JAZOOM: basically the next harlem globe trotters.

Here we have Jessie, who if you are unaware, is probably the best salesperson 31 Bits has ever seen. She found this young lady riding her bike around Portland, and convinced her to buy some beads. Here's sneaky little Jess in action...

...It just so happens, we knew this bike-riding Portland native, our dear friend Michelle McEvoy (yes, she's on facebook). We dined on scones and eggs at Zell's cafe, and Michelle gave us a tour of her garden:

We love you Michelle!!!

Goodbye Oregon..... helloooooo WASHINGTON!!!!! It took us about 20 times of exiting and re-entering the freeway to snap a pic at this sign.... NAILED IT!

Who are those hotties under the driftwood hut?? Look closely... it could be JAZOOM!

We found a sweet beach off the Washington coastline that had piles and piles of driftwood... it seemed only fitting that we leave our mark.

Twilight fans: make sure you're sitting down. What you're about to see may cause extreme jealousy.....

We visited the hometown of Bella!!! Alli lounged on her car!!! Jessie searched frantically for Jacob!!! It was MADNESS!!!!!

Just when we thought we had seen it all....signs led us off the road to this HUGE cedar tree! Check it out!!!!!

Highlight of the night: we camped in La Push. RIGHT on the treaty line. We knew Edward wouldn't be too happy about it... but both of us are TEAM JACOB so we just shrugged it off.

The next morning we drove along Crescent Lake on our way to Port Angeles... This is quite possibly the most beautiful lake both of us have ever seen!

A grand 'ole ferry took us from the hazy, dewy, Port Angeles, WA, to a blue-skied, sunny Victoria, Canada!! There we discovered a love for totem poles.

Totem poles, lots and lots of flowers, royalty, Canadians, fish and chips, VICTORIA HAS IT ALL!! Even crazy white glowing cowboys! Yee haw from the wild wild...Harbor???

Cheers to CANADA!!!!!! and congrats to Ed and Jillian! (bachelorette.com)

Portland? Yes please.

Hey guys! After a days journey from Bend to Portland, passing hayfields of snakes, the town of Boring, OR,

and yes... of course... THE Gresham high school. (GO GOPHERS!) We made it to P-TOWN!! We took a quick detour to Powell's bookstore and then dined on the best Mac n Cheese in all of the Northwest at the Montage resteraunt with our friend Blake. He was nice enough to give us a grand tour of "The City of Roses" and brought us to the coolest/creepiest/yummiest coffee and dessert house EVERRRR!!!

Wave hello to Blake!


P-town may have not been ready to say good night to JAZOOM, but we were ready to hit the hay at the home of some great friends, The Bransom clan. We woke up early and headed to the Bransom's church, The Neighborhood Church, where we really were welcomed as neighbors! We had the chance to tell the church all about 31 Bits and recieved lots of love, prayer, and support! Thanks Neighborhood Church!



No better way to spend a Sunday afternoon in Portland than cruising down the river! Thanks to the Bransoms, we saw the city from the water and even stopped for a delicious lunch at a floating restaurant!

Hotties on the riivvveeeerrr!!!!

Totally Tubular!! There goes JAZOOM flying through the Willamette Waters!!!! AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Lucky for you, JAZOOM is safe for the whole family! Here's one of our biggest supporters yet! Meet Ava!!! We found her out swimming laps on the river!

Yes, those buff legs belong to none other than, the J in JAZOOM.

How can we describe the joy experienced today on the river? Nothing sums it up better than these:

A "bend" in the road...

Leaving the golden city....




Next stop: Oregon. JAZOOM believes that when one crosses State lines, some sort of ceremony or ritual must occur. Naturally, for us, crossing into Oregon meant putting on our cowboy best...

We made it to the Dechutes County Fair!! Lady Antebellum was so excited to see us rocking out right in front of their stage. Besides Alli's minor heat stroke, we wouldn't trade Lady A's sweat dripping in our faces for the world.



Other highlights of the night...visiting our Bend buddies: Katie and Kristin.




Nothing could complete our stay in Bend better than JAZOOM's first ever RODEO!!! YEE HAW!!!!!!!!

Heading out from Ventura, we headed North, stopping in none other than the bea

utiful town of Solvang!  From quaint houses to dutch pastries to celebrating Christmas in July, our 30 minute stay helped us discover our Scandinavian roots and even allowed us to meet a Peruvian princess!!

Next was a 10 minute stop at the famous Applebees in San Luis Obispo, visiting great friends and once again introducing ハイチュウ ライチ (HI CHEW) to the crowds.

Our final destination of Day 2:  San Francisco!  Stayed with dear friends...Kristin and Paige who made us delicious blueberry muffins and chicken...and scoped out the city!  Walked the Golden Gate in the fog, 

had ice cream at Ghiradelli Square (and glowed as the chosen ones under the sign),  

scoped out Fisherman's Wharf, shared tears over the beauty of Forbes Island, barked with the seals at Pier 39, played in the Musee Mechanique, danced to some local rap.

We joined some SF locals in their traditional Thursday night poetry and music at the corner of Mission and 16th Street.  Check it out...

When you're living the crazy JAZOOM lifestyle, sleep isn't always your top priority, so after just a few hours of zzzzzzzz's, our final SF stop was to find the perfect cup of coffee...and we did just that at Phil's coffee where our coffee was made by Phil himself!!

By night he may look like Indiana Jones, but don't be fooled...this man is just your average joe...who can make one hell of a cup of joe!!  (sorry mom)

With coffee in hand, we hit the wide open road once again...

Goodbye Costa Mesa, Hello open road...

Welcome to JAZOOM. What is JAZOOM, you might ask? We're not entirely sure yet. But it's going to be big. Watch out world, the adventures of Jessie and Alli have officially begun. JAZOOM is your avenue to view the world through our eyes.... Welcome and congratulations!

We'd like to take this opportunity, the beginning of our road trip, to thank our sponsor:  

    ハイチュウ ライチ (HI CHEW)

We're taking ハイチュウ ライチ(HI CHEW) on the road with us. We want people's honest feed-back on the newest, most international sensation in candy. JAZOOM and ハイチュウ ライチ(HI CHEW) unite to become the most powerful force.... in the WORLD!

                                         

We're starting the trip out in a leisurely fashion, and like our favorite band Lady Antebellum says, "Home is where the heart is." Tonight, our home is in Ventura, with Jessie's sister Leah, her husband Dustin, and the cutest little baby in the world, Little Taylor:

Time for us to JAZOOM on out! 

Tomorrow's destination: San Francisco. 

peace, love, and ハイチュウ ライチ(HI CHEW)