![]() ![]() ![]() Moustachioed men, clean shaven after the clock struck. Cascadian Dark Ale and midnight champagne. So great to shirk that responsibility and have someone wonderful capture memories for me!) Panang Curry. (With the exception of a quick little shot or two, I have zero pictures of the night. Rang in the New Year with the best of friends and the best of Pacific Northwest wine, beer, cheese, and decadent desserts…with a little stab at authentic Thai food thrown in for good measure. I put down my camera and switched from travel mode to hang-with-friends mode, cooking up a storm and then staying up ’till wee hours with some of my favorite people in the whole wide world. Spa soak and Coffee Cottage coffee with Heather, Micah, and Kaylea. Oregon’s turning on the charm: morning sun blazing bright through the cold winter air. Sweet little Ramona, just a baby when we left, toddled around squawking like a grown-up little miss. We’re spoiled to have such beautiful farmland and wilderness and a classy, comfortable city. Spent the night in Portland with Heather and Micah, enjoying downtown views from the highrise condo. After a year of paying for bus and plane and ferry tickets, it shouldn’t surprise me to pay for this form of transportation…but it certainly stings a little. Ted replaced all four tires (or should I say “tyres”?) on my car. Sorting feelings of normalcy and life-upside-down.Įrrands and re-entry runarounds. Watched the Oregon Ducks win their bowl game (better than Day 316). Peppermint tea with Jodi this time in Portland, rather than Beirut (Day 157). (Miracles exist!) Pine State Biscuits for breakfast with Heather, Micah, and Ramona. A year ago tonight was the end of the world as we knew it and the beginning of something completely different… The year is finished, and the future calls.įighting a little bug. Daily Tales and Tidbits from our one-year journey to 25 countries and territories around the world: ![]()
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