Busy having fun!
September 15th, 2008
Annalie and I have been having a blast in Oregon so far! Did I mention that we were going to Oregon? Hmm, maybe I only twittered about that.
So…we’re in Oregon! We came to visit our good friends Erin & Rocco, whose wedding cake I made last fall. I was glad to move back to California partly because we would be on the same coast as them for a while. One of the biggest reasons I didn’t go to BlogHer even though it was happening in my state was because I decided I’d rather spend the money to visit Erin & Rocco.
I think I made the right decision! We’ve been blowing bubbles, cooking & eating great food, playing with the cats, going to the park, playing board games, and just hanging out and talking. Is there anything better than time spent with good friends you know so well that it doesn’t even matter if you haven’t seen them in a year?
While we were in Portland on Saturday we managed to meet up with Rhi, who won The Great Gumball Giveaway last spring. Since I’d just painted a dotty plate for her, I delivered it in person, and she was sweet enough to bring a hand-knitted snake for Annalie (which she promptly christened “Pinky Pretty Snakey” and has been carrying around ever since). Rhi suggested an excellent place for lunch where I ate the best mac & cheese of my life, and then she took us to the Saturday Market and we wandered around for a while. It was typical of all my internet meetings thus far, which is to say it was totally great! Rhi, I look forward to seeing you again next time we’re in Portland. (You too, Kerri!)
Would you believe all of this was only our first day in Oregon? I have more photos from today but have barely even looked at them yet. I don’t know how much time I’ll be spending online the rest of the week. If you don’t hear from me it’s because we’re too busy with all the mini-golf and Scattergories and going to the park and looking at photo albums and chasing cats and picking Asian pears and drinking homemade beer. Cheers!
Subscribe to this blog's feed
How fun! I bet Rhi was a hoot in person.
Is it just prettier there or did you buy some kind of beautify filter for your camera? So jealous!!!
Dang…we missed you on this trip. We only live 20 minutes from downtown.
SAJ…that Saturday the weather was amazing. I spent the day trying to sell my handbags at a street fair.
Yeah! I’m glad you like it here. Hopefully it doesn’t get too hot for you.
I hope you guys had a great time!!
If Rhi sniffed you, I hope it didn’t creep you out. She was doing it for me. :)
I LOVED meeting you guys! And, I hope you come back soon! The couch is always available at Casa de RhiRhi!
Aren’t Rhi and Kerri great?? Looks like you are having a superb time, and I agree with SAJ. The photos are pretty :)
Home-made beer… now THERE’S something crafty to get into! :)
I love the holey stars at the market stand at the very top!
[...] just to get another angle on understanding them. Erin is big on the context thing too, and when we visited her and Rocco recently she knew I’d want to see her office at school, meet her mother-in-law Rosie, eat at [...]
[...] for ten minutes after they’re cooked. That makes them much easier to peel later. And since we visited Erin & Rocco a couple of months ago and I saw Erin do it, I also splash a little vinegar and a few drops of food [...]
[...] to look for cool rocks. It’s true that most kids like rocks (I know I did), but ever since we visited Erin and her extensive rock collection last fall, Annalie has been especially fascinated. She keeps [...]
[...] meeting Jill & her husband! and dragging Brenda and Bug up to Pasadena to have dinner with Erin, who’s doing an internship there this summer!) that I also have yet to blog about. And I want [...]
Wow REALLY busy having fun. And all in one day? It’s so nice you’re capturing it all. Sometimes I’m so busy I forget to take pictures and then wish I had.
[...] title up there and the above photo and figured out that Erin (who normally lives in Oregon, where we visited her and Rocco last fall) is in California. She’s working in Pasadena this summer, doing an internship involving [...]