&nbsp;He&nbsp;planned&nbsp;our&nbsp;movie&nbsp;date&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;each&nbsp;surprised&nbsp;one&nbsp;another&nbsp;with&nbsp;our&nbsp;favorite&nbsp;snacks.&nbsp;I&nbsp;brought&nbsp;him&nbsp;doritos&nbsp;and&nbsp;reeses&nbsp;cups.&nbsp;He&nbsp;brought&nbsp;me&nbsp;ruffles&nbsp;sour&nbsp;cream&nbsp;and&nbsp;cheddar&nbsp;and&nbsp;sour&nbsp;patch&nbsp;kids.&nbsp;He&nbsp;then&nbsp;took&nbsp;us&nbsp;to&nbsp;my&nbsp;favorite&nbsp;restaurant,&nbsp;Red&nbsp;Robin's. We&nbsp;hit&nbsp;it&nbsp;off&nbsp;from&nbsp;there.&nbsp;We&nbsp;quickly&nbsp;met&nbsp;each&nbsp;other's&nbsp;families.&nbsp;We&nbsp;saw&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;every&nbsp;weekend&nbsp;between&nbsp;Nathan&nbsp;attending&nbsp;PSU&nbsp;for&nbsp;his&nbsp;bachelor's&nbsp;degree&nbsp;in&nbsp;Criminal&nbsp;Justice&nbsp;and&nbsp;my&nbsp;multiple&nbsp;jobs.&nbsp;We&nbsp;became&nbsp;best&nbsp;friends.

Our Start

In&nbsp;May&nbsp;of&nbsp;2017,&nbsp;Nathan's&nbsp;dad,&nbsp;Jay&nbsp;Jones,&nbsp;was&nbsp;diagnosed&nbsp;with&nbsp;stage&nbsp;4&nbsp;pancreatic&nbsp;cancer.&nbsp;This&nbsp;was&nbsp;devastated&nbsp;news&nbsp;to&nbsp;everyone&nbsp;in&nbsp;Jay&nbsp;and&nbsp;Nathan's&nbsp;lives. After&nbsp;many&nbsp;hospital&nbsp;visits,&nbsp;doctor&nbsp;appointments&nbsp;and&nbsp;experts&nbsp;telling&nbsp;them&nbsp;what's&nbsp;next,&nbsp;Jay&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;a&nbsp;memorable&nbsp;last&nbsp;trip&nbsp;with&nbsp;Nathan.&nbsp;With&nbsp;support&nbsp;and&nbsp;help&nbsp;of&nbsp;many&nbsp;family&nbsp;and&nbsp;friends,&nbsp;they&nbsp;flew&nbsp;to&nbsp;Las&nbsp;Vegas,&nbsp;NV&nbsp;before&nbsp;Jay&nbsp;became&nbsp;too&nbsp;sick&nbsp;to&nbsp;travel.&nbsp;They&nbsp;had&nbsp;an&nbsp;amazing&nbsp;few&nbsp;days&nbsp;there,&nbsp;got&nbsp;to&nbsp;ride&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;helicopter,&nbsp;and&nbsp;they&nbsp;visited&nbsp;the&nbsp;famous&nbsp;Gold&nbsp;&&nbsp;Silver&nbsp;Pawn&nbsp;Shop&nbsp;from&nbsp;their&nbsp;mutually&nbsp;loved&nbsp;show&nbsp;Pawn&nbsp;Stars. After&nbsp;their&nbsp;time&nbsp;in&nbsp;Vegas,&nbsp;they&nbsp;rented&nbsp;a&nbsp;Chevy&nbsp;Camaro,&nbsp;a&nbsp;favorite&nbsp;car&nbsp;of&nbsp;Jay's,&nbsp;and&nbsp;drove&nbsp;back&nbsp;up&nbsp;to&nbsp;Oregon.&nbsp;They&nbsp;got&nbsp;to&nbsp;site&nbsp;see&nbsp;so&nbsp;many&nbsp;destinations&nbsp;along&nbsp;the&nbsp;way&nbsp;that&nbsp;they'd&nbsp;never&nbsp;seen&nbsp;before. This&nbsp;trip&nbsp;will&nbsp;always&nbsp;be&nbsp;some&nbsp;of&nbsp;Nathan's&nbsp;favorite&nbsp;memories&nbsp;with&nbsp;his&nbsp;dad.&nbsp;In&nbsp;September&nbsp;of&nbsp;2017,&nbsp;Jay&nbsp;became&nbsp;a&nbsp;follower&nbsp;of&nbsp;Christ&nbsp;and&nbsp;got&nbsp;baptized&nbsp;at&nbsp;their&nbsp;family&nbsp;church. On&nbsp;October&nbsp;4th,&nbsp;2017,&nbsp;Jay&nbsp;passed&nbsp;with&nbsp;Nathan&nbsp;by&nbsp;his&nbsp;side.

