There has been so much going on since I left Portland including preparation for heading home tomorrow. I feel like I haven't had any "down" time. So let me finish about Portland, I don't want the story to loose its luster but i'm going to have to summarize a bit more than the first night....or at least try.
So when Mannie and I got up on Friday, we started off a little later than expected, but still not to late at all, actually perfect for a heavy breakfast at mid day with a cold sweet mimosa
. After a long and much needed chat with my girlfriend to catch up on the mishaps in each other's lives, we decided to head back to the house as opposed to go to the movies. We were both to full and felt like we would fall asleep in there, we were up by 10ish and out the house by 11:45ish after going to bed at around 4 from grovin all night 
may I remind you, that food was just what we needed to put us right back in sleepy mode. We walked back up, or down, the 3 blocks or so, went in the house, turned on the music, reminisced, and eventually fell asleep.
About 2 or 3 hours later, we were back up and at em' heading to Hawthorne to check out the local shops. There were a lot of cool places, we played in makeup, both bought 1 of the 2 pair of shoes we purchased each from a second hand shop...hot ones might I add (smile), clothes, vegan cupcakes which were delicious, natural foods groc store and got white nectarines, white peaches, cherries and I had to have one chicken taco. What can I say, I was on the west coast and it was only a dollar. My girl couldn't find anyone to cover her shift that night so she had to go in by midnight. That was cool, gave me a chance to relax in her pad a little bit and even watch a movie. Before she went in to work, we made a routine, yes like a back in the day routine with the counting 1.....2....3......4, and 1....2....3 - 1.....2......3, down - up and kick (snap) duh duh duh. It was truly funny. We made a decision to work on it separately so when we see each other again we could finish it.
After working until 5am on Saturday morning, my girl was up by 10:30ish to start the day with me. We had plans to see the beautiful waterfalls this day and I couldn't wait. Every since she moved there, i've been wanting to see the waterfalls. We hit up one of her favorite places for lunch, and it was definitely delicious, and ran into some of her other girlfriends from work. They were cool people, nice conversation and genuine, just like her other friends she introduced me to, male and female. After we left them, it was up the river side and to the falls.
We stopped at a 3 different falls and passed by 5 all together I think. I can't remember the name of them now but I will in a future blog so watch for it. They were breathtaking 
and so much better in real life than on pictures. I could feel the water blowing in the wind against my face and it felt so good, so natural, so clean. There was no place in the world I would've rather been than hiking uphill to get the benefits of that feeling. 
After we left the falls, we were tired, but we agreed that we wouldn't fall asleep and go out again since we didn't go to any of the parties her boys were throwing on Friday before she went to work (hence the routine). Long story short, we ended up falling asleep anyway and missing our clubbing time, we were both totally fine with it. We did so much Saturday including the run back to Hawthorne I didn't mention earlier to pick up the map I wanted, retrieve my glasses from where we played in eyeshadow at and run back a vegan cupcake, rest is really what we needed, not partying. Besides, the older I get, the less partying I need to do. But when I do hit, I gone and hit it hard and quick.
We got up on Sunday and went to see Transformers (yes I went again and will do so one more time with my family when I get home), then headed to another one of her spots for lunch. I loved the fact that we ate outside each time. When i'm with her, she gives me peace of mind and I always feel at ease (unless she's trying to park) and that feels good. When we left lunch, we headed downtown to the bookstore but not before walking through the farmers market. I ran in the bookstore and grabbed something while she looked for a book she's been meaning to get. When we left, we walked over by the water which was a few blocks away to people watch for a hot minute and headed back to the car. While we were at the water, I was informed her intentions of making me ride a bike to this location. I don't think i've told you all that Portland is a MAJOR bike town, or maybe I have, but whatever the case....that bridge we had to cross to get from one side of the town to the next was awful long and I had no intentions of riding a bike across it and then further given the distance to the bridge from her house and from the bridge to the bookstore and riverside. She was trippin, but I love her for the effort!
