Portland!

FINALLY, here is my post about Portland! It took me forever to upload my pictures from Portland so I hope you enjoy them!

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Here is a recap of what I did:
Friday: I traveled 10 hours to get to Portland to visit my best friend! She picked me up, I freshened up and we went to a cookout at her friend's house. It was awesome. They built a firepit in their backyard. We watched a documentary called 'Baracka' on a projection screen in their yard. We made s'mores! I was exhausted afterwards. We headed home around midnight but really it was 3 am for me!

Saturday: I still woke up early despite the time change. We went to brunch at a really cool place called the Tin Shed. We took Sawyear (catherine's dog) and she enjoyed breakfast too because they had a dog menu! We did a little shopping and then visited the part of town where catherine lived when she first moved there. We had crepes in a french restaurant for lunch and had an afternoon snack at the pied cow. We headed home for showers and then went over to another friend's house for another cookout. We only stayed for an hour or two and then headed to doug fir for a concert, which we got into for free. I have no idea who the band was but they were good! I got to meet and hang out with several of catherine's friends. They were super nice and fun!

Sunday: We got up fairly early again for brunch! Then we went to see the waterfalls. THEY WERE BEAUTIFUL. This one definitely one of the major highlights of my trip. We saw 3 different waterfalls and then went to an overlook. We went back to her neighborhood and walked to one of her favorite restaurants called The Matador. We went for happy hour so all the meals were 4 or 5 dollars! Then we walked probably 15 blocks to Powell's.... this is the biggest used bookstore in the US. They have new books too but it is 4 floors and each floor is HUGE. I got lost. It was so cool though and I could have stayed in there for hours. I bought 4 books for about $18. Then we went to a few more shops and Voodoo doughnuts. We took our doughnuts and sat by the waterway and read our books then walked home. We rested for a little while and then got a late dinner around the corner. I don't remember what the place was called but it was neat.... it was a sandwich place that stuffed their fries in their sandwich!

Monday: Catherine had to go to work! :-( I slept in a little bit. Then I ran errands with cate's neighbor and good friend, Jackie (she is the one who has the dog that looks like Sierra in the pictures). She then left me then I went shopping and explored the city on my own! I didn't have a car. I just walked all over the place and found some really cool shops! Catherine got off of work a little early so we went to get Gelato. Yummy! Then we headed to the Mississippi Pizza Pub for the Spelling Bee! That was fun! There were about 20 contestants and it was a real spelling bee. Then we left for the Joseph Arthur concert! That was another highlight, read the post below!

Tuesday: We got up super early so Catherine could take me to the airport and get to work on time. I traveled all day again and lost 3 hours! My plane was delayed and I got back to my apartment 3 hours later than I hoped.

My trip there went by way too fast. I loved seeing Catherine. I hadn't seen her for almost 6 months! That is definitely the longest that we have ever gone without seeing each other. I had so much fun and it felt right being with her. She is family to me and I miss her so much already. She is coming home in October for a wedding so at least it won't be another 6 months before I see her again.

Thank you Catherine for letting me come and visit you! I love and miss you!!!