Vacation

I have been vacationing in Bend, OR, for almost a week. I am visiting Brad and his world, getting away from Spokane for a bit. Since I still don't have a job, I figured I may as well do my job search from another spot for a bit.

Every day has been grand but Saturday was especially exciting. We went to a "Parade of Homes" type thing where they have a bunch of open houses around the city with the purpose of selling the homes or at least getting you to use the contractor or interior designer. We saw some nice houses. There is a neighborhood that is full of brand new homes but they are all architecturally build to look like homes from the first half of the 20th century with front porches and stuff. Funny.

Later that day, we went to what I called the "Christian Festival". It was a youth gathering of sorts with skateboarding dudes and speakers and stuff. We went to see Stephen Baldwin speak (we caught the end of his exciting talk) and then I wanted badly to see Tait (Michael Tait's, as in DC talk, band). It was great to see them. It was at an outdoor "amphitheater" (which was just a stage and a lawn) which meant we were able to get up pretty close to experience the concert.

What else. We went to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which is so very funny. And I had dinner with some of Brad's friends from here and around. And now I'm using the school's computer to look for jobs and update my blog.

Tomorrow I head back to Spokane and hopefully will get back in time for a friend's bachelorette party and then a going away party Thursday for a former student. So much to do!

Oh, and FYI, I'm down to checking my e-mail only once a day, usually, so if you don't hear from me as much, it's because I am trying to stop my addiction to the internet.