San Francisco Visit

This is a picture of a jar of beer at Zeitgeist on a Sunday afternoon. There is no better place to spend time than on the picnic tables outback with friends drinking and laughing. Even had a veggie burger too. Such fun!

I have to say both B and I are homesick after our trip. The weather was out of this world and the hustle of the city (which those of you from NYC must be thinking I'm joking because comparatively, the bustle of SF isn't really that much but still more than Portland!) made us recall why we spent so much time there and the things we miss. Mostly we miss our people. In fact, that would be the number one thing. Every place I have lived, you can usually find "things" to make life workable/bearable. It's the people that make all the difference. And wow do we miss our people.

We are on the mend however and are making the most of our return to Portland. We like it just fine and really do love our house. We are working on having "people" here, and overall feel connected to the community. As time goes by we will adjust and feel really at home. Overall, if we can't be in San Francisco, we are more than happy to be in Portland! It's just San Francisco is really something else!!!!

Holiday Sweater Pub Crawl

Amy in all her fabulousness at The Florida Room. Solar powered lights! So very Portland!
Check out those doves on Miss B! K and L get the award for best '80's sweaters!

And it wouldn't be the holidays without a snowman, or two, or three!

Overall the night out was a hit! We had several folks in attendance and trekked across North Portland with style. The bartenders were great judges and it all worked out. I do believe we may have a new holiday tradition.

Off to San Francisco this weekend. Our friends R&D are celebrating their 20th anniversary. Good lord who stays together that long anymore! They do! It will be a blast. Looking forward to returning "home" and to see the SF family. Am afraid we will be homesick after this trip...we shall see. It's been colder than the bejesus here and I know I'm from the Midwest and all but good god, running at 0500 and it's 22 degrees is frickin' cold! Burrrr kitten burrrrrrrr!

Holiday Sam

I know it's ridiculous to post pictures of cats. But he is so dang cute. He loves being under the tree as much as possible. We also found a tree stand which the cats cannot infiltrate to drink the water then barf. My mom suggested it. Way to go mom!

We will be hosting an ugly sweater pub crawl this year starting at the Record Room and then venturing throughout North Portland. Should be lots of fun. Pictures to follow!