I meant to say earlier... thanks to everyone who responded to my post. I feel better now. :)

So... did everyone celebrate last night?!?! I hope so! I had to work, but it wasn't too bad. We were super slow but had a good bar scene, most of which was glued to the TV. Paul came to visit which made the night even better. There really was a great vibe - a sense of comradery amongst everyone there (in case you didn't know, like 99.9% of Portland backs Obama). I look forward to seeing what next year brings.

While I was at work yesterday I took some shots of our dining room and patio, because I think it looks absolutely beautiful right now. We have not removed any of the fallen leaves, which has created this amazing picturesque background to our glass-walled dining room. I thought I would share. :)




Pretty huh?

Paul and I both had today off, so we decided to bike to another neighborhood we hadn't checked out before, the Belmont District. It's another great distinctive Portland neighborhood, lots of independent small businesses, coffee shops, cafes, shops, etc. We had an amazing breakfast at Pine State Biscuits...

We had already heard of their most famous creation, the Reggie. We both opted to go for the Reggie Deluxe, of course. :) Yowza. This is a sandwich. Fried chicken, cheese, bacon, an egg, and their delicious gravy on one of their famous biscuits. No, it's not a dream... this sandwich actually exists. Probably not something you'd want to eat on a regular basis, given its heart-attack-on-a-plate-ness. But we biked a few miles (mostly uphill) to get there, so I figure we earned it!

(I was so engrossed in my sandwich, I neglected to take a picture. This shot is borrowed from the Portland Mercury).

We also made a stop at the Wunderland arcade in the Avalon theater, also on Belmont. Very cool old-school nickel arcade. We spent 45 minutes or so here, but it could be a very fun place to waste an afternoon! And we now have 75 tickets to burn at their prize counter, but we are going to save them up for a very special piece of blinking neon artwork we spotted. Only 3,920 tickets to go (hey, we did it at Dave & Busters!).

Paul had his ultra-reflective cycling gear on. :)

And I think our parents and siblings will appreciate this...

Big Buck Hunter... Safari Edition!

We wound down the afternoon at the Belmont Stumptown. Paul takes the MPRE (Multi-state Professional Responsibility Exam) on Saturday, so he's been studying up for that. Next up is the bar exam in February!!!

And this might not be that cool, but I think it's cool. They serve Mexican Coke here, because they use cane sugar rather than high fructose corn syrup. It tastes so much better! Not so syrupy, just nice and sweet. Aaaaaahhhh.


We are planning to head out to Archery Summit tomorrow to pick up our fall allocation (we are now members of their wine club). Yay!! No other big plans coming up. Still trying to decide what to do for Thanksgiving... cook dinner, or nice dinner out? Hmm. Anyone wanna come visit??

Love,
Jenny