My Father works in Portland, Oregon for the week and then travels home to Bend, Oregon for the weekend! He has a wonderful apartment on riverfront in downtown Portland, it is always a treat to go to Portland and visit him! He is in the heart of "P-town!!!"
My Father met us outside the terminals, along with about 300 other families and friends, and greeted us with a red-heart, smiley face balloon which Trey carried around everywhere!
After gathering our house and home (we had 5 items we checked in. We are only going to Washington for 7 days, but it looks as if we are moving there. After today's rainy weather, we have decided we will probably NEVER live here! At least, that is JUSTIN'S comment!) from the baggage claim (which by the way amazed Trey!) and used the restroom (TREY!!!), we headed off to IKEA which is SOOOOOOOO close to the airport! Justin had only been to one in Washington, about 6 years ago, and since we had the afternoon, we thought, why not?
Trey in the IKEA's cute little shopping cart! The only shopping cart he will sit in!!!We have decided they have the BEST cinnamon rolls EVER! For a tray of 6 for $4, you can't beat it! Unfortunately, we lost our friend, the balloon somewhere in the kitchen/dining section of the store, but Trey was happy to find his sucker from Auntie Sommers he could STILL suck on!
After IKEA, it was back to Grandpa Bend's apartment for Trey's nap and Pizza Schmitza for lunch. DELICIOUS! Pizza and cinnamon rolls. We were able to chat and relax before the Trey-Man awoke, and then it was Caillou for the next 2 hours. We don't get to watch Caillou at our home, although Trey has been asking for it for weeks now! My sweet Dad has hours worth on his TV, TREY was in heaven!
The afternoon with Grandpa Bend came to a close when Megan's work day was done. Justin's sister Megan, also lives in Portland, but works at a beautiful middle school in Vancouver, WA. Our plan was to go to Megan's home off of Alberta Street in downtown "P-town," get her spare car, and drive it to Vancouver. There, we would meet up with Megan and follow her to Aberdeen, Washington.
Well, our plans shifted a bit when Megan's car broke down on the freeway. Luckily, it broke down about 2 minutes into our trip and the car came to a halt in the most ideal place off an exit. Next, we did something I have NEVER done or seen before in my life. With us in the working car, we pushed Megan with our car, Megan was able to steer herself into a WINCO parking lot, and that is where her car still sits!!! We all hope it is still there, all in one piece.
Thankfully, Megan packed light, because remember, we packed for an eternal stay, and she hopped into our car and off we drove to Aberdeen!
1 comment:
Hah:-D That is a classic Bledsoe car! Like the Mazda you could start with a screwdriver. "Fosha loved that car."
BTW we have an IKEA down the street you can come anytime! I love the Swedish names for everything.
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