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Going back to work after being off for 5 straight days was hard. Came back to so much work having to be caught up on. I confess I’ve been blogging like crap. So to make blogging a little more fun … and for the sake of Halloween coming up here’s a linkup from Shane.
Seven Great Things In Your Life:
Family.
Friends.
That I have a job.
The fact that I’m almost done paying off my college loans!
My blog … even though I fail at updating.
Being able to take care of myself.
My planning and organization skills.
Seven Things You Lack and Covet:
Time.
Less jiggle when I wiggle.
Motivation to work out.
Confidence.
A healthy, happy relationship with a dude.
Money.
Perfect skin.
Seven Things That Make You Angry:
My body.
My temper.
Those that hold a grudge.
Those that are late or make me late.
Those that say they’ll do something … but don’t.
Heavy breathing.
Loud eaters.
Seven Things That You Neglect To Do:
Blog more.
Keeping in touch.
Exercise more (getting on it!)
Being decisive.
Say “I love you.”
Being more of a girl.
Sleep.
Seven Worldly Material Desires:
Puppy.
Money and time to travel wherever I want.
My own living quarters.
DSLR.
Graphic Design things.
Electronics.
Everything on my bucket list … not sure if all are materialistic though.
Seven Guilty Pleasures:
Netflix. Hulu. Amazon Prime.
Happy Hour with my friends.
Buying things for family and friends just because.
Candy Crush.
Baking.
Internet.
Beauty products.
Seven Things You Love About Love:
Best friend forever.
Always having someone to go to.
Good Morning/Good Night Texts.
Inside jokes.
“Just because I love you” Gifts.
Surprises.
Fun dates.
Hope you all had a great Monday!
Oh … what’s that? A bag filled with 15 pieces of tissue paper?!
I went home early Wednesday since I was starting to get more sniffles than the day before and didn’t want to get anyone else in the office sick. Being sick sucksssssssss but then I received a picture text!
One of my dearest friends of 10 years got engaged moments ago! October 23rd!!
I knew it was coming but I didn’t think it’d be in October! Reasons being:
Now let’s tack on engagement. How great of a birthday gift is that? Big gorgeous ring!
I took another sick day Thursday and no matter how bad I didn’t want to move I went out to make an engagement “basket”. I put everything in a bag since I felt it was easier. This was what I wanted to make Sissy when she got engaged but I was overseas and by the time I was back, I felt it was too late. Maybe when she gets pregnant I’ll make her a baby basket.
Now the contents.
Congratulations Mallory & John! So ecstatic for you both! Cannot wait to see her walking down the aisle up to a teary eyed John. I kind of picture John teary-eyed. I call it. I hope the photographer captures that.
Time to work out till I drop. I don’t want too much to be jiggling on the dance floor. TMI? Sorry.
Hope you all have a great weekend! Tonight is Mallory’s birthday/housewarming party! I cannot wait to see EVERYONE!!
Let’s just finish this up, eh? Just look at the pictures.
Gravy
3957 N Mississippi Ave
Portland, Oregon 97227
(503) 287-8800
Blueberry Pecan Pancakes | $8.75
Mmm … yum. Need to remember to make pancakes like these. We all shared this and we thought it’d be two small pancakes. We were very wrong.
The Bacato [bacon, green onion, cream cheese & tomato] | $9.75
You can pick a side of eggs, tofu, house potatoes, or hash browns.
Mum got a side of hash browns. I will DEFINETLY come back for these if I ever had a chance. I’m sure they’re horrible for you since I’m sure they fry them but … holy moly. It’s like eating a giant potato chip!
The Dalise [bacon, sausage, ham, sweet peppers, mushroom, onion, and cheddar covered with sausage gravy] | $10.75
I chose house potatoes. I don’t think I’d pick this again though. The meats made everything too salty for me. It wasn’t a favorite. The house potatoes were tasteless. I guess I got a bad plate?
We then headed to Portland Saturday Market which are opened Sundays as well from March to December.
Portland Saturday Market
2 SW Naito Parkway
Portland, Oregon 97204
(503) 241-4188
www.portlandsaturdaymarket.com
Don’t get this confused with the Farmer’s Market. Two separate things. Here they sell things they make and there are food carts. I wanted to buy everything.
They had weird statues for everyone to see.
One of the views when walking around the market. How gorgeous.
We got thirsty and got Bubble Tea. Not that amazing compared to Houston of course.
We headed to our next destination. Mum LOVES gardens so we had to make a stop at one before we could go back home. We got a deal off Groupon. Thank you, Groupon!
Lan Su Chinese Garden
239 NW Everett St.
Portland, Oregon 97209
(503) 228-8131
www.lansugarden.org
How freaking gorgeous.
Sissy and I weren’t really looking forward to go to the gardens. But by golly, I’m thankful we did. What a sight.
We went back to the apartment to rest then headed out for dinner.
Mio Sushi
9757 SE Sunnyside Rd
Clackamas, Oregon 97015
(503) 654-7060
www.miosushi.com
Gyoza [vegetable fried dumplings] | $4.25
They had it with pork but seeing how Sissy is vegetarian …
It was really delicious. Much better than I thought it’d be.
Seafood Yaki Udon [stir fried udon noodles & vegetables (onion, carrot, cabbage, broccoli, red & green peppers), green mussels, scallop, shrimp, yaki noodle sauce] | $15.95
Came with a Miso which tasted way better than the Miso I had back in Sinju Restaurant.
The Udon wasn’t bad either. I would of eaten it all if I didn’t have so much sushi.
Sweet Veggie [cucumber, avocado, asparagus rolled in tonkatsu] | $4.50
Asparagus [asparagus, sesame seeds] | $2.75
Tofu Veggie Roll [cucmber, radish sprout, asparagus, deep fried tofu, sesame seed] | $4.95
Sissy three vegetarian rolls which we didn’t touch. Who wants this when you can get what’s below?! Regardless, Oregon really does have a lot of vegetarian and vegan choices. Makes it much easier to eat out for them!
Tempura [shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, sesame, sweet sauce] | $ 5.25
Spider [deep fried soft shell crab, cucumber, avocado, sesame, sweet sauce] | $7.75
Beauty & the Beast [spicy tuna, creamy scallop, masago, spicy mayo, sweet sauce] | $8.95
Masago [smelt fish roe] | $3.75 each
Mt. Fuji [cucumber, avocado, crab, baked spicy salmon, sesame, green onion, creamy sauce, sweet sauce] | $9.95
Tiger Roll [krab, avocado, cucumber, shrimp, peanut, sweet chili sauce] | $10.95
Bloody Vampire [spicy tuna, spicy salmon, creamy scallop (deep fried) with sweet chili sauce] | $8.95
Always wanted to order a crap load of sushi on one plate and finally got a chance to! My favorites were Masago (of course!), Beauty & the Beast, and the Bloody Vampire! YUM YUM YUM!
Bruno. I miss you! Him all up in my sleeping bag.
Day 5 … day of goodbyes. Always get the wing seat … unintentionally.
We landed in Phoenix, Arizona for our layover. Mum and I got our early lunch.
Paradise Bakery & Cafe
3400 E Sky Harbor Blvd.
Phoenix, AZ 85034
(602) 681-0909
Pesto Pasta [with a side of Cesar Salad]
Also came with a chocolate chip cookie! Everything was delicious. Airport food is actually pretty good …
Gah … finally done with Oregon update. It was a fun trip and if I ever had a chance to I would go again to half the places I went. Who wants to go with me? We can make a trip of it!
