...I now want to move to Portland, Oregon! (Well, at least take a trip to see if I like it as much in person!) I know I have mentioned many times that I do not watch much Prime Time TV...its too hard for me to keep to a schedule and I would want to catch every episode. So when I do actually want to watch TV, I usually turn it to the Travel Channel first to see what cool places they want to tell me about today! I have found that I can travel vicariously just by watching these shows :)
The show they had on Tuesday night was all about the cool things and places around Portland. The Pacific Northwest looks sooooooo gorgeous. And it is one area of the U.S. that I have not yet traveled to, but have always wanted to visit. All that natural beauty not too far from the city.....the best of both worlds. Did you guys know that they have these enormous red sand dunes in OR that kids go boarding down? Its just like snowboarding but you don't have to freeze your ass off!
You can also go panning for gold in the Columbia River, whitewater rafting (which I would never do), fishing for salmon and maybe even look for Bigfoot while out camping or hiking. I want to go there and discover all of the reasons why so many settlers risked the trek across the Oregon Trail just to get there. Thank you, Lewis & Clark, for your remarkable voyage and opening up the West to the rest of the settlers.
One thing I would love the most is being close to the ocean and being able to have fresh seafood everyday if I wanted! The special on the TC highlighted lots of cool things you can do and places you can go around Portland....I can't remember all the details, but I do remember that they showed a donut shop that had out -of- this- world looking donuts! And Mo's World Famous Clam-Chowder.
Anyone been to Portland? Was it as cool as I the Travel Channel made it out to be?
Chipotle Chicas
I whipped up this layout when I got home last night....I just got a bunch of Prima Flowers and wanted to use them, but it just didn't feel right. They are so cute and tiny, but I just need to use BIG flowers on my layouts. I don't think they would be me without them. Aren't these big lilies beautiful? I thought they mimicked the flower in the paper perfectly. I bought them at Michael's and pulled them off the stem, just like I do with all my bigger silk flowers. These pics are me with me girls Lori and Jen. We are the Chipotle Chicas! We love meeting for lunch there whenever we get time away from students!Using just one pic on a layout is something new for me!!
Peace out, peoples!
You are so right, it wouldn't quite be you without the big flowers, I love them! I kept looking for them at my LSS and didn't realize that you get them from Michael's...what a great idea! It's definetely your own personal touch!
Posted by: Maria | December 08, 2005 at 11:36 AM
OMG! Come to Portland!!! I'm 90 minutes south of Portland (Corvallis) . . . I LOVE this area (was born and raised here). I love that I can go to either the beach, the mountains or the desert in a daytrip. It does rain a lot here in the winter/spring so you have to not mind the rain so much...but everything is pretty and green because of the rain. I could go on and on...e:mail me if you have questions! I'm happy to answer them for ya....and of course if you come to Portland for a visit we MUST meet! :)
Posted by: sarah | December 08, 2005 at 11:46 AM
You should go to Portland, Oregon and then come across the border to beautiful British Columbia, Canada and visit me. Portland is very pretty, I went there a long time ago when I was little. From what I can remember it's really nice. You should go there, and here;) Love the lillies, they are so you the big flowers anyways!!
Posted by: Valerie | December 08, 2005 at 12:55 PM
Never been to OR! But I LOVE the LO!!!!! I too buy regular silk flowers and take the stems off!!!
Posted by: Adrienne | December 08, 2005 at 01:20 PM
Oregon is one place I have ALWAYS wanted to visit too!! I have never been there but I sure hope to get there someday. I would like to visit the Seattle and then the Redwood Forests in Northern California while I am out there too.
Posted by: Julie | December 08, 2005 at 01:52 PM
I need to vist there too.
I never had seen that video. Very cool. Entertainment while at work. Thanks!
Posted by: Muriel | December 08, 2005 at 04:55 PM
wow...portland is like FOREVER away from me. hee hee! sounds awesome, though.
still loving the sade...
and...that layout is rockin! love that gin-x paper!
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Posted by: April | December 08, 2005 at 06:13 PM