Jay Jones - In Loving Memory

After&nbsp;a&nbsp;very&nbsp;emotional&nbsp;and&nbsp;life&nbsp;changing&nbsp;first&nbsp;6&nbsp;months&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;lives&nbsp;and&nbsp;relationship&nbsp;after&nbsp;Nathan's&nbsp;dad&nbsp;passed,&nbsp;we&nbsp;came&nbsp;together&nbsp;and&nbsp;grew&nbsp;stronger&nbsp;for&nbsp;each&nbsp;other. Nathan&nbsp;went&nbsp;back&nbsp;to&nbsp;school&nbsp;to&nbsp;finish&nbsp;his&nbsp;degree&nbsp;and&nbsp;graduated&nbsp;in&nbsp;2018.&nbsp;I&nbsp;continued&nbsp;to&nbsp;work&nbsp;and&nbsp;got&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;job&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;local&nbsp;hotel.&nbsp;We&nbsp;kept&nbsp;seeing&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;each&nbsp;week,&nbsp;going&nbsp;on&nbsp;dates,&nbsp;spending&nbsp;time&nbsp;with&nbsp;our&nbsp;families&nbsp;and&nbsp;growing&nbsp;together. For&nbsp;the&nbsp;next&nbsp;few&nbsp;years&nbsp;we&nbsp;did&nbsp;so&nbsp;much&nbsp;together,&nbsp;creating&nbsp;so&nbsp;many&nbsp;memories.&nbsp;We&nbsp;regular&nbsp;went&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;range&nbsp;for&nbsp;shooting,&nbsp;got&nbsp;to&nbsp;go&nbsp;to&nbsp;Disneyland&nbsp;with&nbsp;our&nbsp;families,&nbsp;multiple&nbsp;beaches,&nbsp;local&nbsp;hiking,&nbsp;explored&nbsp;Hagg&nbsp;Lake,&nbsp;visited&nbsp;the&nbsp;Oregon&nbsp;Zoo&nbsp;Lights,&nbsp;visited&nbsp;friends&nbsp;in&nbsp;Southern&nbsp;Oregon,&nbsp;adopted&nbsp;a&nbsp;cute&nbsp;kitty&nbsp;named&nbsp;Snickers,&nbsp;took&nbsp;in&nbsp;our&nbsp;adorable&nbsp;one&nbsp;eyed&nbsp;pitbull&nbsp;Lilly&nbsp;and&nbsp;so&nbsp;much&nbsp;more. But&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;was&nbsp;yet&nbsp;to&nbsp;come.

