Here's a pic of the tree we went to see get lit in Pioneer Square, downtown Portland.
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Sunday, November 27, 2005
the holiday weekend
this has been a wonderful holiday weekend, and i am sad it is ending. it was full of lots of fun. here's a long summary:
WEDNESDAY: Met Brad, Joy, Nicole, and 2 Whitworth students for dinner at Henry's Tavern before they all went to the Gwen Stefani concert. Then, I drove home and packed a million bags (ok, not really that many) and drove to the Stahleys to hang with Bill for the night. We watched Harry Potter (the first one). I spent the night at their house with Brad and Nic, too.
THURSDAY: Coffee and conversation in the morning, and then we started the task of cooking our Thanksgiving food. I took off briefly to go and rent two movies. We ate at 3:30 and then played "the Name Game". We watched Home for the Holidays, a 90's movie, and went to bed early.
FRIDAY: Coffee and conversation in the morning, then we went to tax-fee Oregon and shopped at Best Buy and Michaels. I oddly did not buy anything at Michaels, though I did buy the Grey's Anatomy soundtrack at BBuy. Then we drove to a parking area and took the Max Line (public transportation) and headed into downtown for the lighting of the Christmas Tree at Pioneer Square. We shopped first, though, and I got some cute yellow/brown boots. We also went to happy hour at Macaroni Grill before the festivities. Then we hung out in the rain to see the tree get lit. After that, we went home, put on sweats, and watched a great new British (I think) movie called Millions. I would HIGHLY recommend it. It's about the importance of giving away money.
SATURDAY: Coffee and conversation to start the day (as usual). Then we put on some sweats and went to tax-free Oregon and shopped a bit. We all bought shoes at Shoe Pavillion. I bought two pair I have been wanting for ages: Crocs in butter and Converse in kelly green. Then we went to Ross and I bought a cute carry-on bag for Christmas that's bigger than my backpack, and then we went to Target, where I invested in The Game of Life and 90's Trivial Pursuit. After shopping, we went home and showered and Nicole, Joy, and Brad made t-shirts that said "Gwen Loves Brad", "Gwen is my mentor" and "Gwen is my O.C. Sista". They were their Thanksgiving craft, and were in honor of their concert the other night. After craft time, we went to see Harry Potter. Which, by the way, was good but hadd lots of gaps. The book is WAY better. But it was funny and dark and so fun. For me. Then we went home and had dinner and played 90's Trivial Pursuit. And discovered that it was missing pieces, so I have to take it back. Oh, well. :)
TODAY: We had breakfast and then Bill had to go to church and Brad had to drive home because he had to work. Ugh. Nicole and Joy and I went to Costco to order some holiday Christmas cards and then we went to 23rd to hang out a bit instead of going to church (yes, we're going to hell because of it). Then we dropped Nicole off for her ride back to Spokane, and Joy and I headed back to her place. I came back to my apartment and unpacked and then put up some Christmas decorations. i'm excited that it's the holiday! I listened to my cute roommate from college and her family on their Christmas CD while I decorated. And now I'm winding down and getting ready to get some sleep before a full week of work.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
WEDNESDAY: Met Brad, Joy, Nicole, and 2 Whitworth students for dinner at Henry's Tavern before they all went to the Gwen Stefani concert. Then, I drove home and packed a million bags (ok, not really that many) and drove to the Stahleys to hang with Bill for the night. We watched Harry Potter (the first one). I spent the night at their house with Brad and Nic, too.
THURSDAY: Coffee and conversation in the morning, and then we started the task of cooking our Thanksgiving food. I took off briefly to go and rent two movies. We ate at 3:30 and then played "the Name Game". We watched Home for the Holidays, a 90's movie, and went to bed early.
FRIDAY: Coffee and conversation in the morning, then we went to tax-fee Oregon and shopped at Best Buy and Michaels. I oddly did not buy anything at Michaels, though I did buy the Grey's Anatomy soundtrack at BBuy. Then we drove to a parking area and took the Max Line (public transportation) and headed into downtown for the lighting of the Christmas Tree at Pioneer Square. We shopped first, though, and I got some cute yellow/brown boots. We also went to happy hour at Macaroni Grill before the festivities. Then we hung out in the rain to see the tree get lit. After that, we went home, put on sweats, and watched a great new British (I think) movie called Millions. I would HIGHLY recommend it. It's about the importance of giving away money.
