So I'm going to tell you about my weekend briefly and quickly and try to make a new commitment to posting more regularly for all my "fans." All one of them.
This weekend was characterized by quality time
with friends and family. I got off work early on Friday and my friend Janie (the unnamed fan) and I, went to Barton Park in Clackamas where half the church was camping for the weekend. We drove by everyone's campsite and took stock of what everyone was having for dinner. Then we parked and ate four dinners. :) No really, we were stuffed by everyone's hospitality and it was a blast to just hang out and talk with friends. We drank people's booze and ate people's smores. Well, I drank people's booze and Janie and I both ate the smores. Did you know that I am a smore making pro? Apparently. I have been thus named by Janie and the Jorgens family.
Saturday started with another wonderful breakfast at a new place that Maile and I were encouraged to try called Cafe Du Berry. (Although you would have never known that that was the name of the place. We never saw their name anywhere. Not on the building or even on the menus! I checked my bank account this morning just to see who the charge actually posted to.) The little cafe was on Macadam and Maile had been told that they had a killer French toast. So that's what we both had and it was good although I'm not prepared to say that it was the best I've ever had. I would have preferred it more cooked in the center. It tasted almost like you were eating custard which is both awesome and weird for French Toast.
Saturday afternoon I went to see my friend Luke Hotchkiss get married to Virginia (Ginny) Hurt. It was at Pennisula Park in North Portland. They got married in the gazebo and it was a beautiful and perfect day for the affair. It was a bring-your-own-chair event and everyone also brought a potluck item to share. It was so much fun. After their real vows they read vows that
were in the style of Dr. Seuss. It was hilarious. If you want to read the vows check out this link: http://weddings.about.com/od/yourweddingceremony/a/SeussFunnyVows.htm.
Many of my friends from OSU and InterVarsity were there celebrating with Luke and Ginny and we spent all afternoon talking and catching up. When the wedding was over we didn't want to leave each other so we all went over to Anthony and Sarah's house and played games and watched Gran Torino until midnight. I loved it. It was so good to see everyone again. Good folk!!
On Sunday, Dad and Mom and I went to Chinatown to the House of Louie for dim sum after church. Then we walked to Powells and Mom and I bought new books for our classic literature book club of two that we formed in March. We are now working on "A Farewell to Arms" and "The Room With A View." We also picked out two books about Rwanda because we are hoping to go there in November with Eternity Minded Ministries. Then of course a lovely summer afternoon would be incomplete without some ice cream so we walked to Ben and Jerrys for some scoops.
We were considering wrapping up our afternoon then but it was so nice outside that we decided to go see the Portland Timbers play the Montreal Impact up at PGE park. We beat them 4-0 which was great although my mom and I missed two of the goals because we went to get hot dogs. Geez!! We payed for that twice. Once when we found out they scored while we were gone and a second time later...(ya know...hot dogs.)
I was beat by the time I got home on Sunday night. I think my cats were suprised to see me home. LOL. But I loved every minute of my weekend and felt so blessed by the people in my life. And now it's Monday. Ugh. :)
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