Our Middle

On&nbsp;my&nbsp;birthday,&nbsp;October&nbsp;28th,&nbsp;2022,&nbsp;Nathan&nbsp;surprised&nbsp;me&nbsp;by&nbsp;taking&nbsp;us&nbsp;shooting&nbsp;and&nbsp;had&nbsp;dozens&nbsp;of&nbsp;green&nbsp;and&nbsp;purple&nbsp;balloons&nbsp;set&nbsp;up&nbsp;for&nbsp;me&nbsp;to&nbsp;shoot! He&nbsp;recorded&nbsp;all&nbsp;of&nbsp;it&nbsp;and&nbsp;directed&nbsp;me&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;wonderful&nbsp;birthday&nbsp;surprise.&nbsp;I&nbsp;shot&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;last&nbsp;balloons&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;my&nbsp;surprise&nbsp;(and&nbsp;Nathan's)&nbsp;a&nbsp;massive&nbsp;(more&nbsp;than&nbsp;planned)&nbsp;amount&nbsp;of&nbsp;tannerite&nbsp;went&nbsp;off.&nbsp;It&nbsp;was&nbsp;so&nbsp;fun! He&nbsp;took&nbsp;me&nbsp;up&nbsp;a&nbsp;little&nbsp;hill&nbsp;where&nbsp;I&nbsp;shot&nbsp;a&nbsp;bunch&nbsp;of&nbsp;clays.&nbsp;There&nbsp;was&nbsp;one&nbsp;section&nbsp;of&nbsp;balloons&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;barrier&nbsp;he&nbsp;told&nbsp;me&nbsp;to&nbsp;shoot&nbsp;last&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;finally&nbsp;got&nbsp;to!&nbsp;I&nbsp;shot&nbsp;it,&nbsp;it&nbsp;all&nbsp;fell&nbsp;down&nbsp;and&nbsp;up&nbsp;pops&nbsp;a&nbsp;sign&nbsp;(pictured&nbsp;above)&nbsp;asking&nbsp;me&nbsp;to&nbsp;marry&nbsp;him!! Of&nbsp;course&nbsp;I&nbsp;said&nbsp;yes!&nbsp;I&nbsp;shot&nbsp;the&nbsp;yes&nbsp;target&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;rest&nbsp;of&nbsp;my&nbsp;magazine&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;rest&nbsp;is&nbsp;history. We&nbsp;continue&nbsp;to&nbsp;grow&nbsp;our&nbsp;relationship,&nbsp;bond&nbsp;and&nbsp;friendship,&nbsp;staying&nbsp;on&nbsp;God's&nbsp;path&nbsp;for&nbsp;our&nbsp;lives&nbsp;and&nbsp;seeking&nbsp;Him&nbsp;in&nbsp;all&nbsp;that&nbsp;we&nbsp;do.&nbsp;We&nbsp;are&nbsp;so&nbsp;excited&nbsp;for&nbsp;our&nbsp;future&nbsp;together!&nbsp;We&nbsp;cannot&nbsp;wait&nbsp;to&nbsp;start&nbsp;our&nbsp;next&nbsp;adventure!

Our Beginning of Happily Ever After

Our Story

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Alaina and Erin have always had a very close bond. Even though they're cousins, their relationship is more like sisters.

Alaina is working and going for her nursing degree in Arizona. She cares for everyone in her life whole heartily. 

Alaina and Erin rely on each other for support around friends, family, relationships, and more. They are always there for each other no matter what.

Alaina Farrell

Cody has been Nathan's best friend since high school. They bonded over their love of shooting and hunting. 

Every year they're hunting together, shooting together, doing projects together and are always there for each other. 

Cody Cunningham

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The local bowling alley located off Hwy 30 in St. Helens. 

Oregon Trail Lanes

McCormick Park is the most valued park and attracts people from all over the region because of the numerous sporting and unique recreation amenities. Milton Creek cuts through the western third of the park. This area is relatively flat and contains many never-been-cleared evergreens and deciduous trees, shrubs, and brush. The eastern portion of the park, where most amenities are located, is relatively flat with a few rock outcroppings. The Parks Department's shop is located near the baseball field parking lots. The park also has a caretaker's manufactured home. There are two vehicle entrances to the park, both along South 18th Street. The northern entrance is located near the Columbia Learning Center that is home to the St. Helens Public Library and the southern entrance to the park leads to the Veterans Memorial, playground, covered picnic areas and baseball field. Amenities include two large picnic gazebos with power, skateboard park, BMX track, 1.5 mile fitness trail that leads from the shower restroom area to the skate park, 1 mile of nature trails, 2 lighted softball fields, concession stands, 2 smaller baseball fields, Veteran's memorial with a real howitzer cannon, 18-hole disc golf course and an off-leash pet picnic area. 

McCormick Park

A piece of history in downtown St. Helens. The offer 1 to 2 movies at select times. Very quaint and fun to experience in the old style theatre. 

Nathan & Erin

Nathan & Erin

N&E

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