We unexpectedly went to Portland and the surrounding area this week for a short vacation. We got up close and personal with the Columbia River Gorge, Mt. Hood, Washington Park, and Powell's Book store. We ate at Buffalo Wild Wings EVERY SINGLE DAY and then brought more wings home to put in the freezer for future wing cravings.

We discovered IKEA in Portland as well. We bought a few things, tax free, b/c Oregon is good like that, and now life at home is a little bit more organized. Our IKEA bring home-ins, led us to other crafty projects like making the 1960's fold into the wall ironing board closet in the kitchen into a handy dandy spice cabinet. I would like to send out a big thank you to the person who ordered special paint at Home Depot and then never picked it up b/c I got to bring home a gallon of paint, that just so happens to look fine and dandy in my kitchen, for $1.  My very first do it yourself project turned out amazing if I don't say so myself! This project made me wonder if I would not enjoy doing this kind of stuff more often...

I think EVERYONE in Portland smokes. Ugh. Or maybe just no one smokes where I live in Washington....b/c I was greatly disturbed at the amount of second hand smoke I had to inhale while visiting the other wise beautiful state. I remember thinking how strange it was that so many people were smoking. I guess I live a sheltered life here on the Island where the air is some what fresh and clean...

I had to do a lot of running around today to get a drug test, finger prints, and get the security paper work all filled out and sent out for my new job that I will be starting sometime in the near future. It seems weird and surreal and I am not sure why I am feeling the way I am...