When we got back to her place, I completed my packing, we chilled for a bit and off to the airport I went for a 9:50 flight. I don't think I left anything out but if I did i'll let you know. I'm sleepy and signing off now. Pictures are still to come.......
So when Mannie and I got up on Friday, we started off a little later than expected, but still not to late at all, actually perfect for a heavy breakfast at mid day with a cold sweet mimosa
. After a long and much needed chat with my girlfriend to catch up on the mishaps in each other's lives, we decided to head back to the house as opposed to go to the movies. We were both to full and felt like we would fall asleep in there, we were up by 10ish and out the house by 11:45ish after going to bed at around 4 from grovin all night may I remind you, that food was just what we needed to put us right back in sleepy mode. We walked back up, or down, the 3 blocks or so, went in the house, turned on the music, reminisced, and eventually fell asleep. About 2 or 3 hours later, we were back up and at em' heading to Hawthorne to check out the local shops. There were a lot of cool places, we played in makeup, both bought 1 of the 2 pair of shoes we purchased each from a second hand shop...hot ones might I add (smile), clothes, vegan cupcakes which were delicious, natural foods groc store and got white nectarines, white peaches, cherries and I had to have one chicken taco. What can I say, I was on the west coast and it was only a dollar. My girl couldn't find anyone to cover her shift that night so she had to go in by midnight. That was cool, gave me a chance to relax in her pad a little bit and even watch a movie. Before she went in to work, we made a routine, yes like a back in the day routine with the counting 1.....2....3......4, and 1....2....3 - 1.....2......3, down - up and kick (snap) duh duh duh. It was truly funny. We made a decision to work on it separately so when we see each other again we could finish it.
After working until 5am on Saturday morning, my girl was up by 10:30ish to start the day with me. We had plans to see the beautiful waterfalls this day and I couldn't wait. Every since she moved there, i've been wanting to see the waterfalls. We hit up one of her favorite places for lunch, and it was definitely delicious, and ran into some of her other girlfriends from work. They were cool people, nice conversation and genuine, just like her other friends she introduced me to, male and female. After we left them, it was up the river side and to the falls.
We stopped at a 3 different falls and passed by 5 all together I think. I can't remember the name of them now but I will in a future blog so watch for it. They were breathtaking and so much better in real life than on pictures. I could feel the water blowing in the wind against my face and it felt so good, so natural, so clean. There was no place in the world I would've rather been than hiking uphill to get the benefits of that feeling. After we left the falls, we were tired, but we agreed that we wouldn't fall asleep and go out again since we didn't go to any of the parties her boys were throwing on Friday before she went to work (hence the routine). Long story short, we ended up falling asleep anyway and missing our clubbing time, we were both totally fine with it. We did so much Saturday including the run back to Hawthorne I didn't mention earlier to pick up the map I wanted, retrieve my glasses from where we played in eyeshadow at and run back a vegan cupcake, rest is really what we needed, not partying. Besides, the older I get, the less partying I need to do. But when I do hit, I gone and hit it hard and quick.We got up on Sunday and went to see Transformers (yes I went again and will do so one more time with my family when I get home), then headed to another one of her spots for lunch. I loved the fact that we ate outside each time. When i'm with her, she gives me peace of mind and I always feel at ease (unless she's trying to park) and that feels good. When we left lunch, we headed downtown to the bookstore but not before walking through the farmers market. I ran in the bookstore and grabbed something while she looked for a book she's been meaning to get. When we left, we walked over by the water which was a few blocks away to people watch for a hot minute and headed back to the car. While we were at the water, I was informed her intentions of making me ride a bike to this location. I don't think i've told you all that Portland is a MAJOR bike town, or maybe I have, but whatever the case....that bridge we had to cross to get from one side of the town to the next was awful long and I had no intentions of riding a bike across it and then further given the distance to the bridge from her house and from the bridge to the bookstore and riverside. She was trippin, but I love her for the effort!
When we got back to her place, I completed my packing, we chilled for a bit and off to the airport I went for a 9:50 flight. I don't think I left anything out but if I did i'll let you know. I'm sleepy and signing off now. Pictures are still to come.......
