Getting Ready to Take Off

Today is my last day of work before I leave town, then I'll be gone for two and a half weeks.  First I'll be going to my mom's funeral in Oregon, then off to Wisconsin for a vacation with the boyfriend and his family.

I really hate getting ready to go, but I love going once I've gotten there.  Well, to the Wisconsin part of the trip, that is.  The Oregon part isn't something that one particularly looks forward to.

I have a knitting project started so I can work on it while I'm there. I got the house sitter all situated to keep an eye on Alfred (the cat)... The dogs are driving to Wisconsin with the boyfriend, so I'll be meeting them all up there. The boyfriend wanted to take Alfred too, but I finally convinced him that cats do not travel well, and it would probably stress him out.

In other news:


My Sleeveless Summer Sweater made it into this lovely treasury!

Portland, Oregon

I'm in Portland, Oregon right now, visiting with my mom, her husband and her cat.  All three were happy to see me, but so far, the cat is the only one that purred.

I love the weather here.  It's so pretty.  Everyone keeps apologizing and saying that they hope the sun will make an appearance.  What they don't understand is that, I live in the DESERT! I see the sun almost every single day!  I'm totally digging these cool fluffy white things in the sky, and a temperature that doesn't suck out your will to live.  Maybe when Oregonians come to visit me, I should apologize for the lack of clouds.



Well, time to look at some more of the beauty and cuteness outside...especially the squirrels.  If we do have squirrels in Vegas, they have yet to show their faces to me.

Portland, Oregon

Today I'm writing from Portland, Oregon. I'm here visiting my mom for the week, and I am totally enjoying the weather. Everyone keeps apologizing for all the clouds and the lack of sunshine, but they forget that I live in the middle of the desert... for me, this weather is gorgeous! I hardly ever get to see clouds, it's such a treat.

At some point this week, mom is taking me to Powells which is the largest independently owned book store. It takes up a city block and is five stories tall, and sells both new and used books. I packed half of my suitcase with old books so that I could both sell them for store credit, and insure that I would have room on the way back for all of my purchases.

There is also the best hamburger shop that I have ever been to, just down the street from my mom's house...dangerously close in fact... It's called Giant Burger, and I will definitely be having some of that at some point during my stay.

In Shop News:

I haven't put my shop on vacation mode, as for this short trip, I can run everything from up here. My patterns are stored online, so I can send them to anyone from anywhere. My boyfriend can pack and ship anything else I send, and knowing how meticulous he is about all things postal, he'll probably do a better job than me.

PS: Found an adorable picture for this post, but blogger won't let me add images at the moment.