Portland

I arrived here yesterday after two flights.  The first was two hours and I slept the whole entire time.  The second was four hours and I barely slept. 

Misty picked me up and we met Chris (her husband) for lunch.  Then we wandered the city. I saw her work, we picked up Briana, we went to this fabulous consignment shop called Rerun.  I loved it!  Picked up a few small items to cram in my bag.  We got some sbux and perused Whole Foods which is a fabulous organic grocery store.  An Expensive  and fabulous grocery store.  I finally got some probiotic juice that Publix has stopped carrying.  *score!*

We picked up William and headed back to Misty's for a moment and she went to school.  I skyped with Jason, which was so weird to be so far away and seeing him on video.  He looked so cute and it made me miss him even more.  When Misty got home we caught up on Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.  It was a long day and I went to bed.  11pm Orgon time, 2am Florida time. 

Misty's kids are great.  I haven't seen them in two years.  William sortof remembered me and Briana did not, but she was little when they moved to Oregon. 

What strikes me is that there is nothing very familiar in Oregon.  There are so many different shops and cafes.  Publix, Wal-Mart and Target are hiding somewhere.  None of the restaurants are the same.  The clothes that people wear are totally trendy and cultured.  I like it, but I miss home. 

Today we went to the Loyd Center Mall and Trader Joe's after breakfast at Bridge's.  Trader Joe's is a grocery store, not an urban outfitter's. I really liked the store.  It had a lot of organic choices and wasn't too expensive.  I felt very inspired for dinner dishes, but we are going out for dinner the next few nights.  Again, nothing was very familiar.  I had to ask Misty, "are these our bread choices?".  "Are these our cheese and lunchmeat choices?"  Nothing was like it is at home; it al looked like a specialty. 

We have an auction to attend this evening, which should be fun and knitting tomorrow afternoon. We are cramming a lot in, but we both love the hustle and bustle.  One thing is very clear- I have missed my friend.