I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas

Traveling from sunny California to snowy Portland with a toddler California Sun vs. Portland Snow If I haven't said it a million times before, I love California. I was talking to my mom yesterday, who said it was snowing like crazy in Portland and that my flight later in the day may not make it. I was surprised to hear things were so cold up north because my neighbor across the street was washing his...

Portland Trip & Coffee Rankings

A journey fueled by caffeine I left Portland, OR yesterday at 7am and drove for 10 hours straight through (stopped in Medford, OR for gas). I had a fantastic time seeing my family again. I was cleaning up the house, but the computer was calling to me. It is going to be another busy day today, so I had better get off this thing. My Favorite Coffee Places in Order: 1 Stumptown 2 Tully's 3...

IKEA

So I know this is going to sound really odd, but prior to Friday night I had never been to an IKEA.  My parents wanted to get Tyler a little table for him to do activity stuff on, and I have to say, that place is crazy big, isn't it?  I took a picture of the table in the store, and I know Tyler is going to love it.  It was funny because by the...

Stumptown Coffee On Hawthorne Boulevard

Went to Stumptown Coffee this morning with my parents on Hawthorne Boulevard in Portland.  The one on Division Street has coffee roasting, but we missed a few turns and decided to go to another one (next time I come for a visit I'll go to the one on Division Street).  It was a smaller café than the one downtown, but being on Hawthorne Boulevard, it was definitely more “artsy.”

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