SATURDAY: Coffee and conversation to start the day (as usual). Then we put on some sweats and went to tax-free Oregon and shopped a bit. We all bought shoes at Shoe Pavillion. I bought two pair I have been wanting for ages: Crocs in butter and Converse in kelly green. Then we went to Ross and I bought a cute carry-on bag for Christmas that's bigger than my backpack, and then we went to Target, where I invested in The Game of Life and 90's Trivial Pursuit. After shopping, we went home and showered and Nicole, Joy, and Brad made t-shirts that said "Gwen Loves Brad", "Gwen is my mentor" and "Gwen is my O.C. Sista". They were their Thanksgiving craft, and were in honor of their concert the other night. After craft time, we went to see Harry Potter. Which, by the way, was good but hadd lots of gaps. The book is WAY better. But it was funny and dark and so fun. For me. Then we went home and had dinner and played 90's Trivial Pursuit. And discovered that it was missing pieces, so I have to take it back. Oh, well. :)
TODAY: We had breakfast and then Bill had to go to church and Brad had to drive home because he had to work. Ugh. Nicole and Joy and I went to Costco to order some holiday Christmas cards and then we went to 23rd to hang out a bit instead of going to church (yes, we're going to hell because of it). Then we dropped Nicole off for her ride back to Spokane, and Joy and I headed back to her place. I came back to my apartment and unpacked and then put up some Christmas decorations. i'm excited that it's the holiday! I listened to my cute roommate from college and her family on their Christmas CD while I decorated. And now I'm winding down and getting ready to get some sleep before a full week of work.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
Saturday, November 19, 2005
Saturday
When I was talking to my friend Denise today, I realized I don't lead a very exciting life. Thus, nothing to blog. But for those of you who wonder how I spend my free time now that I am in P-town, here's a little peek into a Saturday. Today, I was quite busy running around, since most of my unpacking is done. I ran a bunch of errands that included getting a haircut at the mall (which, by the way, took only about 15 minutes....how does that happen? And it's not even a bad cut!), buying black goucho pants that may or may not be tacky but will definitely be comfortable when I'm working, drinking a cup of coffee while reading my mail, purchasing plug-in air fresheners at Bath & Body Works to try to rid my apartment of carpet smell, talking to friends on the phone, buying about 10 new pair of socks for work, balancing my checkbook, washing dishes, and doing some online Christmas browsing. Now I'm going to make some dinner and watch a movie before I read some Harry Potter. I know, I know. I lead a VERY exciting life. :) I like it, though, so whatev.
Friday, November 11, 2005
3-day weekend! Yay!
I'm going to make something with this lopsided pumpkin that got left at my apartment.
Thursday, November 10, 2005
try it again
Let's see if blogger.com is being mac-unfriendly. here's a post from work.
Yesterday I got CPR/First Aid certified with my Resident Managers. It was exciting. I also got a plane ticket home for Christmas (thanks to my parents for getting it with their ff miles). I will be taking my first direct flight (PDX to Minneapolis) and will also be taking my first "red eye" flight. Should be exciting, though I still hate flying.
Today I had my first flu shot. CHNW was giving them for free, so I went and got one. Mainly because the HR person told my boss to bring me over, and also because the place it was happening was the same place as a meeting I had 30 minutes later. It didn't hurt too much, but we'll see if I get the flu this weekend in reaction. :)
Now I'm at work killing time until my RM meeting at 8. It's a 3-day weekend, so it's like being at work late on a Friday. But I like them, so that makes up for it. :) I think I'm going to go to Subway, now, and get some dinner then head to our admin building to the lounge where the meeting is and read some Harry Potter 4 (gotta finish before I see the movie!).
Yesterday I got CPR/First Aid certified with my Resident Managers. It was exciting. I also got a plane ticket home for Christmas (thanks to my parents for getting it with their ff miles). I will be taking my first direct flight (PDX to Minneapolis) and will also be taking my first "red eye" flight. Should be exciting, though I still hate flying.
Today I had my first flu shot. CHNW was giving them for free, so I went and got one. Mainly because the HR person told my boss to bring me over, and also because the place it was happening was the same place as a meeting I had 30 minutes later. It didn't hurt too much, but we'll see if I get the flu this weekend in reaction. :)
Now I'm at work killing time until my RM meeting at 8. It's a 3-day weekend, so it's like being at work late on a Friday. But I like them, so that makes up for it. :) I think I'm going to go to Subway, now, and get some dinner then head to our admin building to the lounge where the meeting is and read some Harry Potter 4 (gotta finish before I see the movie!).
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Saturday, November 05, 2005
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