The "near-cation"

Anyone heard of the term "near-cation" lately?  Those in the retail world have been throwing it around to try and explain the way people are taking vacations this summer (and how they are spending their money in preparation).  Not surprisingly, the high cost of gas is forcing some of those folks to vacation NEAR their homes this summer.  Thus, the "near-cation."

B and I have apparently been practicing "near-cationers" for awhile now.  We're headed out at the end of June on our real vacation for the summer (off to New Mexico to spend some time with some of my best girls) so we've been trying to keep the small, short weekend adventures close to home (so we can afford the gas for the real vacation). We've spent a lot of time at our local tennis court lately and have been riding circles on the side streets of southwest Beaverton on our bikes.  

Today, the sun finally made an appearance after a long, dreary, gray week.  Sunday = funday.