the return of friday 5's

as you've probably figured out by now, friday 5's is just an excuse for me to post whatever i want to say in a way that is self-limiting.  [in that it forces me to stick with the events of the past week or so.  oh and yeah, the whole "five" thing.]

1.  this week marked the start of the BTA's month-long bike commute challenge - and my very first week commuting by bike.  doug & i did a test run on Monday to prepare, riding from my apartment to my office and back; along the way he led me into an empty parking lot to work on shifting gears.  [i know, right?  totally sweet.]  turns out, biking to work is infinitely more fun - and also faster - than my usual commute on the light rail.  and, as i'd hoped, it's increased my confidence to bike further and to places i haven't test run before - in fact, doug worked out a fantastic bike map to show me the route to my kayak lesson tomorrow morning.  that's going to be so much nicer than the bus.

2.  the Labor Day weekend party at Emmy & Jon's Sunday night was a ton of fun.  and something that hasn't been true all summer suddenly was: every one of us who met on New Year's Eve [& still hang out] was at the same place at the same time.  DJ was kind enough to snap a few pics to celebrate the occasion.

     

3. oh and how much do i love this pic of  Lauren, Holly, & I?  [answer: about as much as i do not love that Holly is moving in less than 2 weeks.]

4.  these "sidewalk crop" pants by lucy are the best pants in the history of pants ever.

found them [in grey] when i stumbled on lucy's sidewalk sale with tif during our epic shopping adventure on Saturday and have worn them every single day since, on and off my bike. [we also hit the new Ikea, and the Bee & Thistle's grand re-opening in the Pearl - oh and we both took advantage of the REI Labor Day sale and picked up these sandals for 30% off.  score.]

5.  i was thrilled when doug told me they were showing Labyrinth at the Hollywood Theater in NE Portland.  we saw it with zach & janelle on weds night and,  seriously? David Bowie + 1986 = yum. 

and... lookie there: it's the weekend!  enjoy it.

Comments

[Suz]

Your writing, ideas, thoughts never cease to amaze me. I so need to read your blog eveyday! I had a lot of catching up to do! Love the pics and the Friday 5. And, yes, the pic of you and Doug at the bottom taken by Jess is sooooooo cute. Can I make a Saturday Six? Nah, I'm not that crafty. "She's crafty..." Plus, what do I do all day? Play guitar, run, ride, and sleep. Kinda boring :-) Oh, and fix flat tires, New Mexico goatheads are killers on mountain bike tires, sigh. Oh yeah, I like how your blogs have a premise, make a point, and stick to it. I must work on that :-)

[lauren]

how much do I LOVE the pictures and YOU GUYS?! ALOT!!!!
we better all still be hanging out this new years and for awhile afer.
i am so glad i met you and "the crew."
okay, enough sentiment for a monday morning.
i was tiffanie's plus one on saturday night, thanks sharon :)

[BT]

I'm so happy to read #1, and Doug has amazing taste in t-shirts.

[Sue K.]

Sharon, those pants look uber cool. I've never heard of Lucy, but I just love cropped pants, and those are on sale, and I may just have to try them out. :D