last friday, I did something novel. I did... nothing. after dinner & drinks with my dear friend Ashleigh, I did not go meet my friends for the "running with the bulls" craziness downtown, I did not go meet my other friends at the Waterfront Blues Festival, I simply skipped everything, bought a decaf americano and sat in the sunshine on the porch of my new favorite place, Vivace, reading my new favorite book, The Queen's Fool. it was bliss.
it goes without saying, then, that I did not post my Friday 5's, either. ooops. truly, i was just too tired to do them justice - and then the weekend got away with me. so, i bring to you today the Friday 5's for July 6th... five things that made me happy last week:
#1. My mom's weekend visit was truly one of the best weekends I've ever spent in Portland. The highlights, according to me: stumbling on a random music festival in a random parking lot on Hawthorne street after breakfast and picking up some cute skirts this random girl was selling... touring the Rembrandt exhibit at the Portland Art Museum... perusing the estate jewelry at Margulis Jewelers [we were on a hunt for a ring Mom had seen in the local newspaper - turns out it was at Zells!]... introducing her to my good friend tiffanie over fondue... and strolling along the waterfront, french press coffees in hand, after brunch on Sunday morning.
and, everywhere we went, Mom was just amazed at the hydrangeas!
Tif & Mom & I at the Melting Pot; Mom enjoying Sunday brunch at Papa Hadyn
#2. Emmy & Johnathan's 4th of July BBQ was a blast! my entire goal for the day was to get some sun and drink some beer ... done and done! didn't expect to see any fireworks, but it turns out we had a good view of one of the shows right from their backyard. hung out late into the night, eventually lighting a fire and toasting s'mores until well past a smart bedtime for a work night... but, who puts July 4th on a weekday, anyway?
some images from the day:
#3. summer has come to Portland! loving the fact that, even though it can climb to the 90's during the day, it still starts to cool off around 4:30 and can even get downright chilly in the evenings... i was told the summers were Portland's best kept secret, and so far, so good!
#4. accomplishing some great stuff on the training template I'm designing at work... although the entire day spent trying to figure out how to record a macro to insert an autoshape [which apparently, cannot be done] was not fun at all.
#5. friday's "night of nothing" sure made a happy ending to a happy [yet strange, what with the holiday in the middle of it] week.
Loved "The Queen's Fool" actually Philippa Gregory is quite popular among my family. Marvelous.
Posted by: ginamonster | July 10, 2007 at 07:33 AM
You are great, Sharon! I like the pictures of July 4!
Posted by: lauren | July 11, 2007 at 09:35 AM
Looks like a fabulous week! :)
Posted by: Leslie | July 12, 2007 at 08:07 AM
Love reading about your adventures. MArried with children living vicariously through your blog! ;)
Posted by: jan | July 13, 2007 at 11:54 AM
I've never seen hydrangeas that size! Wow!
Posted by: Julie Ann Shahin | July 16, 2007 at 08:34 AM