enjoying books and brunch and coffee (and not running anymore) in the pacific northwest
Vacation Interruptus… you know, that thing where you spend eight months saving and researching and planning an 11 day New England in the Fall vacation but then cancel it 30 hours before you’re supposed to leave. Yeah, that. I don’t recommend it. We’re supposed to be in Boston right now enjoying our last day of…
Another Monday Love already?! At least it’s a Monday I don’t have to go to work! As happy as I am about that, the reason we are able to enjoy a day off from work, hanging out with friends and family, eating BBQ, and shopping great sales is because of those who gave their lives. …
If you are a foodie, living in a foodie city, you probably have a never-ending list of restaurants to try. I have that list, and unfortunately I kept it in my notoriously unreliable memory and would immediately forget the name of that great place I heard about. Back in October I finally decided there had…
So… I had a Monday Love post for last week, but something happened with LiveWriter and I lost it and was too sad to rewrite it. There is a small chance it could have been operator error, but I just don’t know. And what the heck happened to auto-save, huh?! So, Monday Love… the things…
I have lived in Oregon for almost 18 years, but today was the first time I have had a reason to go to OHSU. You can take the aerial tram, which I plan to do someday just for fun, but today I drove myself up the hill. I used the Maps app on my iPhone…
There’s a new kid on the block in Portland! The Brazilian steakhouse (churrascaria) restaurant, Fogo de Chão, opened a location on 6th Avenue a couple of weeks ago and I was invited to their grand opening dinner to get the full experience for myself. I was able to take Mr. Won’t Run which is good…