Half way to half way.

We spent the weekend in the beautiful Columbia Gorge. Dan took me on a Sternwheeler cruise up the river. Our tour included interesting sights from the Northwest’s geological history, Native American traditions, the Lewis and Clark expedition and pioneer journeys along the Oregon Trail.


Sunday held a visit to the Farmer’s Market near our house. I’ve been wanting to stop by there all summer, and it was better than I could have expected. There were fresh flowers, vegetables, and a live accordion band. To top it all off, my friend that runs the omlette booth gave us a gigantic breakfast on the house!

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This is my first week in a new position with the homeless shelter. I am now the Communications Specialist, a recently created position in the organization.

I feel like I’m getting a fresh chance to be creative in my work since there is really no precedent yet for the tasks that I am taking on. It’s intimidating and motivating at the same time. I like change, and learning new things stimulates me. And I have an exceptional team to work with as I venture out. However the audience for my work is now considerably larger, so it creates a different type of pressure.

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And my beautiful sister Bethany is down in Mexico to study Spanish for a month!
Check out her blog at http://atimetotravel.blogspot.com.

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Neglected, but not forgotten. Hello blog.

I haven’t been blogging, but I’ve been doing other things. For instance:

• We had a big fourth of July potluck with family and friends at our house.
• I had two fillings put in my mouth.
• We went to a Patty Griffin concert at the Oregon Zoo.
• I braved the new IKEA opening with my sister in law and little nephew. Check him out below- so happy as we stood in line at five in the morning.
• We went camping twice.
• I’ve also been reading John Steinbeck’s East of Eden. He’s a brilliant writer, and I had forgotten how much I enjoy him.