Our 3rd day in Portland

On Saturday (August 3) I made baked oatmeal for breakfast, and it was a big hit.  Later Dick and I went along with Tasha and Brennan and his babysitter to the bowling alley.  We had a great time and had lunch while we bowled.   

Later in the day we went to their friend Megan’s housewarming party.  Megan has been a good friend of Jeremy’s since they both worked for Ashley Furniture in Florida - probably in 2009.  She got a job here in Portland even before Jeremy did and has since gotten married to Jordan and had a baby girl a few weeks ago. 

And here’s their precious baby girl!  

The interior of their home is absolutely gorgeous and the layout of food was spectacular!  There were lots of sitting areas and people indoors, but the only pictures I took were in their back yard where we sat. 

Brennan had such a good time with the other kids.  

Even a piñata!

Tasha is a baby whisperer.  She held baby Cooper almost the whole time we were there.  They both were very content. 

The weather was so perfect - a truly enjoyable evening. 

Our second day in Portland

 Ok, here goes. We’ll see how long it takes me to blog about our second day in Portland.  

On Friday morning I thought it was cute that Jeremy and Brennan  looked like twins.  Brennan goes to a summer camp each week day just like Hunter does.

I took a stroll outside to see the gardens as Jeremy watered them.  It’s VERY hot and dry here in Portland, and it’s hard to keep up with watering. 

Looks like there will be loads of tomatoes ripening in a few weeks. 

Even a comfy chair to relax on. 

As I ate breakfast I was listening to Jeremy working from home. He would be having sinus surgery on Monday, and had many sales and things to arrange before his absence from work.  He is Sales and Creative Director at Moso Retail Environments. 

I also had someone who tried to have some of my breakfast!

Jeremy said Lily loves blueberries, so I gave her the rest of mine. 

Later Jeremy took me to the store to get the things I would need for making dinner. 

Back at home I made meat loaf (always Tasha’s favorite), baked potatoes, brown butter broccoli, and apple crisp. 

I can’t remember what Dick did that day, but I know he sat with Watson since I have a picture of it. 

And when Mike came home from work, Watson sat with him. These dogs are people and comfort lovers!  Mike is director of a daycare and preschool. 

Friends joined us for dinner. 

Lots of fun playing and watching rounds of Blokus. 

These girls were my game-mates. So much fun!

Then more friends came, and we sat on the back porch talking and laughing for a long time.  I so enjoy the community of fun and supportive friends they have here. 

And that was our Friday.

Our first day in Portland

I started this post the first day we were here.  I HATE blogging on my phone, but here’s our first day.

We’re in Portland!  Last Wednesday we flew from Harrisburg to Atlanta and then to Portland  

When we landed in Portland it was 3:30 AM our time, but only 12:30 on the west coast. In order to avoid barking dogs waking a certain little boy, Jeremy had arranged for a hotel shuttle bus to pick us up. So we slept at the Sheraton. 

At 9:30 am Jeremy and Tasha came to pick us up. I was so happy to once again be in their beautiful home!

Their friend Tommy had been visiting from Florida. We hadn’t seen him since Jeremy and Mike’s wedding in 2016, so that was fun to catch up with him. 

Jeremy took us and Tommy to Timberline Lodge at Mt. Hood for a late lunch!

A high school friend of our boys, Seth Gehman, works at Timberline Lodge, creating and maintaining trails. He was there that day and joined us at lunch for a while. How fun!

In the evening we watched Olympics on the back porch TV. Dick took this picture of me sitting beside Mark. He is a good friend of theirs who used to live in this area but has since moved to San Diego, CA. I feel so honored that he flies to Portland when we are here. He’s such a good friend. 

I took these pics of their flowers in front of the house.