Today I had the lucky opportunity to meet and mingle with some of the finest bloggers this little city has to offer. We met up at the Belmont Library and spent the afternoon learning photography tips and tricks from local pros Becky Nerpel and Macey Snelson. I loved that there was a session on taking better photos with your smartphone. Even though most everyone there had fancy cameras (the Canon Rebel seemed to be the trend),...
WHEW - we made it to Friday! As usual, the week has been mentally draining so am psyched to enjoy the continued summer weather this weekend. It is finally supposed to hit the 90s here in Portland so I'll have to come up with some fun way to take advantage. By the way, while waiting for the Olympics coverage to start last night, I stumbled across a bull riding competition on TV. That shit is...
Last Sunday I attended my first Portland Timbers game. It was a reserve game, which meant less people and no Timber Army - but it was such a blast. You could sit anywhere you wanted and beer was only $2. TWO DOLLARS! OK, so I think it was Bud Light, but it was awfully good to sit in the sun and have a couple drinks. And I'm not even a beer drinker. This was clearly...
ICE CREAM! Tis' the season to celebrate my favorite food. For reals. I've eaten it for dinner before. Shhh. What is being an adult good for if you can't eat your dessert first once in awhile? West Elm is having an Ice Cream Social this Saturday, August 4th from 1pm – 3pm to celebrate their recent milestone of 100,000+ Facebook likes. The store is bringing in ice cream trucks and carts to 10 stores around the...
