Portland holds a special place in my heart as it is the place I drove to every other month during college. B went to college in Portland and so I got to know it pretty well. It will always be a special place because I was always so excited to see B each time I went. This past weekend, we went to Portland for the first time since I made that last trip for B's graduation in 2013.
We got off work at raced to LAX, which seems to be quite the theme these days. We usually fly Alaska (my absolute favorite airline), but this time we flew Delta so we were in terminal 5. I've been in 3/7 terminals at LAX and terminal 5 is easily the best. It has a Lemonade - if you visit LA this is a must! It's healthy, delicious, cafeteria style food. They have something for everyone, and even passes the boyfriend test.
I had to race to finish up work on the plane, but I sent the email I needed to exactly one minute before the capital came on to tell us we were preparing for landing. Brett's friend picked us up and even made us a sign, it was adorable.
We couldn't arrive without taking a picture with the infamous PDX carpet.
Saturday I officially started 1/2 marathon training (again) and did an easy 3 mile run down by the river. It was typical PNW weather, minus the humidity and the fact that it was 9am and already 70 degrees. That photo is deceiving.
We went to brunch at Tasty n Sons - oh my gosh. Best brunch I've had in forever, it even rivals MB Post (my fav LA brunch spot). The wait was an hour and 20 minutes, which was worth it. I would NEVER say that long of a wait was worth it, but this was. It's family style, so between 4 of us we got 4 plates. There's a cute coffee place next door, so the wait doesn't seem as bad.
Afterwards, we hit up downtown for some tax-free shopping! I had to go to the Nordstrom Anniversary sale and B had to stop at Nike. I loved this quote. It perfectly describes what it's like to live in a place where it's not always sunny and 70 degrees.
For dinner we tried an Italian place called Piazza Italiana. I am very picky about my Italian food, but this place was really good! I ordered carbonara and was not disappointed. They also give a pretty generous pour, so it earned a gold star in my book.
On Sunday, we got to go wine tasting in the Willamette Valley. Oregon is becoming more and more known for it's wine, pinot nior. We hit up 3 wineries, but easily could have done 4. I took way more pictures that I have yet to upload, but I will soon (so details are forthcoming). I will say that I discovered I should probably branch out from the cab sav and try other reds. The views were perfect, the company was good, and the sun was shining! I couldn't have asked for anything better. And B was enjoying his birthday trip.
And right now it's 11:59 PM (west coast time) and that means it's still Monday, so I'm still on track with my goal!!!!
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